re: Bryant Lee, McKinley High QB, dead after shooting at graduation party

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It is a sad situation and a terrible tragedy. My heart goes out to his parents since a parent should never have to bury a child. But, you don't get shot TWICE in 6 months because you are in the right places hanging out with the right people doing good things

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I haven't seen him in a few years, so I'm not going to come in here and say that it's not possible that he wasn't involved in some stuff that he shouldn't have been. But as I said he was one of the best kids I ever taught and had a 3.5 gpa. Sure, maybe where you grew up it's not possible, but in N.BR growing up poor, there aren't too many "right places" and "right people". You don't choose your family, and you don't get to choose where you live. And if you are the QB of a HS football team in a bad area I'm sure you have team mates that aren't always up to good. It's plausible that its just a tragic accident.

And having taught at poor inner city schools, sometimes you are targeted for NOT getting in the game.