[RP TownTalk] Stabbing in University Town Center

Fri Jul 1 20:14:07 UTC 2011

Hey all-

We just got confirmation that the man killed was 21-year-old Leonard R.
Smith-Matthews, of the 5100 block of Kenilworth Avenue.

According to the Facebook page put up in his memory he was a student at
Riverdale Elementary and William Wirt Middle.

The full story is on Hyattsville Patch http://patch.com/A-jQtK.

But if anyone knew of Matthews or knows teachers that might have known him,
please have them contact me at sonia at patch.com or at 301-237-1216.

The story will continued to be covered on the Riverdale and Hyatsville
sites.

Thanks,
Sonia

On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 3:34 PM, Bruce Wernek <bruce.wernek at mindspring.com>wrote:

> The reason things are so bad is we no longer have any social standards or
> taboos.  When I was young, there were many social standards, which no longer
> exist.  These standards were not laws, but something much more powerful and
> that is the power of being shunned by society for unacceptable behavior.
> These standards were based on respect, honor, and discipline.  Back then it
> was yes ma’am and yes sir.  Now I’ve got some kid 40 years younger than me
> saying “hey dude”.  I long for those days long ago, but at the time I
> thought all of it was pretty corny.****
>
> ** **
>
> Over the years, social standards have pretty much disappeared.  They’ve
> been replaced by what we call “political correctness”, which is basically
> established by the government and the media.  In my opinion, political
> correctness has no basis other than the  “spin du jour”, which is more about
> “air time” than ethics, morals, or anything else of substance.  It’s so bad
> today that people are afraid to voice their opinion if it conflicts with the
> “politically correct” viewpoint.  Glenn Beck pretty much says what he thinks
> and look at the reaction of liberal media, the politically correct, and
> probably some of our readers.  I’m not so much concerned with what he says
> as much as how people react.  The politically correct rhetoric is tolerance,
> but tolerance definitely doesn’t apply to the likes of Glenn Beck, Rush
> Limbaugh, etc.****
>
> ** **
>
> I apologize to our readers for digressing, but I’m trying to make a point.
> In a way political correctness is like the social standards of my youth.
> The problem is society did not establish these standards, the media and
> government did and continues to do so.  Nor does the majority of people in
> our country agree with political correctness, but you’d never know it if you
> watch the 6 o’clock news.****
>
> ** **
>
> So here we are complaining about the very thing that we worked so hard to
> rid ourselves of for the last ~50 years.  We have sown seeds now we reap the
> harvest. ****
>
> ** **
>
> P.S.  I apologize to our young readers who have no idea what I’m talking
> about.  The older folks will have to explain it to you. ****
>
> ** **
>
> Bruce****
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* towntalk-bounces at riverdale-park.org [mailto:
> towntalk-bounces at riverdale-park.org] *On Behalf Of *Sue Collins
> *Sent:* Friday, July 01, 2011 1:31 PM
> *To:* Carol DePrato; TownTalk
> *Subject:* Re: [RP TownTalk] Stabbing in University Town Center****
>
> ** **
>
> I know what you mean, it's very sad.  I've lived here since I was 8 and I
> hit the big 6-OH this year, so I've also seen a lot of changes.  But it's
> not just right around here, seems it's all over.  We used to walk from our
> apartment in East Riverdale to the theater at Riverdale Plaza at night,
> never thought a thing about it.  And from what I heard, this incident in
> Hyattsville took place around 6:00 pm!!  Guess I could get on my stump about
> what needs to be done, but I don't want to start some big debate.  What
> happened last night is the main reason I try not to get around crowds of
> people anymore.  ****
>
> ** **
> ------------------------------
>
> *From:* Carol DePrato <tazimax at verizon.net>
> *To:* TownTalk <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
> *Sent:* Fri, July 1, 2011 7:22:40 AM
> *Subject:* [RP TownTalk] Stabbing in University Town Center****
>
> Looks like there was a stabbing at University Town Center in Hyattsville
> last night stemming from a fight between 2 groups of young people.  This is
> sad to me because I allow my sons to go there to movies and relax with their
> friends.  I guess this is going to be another place I may have to reconsider
> going to.  The crime in this area is getting so out of hand and nobody seems
> to be able to get control of it.  Again this is sad for me because I have
> lived here all 42 years of my life and have watched the area just crumble.
> I wish that this area was like when I was a child when I didn't have to
> worry about such things.****
>
> Carol DePrato Miller****
>
>  ****
>
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