re: Jason Whitlock absolutely nails the reason behind the brutal beating at Hazelwood East HS

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Raised by parents from the Greatest generation, parents who lived through the depression

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I bet you know this characteristic. People who lived during the Depression never threw anything away that MIGHT BE useful someday.
When my parents died my brother and I were amazed by some of the junk they kept.
Me: 'Bro, why did they keep 1/2 of a waffle iron circa 1950? If something happens to the top then the bottom half is useless.'
Bro: 'They grew up during the Depression. That's what happened to a lot of them.'