Charlottesville City Reports:
On Wednesday, December 26th, 2007, Charlottesville Police responded to the 800 block of Hardy Drive for a shooting. Upon arrival police found two gunshot victims, one in the parking lot of 810 Hardy Drive and the second inside of 810 D Hardy Drive. Both were pronounced dead at the University of Virginia Hospital.
Initial investigation of this incident has revealed Khalil Akeem Powell, age 19, a Charlottesville resident, shot and killed Sanada C. Monroe, age 21, inside her residence of 810 D Hardy Drive. Powell then left the apartment and while in the parking lot next to the 810 building, shot himself once in the head.
Why does it feel like only young people are dying in murders recently?
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because the young and violent get killed by other young and violent before they grow up.
Might have something to do with the war.
It’s not just young people involved in murder suicides. Check out this one from last week.
http://www.dailyprogress.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=CDP/MGArticle/CDP_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173353945152
(sorry about the unfancy html. hope it works.)
we should gawk and speculate.
gawk and speculate?
so you are against talking about serious local news? well, feel free to limit your contributions to welcoming people to the internet.
no i’m all for discourse. it’s just that in my experience with threads like this, the “wisdom of the masses” that purports to drive things like wikipedia tends to disintegrate into wild generalizations and outrageous non sequitur.
but congrats, you managed to do it first.
Look at their names, nobody on this site will relate, and this will be forgotten about in a week. And all of you will go and talk about all the bars and restaurants in town. The poor of cville right next door to the 25 year old upper middle class white kid with money and parents to fall back on. Some of these kids right next door to the waterfalls of ACAC have no hope, no parents, and they see all of this moving on around them. And then the collision.
haha. GO PARLIE!
actually my comment was in response to your generalization, but i always heard that first was the worst and second was the best, so i will still accept your congratulations.
but back on topic…
i do think that the people involved in these crimes seem to be getting younger because after the age 20 or so such a large number of the violent criminals are either already dead or in jail.
i don’t know what is causing this youth movement, but i am sure there aren’t any easy solutions.
ooohhh….let’s try to out-SNARK each other! ooohh!
I think youths are angsty. Adolescence is a time of extreme highs and lows. Until the stigma attached to mental health treatment is gone, young generations will not know how to cope with these feelings.
And magic rat, I appreciate your content regulating.
because the elderly have bad aim?
Nobody over 40 has ever killed anyone in the history of the world. My poor immigrant granparents lived next door to rich upper middle class white people who went to bars and it sent them over the edge. They especially hated when these white, rich people used a stairmaster. They killed themselves and their children and me.
Half Mile Branch : What wonderful sophistry you employ to connect a murder to people’s going to bars. Also, kudos on using a tragedy to further your agenda.
FIRST OFF ALL THESE ARE PEOPLE WITH FAMILIES AND FOR YOU MIDDLE CLASS WHITE PEOPLE ON THIS SITE THAT DOESNT REALLY CARE ABOUT THESE TWO YOUNG KIDS THAT SANADA WAS ONLY 21 WITH A LITTLE GIRL THAT WILL NEVER NOW HER MOM SHE WAS A HARD WORKING WOMEN THAT LOVED HER FAMILY AND LOVED LIFE AND HER LIFE WAS TAKEN BY A 19 YEAR OLD KID THAT THE SYSTEM FELL TO PROTECT HER FROM
I’m sorry you got the feeling from this that nobody cares. I think you’re mistaken, though.
I thought Thor was blocking shit…
This emotional outburst, all though maybe misdirected, is perfectly permissable and understandable.
I approved it. It’s a welcome opinion. Thank you, Someone Who Cares, for your contribution to the discussion.
someone who cares - I appreciate your comment. I think we’re all disturbed by the senseless violence and loss of life.
Thanks for your comment
Silmo
PS: Your ALLCAPS button is on
that would be Caps Lock sweet Silmo Button
I like to keep up the pretense of stupidity when I’m being a wise ass
I believe “the system” did try to help this kid and protect him from his parent and his environment. But they can only do so much…which is sad considering that Albemarle/Charlottesville have some of the highest rates in the state of kids removed from their families and in foster care. There’s got to be more effective ways to help children in need…but then again it would take a powerful force to undue the first 2 years of poor environment. (yea, I’m a social worker)
If anyone is interested, perhaps the best way to help is to become a mentor - big brother/sister - or whatever. Sometimes it just takes one adult being a constant positive influence to change a kid’s life.
The state does not have the resources to assist kids like this; I heard that they are working on passing a bill that allocates a great portion of money to deal with mental health after the VA TECH tragedy. But there is never enough money to give the day to day love and care these kids need to feel whole and stay out of depression and despair. It is our responsibility as a community and as neighbors to take care of these individuals, and we are indeed the only resource fit to prevent some of these tragedies. I am seriously considering becoming a big sister. I don’t have a lot of time, but I know exactly what difference “Caring Adults” can make in a persons life. The kids that are suffering with severe mental illness such as schizophrenia etc may benefit from this new bill. Support this by talking to our local delegate David Toscano.
is it possible to do big brothers/big sisters and not be a college student?
http://www.computers4kids.net
Helpful link. I applied. I am not sure I’ll be the influence, but I applied just the same.
C4K is awesome, and you definitely don’t need to be a college student. You don’t really need to know much about computers, either. The main thing is to respect the kid and keep your appointments. You’ll make a difference, although it may be hard to tell (teenagers aren’t the most expressive). It’ll have a positive impact on you too, and you’ll understand kids a lot better. I think it even prevents tooth decay, cures TB, and is almost as good luck as red panties.
Do other mentoring programs only accept college students? I didn’t understand that question.
For those whom never meet thoses two parents they both had a problem which no one vwould bother to listen to .im from the hood so i know both of them .i give my respect to the also .i just feel if you havent related to them you do know any thing
I dont really know how i came across this, but something is telling me i read all your comments for a reason. Some people on here only speak of what they were taught and about their profession, and about passing bills and what not. The truth of the matter is it goes way deeper than any mind that hasn’t felt the pain can know or understand. I just feel that just because you’re a social worker or whatever you cant speak on the situation if you cant really feel it in your heart. And if you cant relate to the way we live, you dont know anything. I knew both of them personally, im 15, i looked up to them. They’re not the first from our hoods to be lost, but they wont be forgotten.