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April 11, 2005

Those Darn Kids

I suppose you've heard about this:

Members of neighboring families shot at each other, wounding six people, as part of a long-running feud that victims said peaked when a girl from one family began dating a boy from the other one.

And who is to blame for this frightful bit of human stupidity?

"All this started because they were dating," said Melva Ortiz, Miguel's mother. "I tried to tell him to leave the girl, but you know how kids are."

Because, you see, it's perfectly normal for your family to shoot the family of someone you're dating when they disapprove.

Apparently.

In that neighborhood.

I feel like I missed so much growing up middle class.