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No Parental Guidance, And No Soul, Either
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I was born in Paterson, a city that was rough then and REALLY rough now. And my dad spent his career as a school principal there (yes, he taught and ran schools at the same time as Joe "Lean On Me" Clark), and through him I heard all the stories of how tough the kids were there. But none of that explains or excuses what a bunch of elementary school kids allegedly did, torturing a cat for no reason other than... well, for no reason. They beat the cat into a pulp, tossing bricks at him; they've been suspended from school while the authorities figure out what to do. You want a ray of hope? It's the 14-year-old who raced in, stopped the attack, and took the cat home to be cared for. And now he and his family fear retribution, which is not how our society should be conducted. (Bergen Record)
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