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| Group of teens terrorizing Cooper-Young neighborhood |
| 2016-04-20 |
| [WMCACTIONNEWS5] Memphis: Residents of Cooper-Young described a marauding group of young people that are terrorizing the neighborhood. Most residents did not want to be identified for fear of retaliation. "The back of my truck was open, because I was getting things in and out of it, and I caught them just digging through it, looking for something valuable potentially," Cooper-Young resident Kyle Howard said. "My husband caught some of them in our backyard and he chased them out," another resident said. "They ran down the street and they were yelling very ugly, ugly things." That woman said they even threatened on another day to shoot her dog Lucy when she barked at them. "They range in age from about 8 years old to 14." One man said they travel in groups of five or six girls and boys, most from the neighborhood. "They're terrorizing people. They're threatening people. They're vandalizing properties. They key cars when they walk by." Some of the marauders broke into a Hot Mess Burrito food truck on Sunday. Police were called. 13-year-old Virgina Houston said it's all true. She said she was once friends with the one she calls the ringleader. "She has a bunch of kids following her," Houston said. "She's like the queen of the group. She steals, she threatens people." Another teenager said her brother was part of the group and is now in juvenile court along with the so-called queen. "It's really sad to see kids gravitate toward a life of crime so early," Howard said. Houston said she is starting a group to help the young people stay away from violence. Neighbors said they figure the young people don’t have any activities to keep them out of trouble. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 Wow AlanC excellent, Ima steal. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2016-04-20 17:45 |
| #7 The nature of Predator-Prey natural law displays itself and the idiots cannot grasp the dynamic. I'm sure the young creature at the top of the tribal grouping is far more ruthless and uncaring than any of the snowflake victims, yet they imagine she must somehow be troubled by her dominance. She isn't and never will be, she and her pack are apex predators in her little ecosystem, and you are just prey! |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2016-04-20 17:19 |
| #6 Mid-Town is a hot bed of "diversity." Every beta-male, hipster, gender-freak, "artist," cool cat in town wants to live there and thinks you are some troglodyte for not wanting to experience the wonders of such myriad cultures all living in harmony. If there was a brochure, they would probably advertise their brand new, female-lead gang of cultural pearls bringing "awareness" to the community of the plight of urban youth and the institutional racism of the evil, white-privileged, imperialist man-o-cracy. I am not surprised that a group of pre-teens with a 14 year old female at the helm can "terrorize" that neighborhood. These people are nothing more than food and deserve everything that happens. |
| Posted by: Lowspark 2016-04-20 11:47 |
| #5 And give one to their parents as well There's probably only one available, and she's in jail, rehab or something. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2016-04-20 09:32 |
| #4 No fathers at home to take control? No chores at home that need doing? Lord of the Flies was not supposed to be a training manual. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2016-04-20 08:31 |
| #3 Her name is Didna Dunuffin |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-04-20 08:08 |
| #2 Neighbors said they figure the young people don’t have any activities to keep them out of trouble. Bullshit. Kids have been growing up for thousands of years without going 'gangsta'. And they didn't have TV or tablet or xbox either. The brats are simply spoiled rotten with the 'participation trophy' and its never your fault mindset. Give them a good, solid, whipping - then toss them in jail for a month or so. And give one to their parents as well. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2016-04-20 01:29 |
| #1 Ahh, would this fall under "Diversity" or "Vibrant Youth"? |
| Posted by: Nguard 2016-04-20 01:10 |