re: 15yr old murdered in Southdowns

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The kind of people that sell weed and drugs aren’t the kind of people a 15 year old should be around

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Where do you think 15 year olds buy weed? Because that’s been happening across the country forfrickingever.

You just need to stick within your tribe and have some sort of knowledge of who the dealer is and hangs out with.

the second wbrz link earlier in the thread states that this incident occurred late wednesday night/early thursday morning...it also says that there is security video showing the kid taking the trash out...then the SUV approaches him, he walks up to the driver's window, and gets dragged over 250 yards down the road...he was found around 2am thursday in the middle of poplar street near lee drive...

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Get loud, post randomness, attack, and provide absolutely nothing of substance

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. It’s called looping

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It could have been a FB marketplace robbery as well.

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The simplest explanation is usually the right one. I bet like 90% of homicides in America today have something to do with drugs. At the risk of judging a book by its cover, he looks like a kid that would conceivably be buying weed. Also young enough that he probably didn’t grasp how dangerous it is to get involved with certain people.

ETA the world we live in makes me happy we don’t have kids. I hate that this happens all the time.

A majority of 15 year olds haven’t tried weed. I think the stats are around 20-25%. Weed usage has actually declined somewhat over the last few decades. I do agree that anything they buy should be from their neighborhood type dealers, but anyone selling drugs/weed to a 15 year old is a piece of shite.

I think they find out who this was quickly. You know those people in Southdowns have cameras all over. Add in the other cameras in the area.

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Is there any credible evidence weed was even involved or is it just speculation as to why he would go up to the SUV?

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If you don’t have anything to add to the discussion about which race is more likely to have been involved please stay out of this thread.

Weed usage among adolescents. I should have mentioned that. I have no idea about adults? Honestly adult usage doesn’t concern me as much. If you want to wreck your body I don’t care what you use.
Department of Population Health and Social Medicine, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University,
Pretty much every US study

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Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) – CDC • Biennial national survey of US high school students (grades 9-12, roughly ages 14-18). • Lifetime use: Decreased from ~39.9% in 2011 to 27.8% in 2021; further to around 30.1% by 2023 in related analyses. ? • Current/past 30-day use: Dropped from 23.1% (2011) to 15.8% (2021), with continued declines or stability noted into the early 2020s. ? • Early initiation (before age 13): Declined from 8.1% to 4.9% over the same period. ? • Gender shift: Females now report higher rates than males in recent data (reversing earlier patterns). ? • Racial/ethnic variations: Higher among Black and Hispanic students in some years; lower among Asian students. ? Other Notable Studies and Analyses • Trends in US adolescent cannabis use, 1991–2023 (published in Addictive Behaviors, 2026): Lifetime use peaked around 1999 (~47%) and declined to 30.1% by 2023. Recent use fell from ~27% to 17.8%. Early-age initiation dropped from 11.5% to 6.5%.

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A majority of 15 year olds haven’t tried weed. I think the stats are around 20-25%.

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So like 1.1m 15 year olds

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but anyone selling drugs/weed to a 15 year old is a piece of shite.

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What about a 17 year old who bought it from a 19 year old who bought it from someone else? That's how it went back in my day at least

I can't wait for the day I bust my high school kids with weed and scold them, then turn around and "check the potency" myself when they're out of the house