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Violent adolescents: We need level heads, not knee-jerk reactions 

December 10, 2025 | No comments

When a 14-year-old boy stabs one of his classmates multiple times at 8am before school starts, it is understandable that the reaction will be one of shock and horror.  And, inevitably and unsurprisingly, because the aggressor was Libyan (as was the victim) the first immediate response will carry racist overtones.