tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post736435275361582614..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: A Civil OffenseLarry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-36722356859522881292012-12-10T17:54:14.041-05:002012-12-10T17:54:14.041-05:00Well of course it wasn't a student at the scho...Well of course it wasn't a student at the school since elementary isn't even out at that time! <br /><br />And smart move to keep the kids inside until the transportation issues were resolved. Did you want them wandering around outside? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-63686898568115326132012-12-10T16:38:02.742-05:002012-12-10T16:38:02.742-05:00Anon 4:30ish. I'm not going to publish your c...Anon 4:30ish. I'm not going to publish your comment in full because you clearly identify the child involved in the accident without actually giving their name (you're now the 4th Anon to do so, thus I'm fairly sure you are correct in the ID).<br /><br />"... was not a student at the school.<br /><br />You go on to say, and I quote completely: <br /> <br />"The principle ran outside the school and the school was left in a near lock down as the assistant principle had no idea how to handle the fact that neither buses nor parents could get into the lot because the APD blocked off the streets. It took 20 more minutes before children were allowed out of class to go home."<br />Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-36568761188924838852012-12-10T16:02:46.396-05:002012-12-10T16:02:46.396-05:00Why does anyone need to make it clear it was NOT a...Why does anyone need to make it clear it was NOT a school employee. Why would anyone assume it was a school employee? It could have been anyone. It could have been someone with a doctorate from UMass, or Amherst College or Hampshire College. It could have been granny down the street. It could have been a plumber, doctor, window washer, journalist, dog walker. It could have been anyone. Just because YOU assumed it was someone associated with the school, Ed, is no reason for anyone to be wasting time saying who it was not. What a piece of work you are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-3753019999340275672012-12-10T15:52:48.546-05:002012-12-10T15:52:48.546-05:00I was wrong -- and will admit it.
But this is why...I was wrong -- and will admit it.<br /><br />But this is why you release this information <i>immediately</i>. If the APD wasn't sure they were going to cite him, they could have said that they were considering it, if they didn't want to release his name, "32 year old man from Cambridge" would have sufficed.<br /><br />And both Maria G and the APD should have made it clear that this was not a school employee.<br /><br /><b><i>And you do it IMMEDIATELY!</i></b><br /><br />And this is why you always tell the truth, on everything, because then people aren't going to suspect the worst. And this is why you don't play games with withholding information because the one time you need people to trust you, they won't.<br /><br />Dr. Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-5775798549521246712012-12-10T15:07:44.170-05:002012-12-10T15:07:44.170-05:00yeah come on, pay attentionyeah come on, pay attentionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-54399016128122018052012-12-10T13:46:42.785-05:002012-12-10T13:46:42.785-05:00Actually there was a school bus involved. Try to ...Actually there was a school bus involved. Try to pay attention. The child had just exited the SCHOOL BUS immediately before getting hit by the car that went around the bus.<br /><br />The original dispatch went out over the airwaves at 2:44 pm (plus 21 seconds) saying "Child hit by school bus."<br /><br />I tweeted more or less that exact quote at 2:45 pmLarry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-44317878279765009682012-12-10T13:06:52.199-05:002012-12-10T13:06:52.199-05:00So the whole basic premise of your original story ...So the whole basic premise of your original story was wrong? There was no school bus involved?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com