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Neighborhood Reacts to Arrest in Shaw Case
Reported by: Evan Axelbank
Friday, Nov 7, 2008 @07:53am EST
The
words have been passed down through the ages, but Thursday night, on
Dewey Avenue and Driving Park Avenue in Rochester, "thou shall not
kill" has new meaning.
"You know that the person is captured,
they're not still running around free," said resident Barbara
Bennett. "Murderers, and that's what they are."
While the
arrest in the high-profile case doesn't bring Latasha Shaw back, for
people who live and work nearby that prominent corner, there's less
reason to look over your shoulder.
"When something happens in a
neighborhood, it should concern the entire neighborhood," said Jennifer
Wolfley of Grace Urban Ministries. "I too will feel very
resolved."
The ripple effect of the arrest of Ebony Mack
goes well beyond the corner of Dewey and Driving Park. It was
felt at School #7, where educators said they can broaden lessons
they've already taught about Shaw's murder.
"I took them down
there, because I wanted to see what the act of violence was.
Now, I'm going to take them back down there to let them know that
there's closure to it," said Eric Kittles, who runs an afterschool
program. Kittles said his elementary school students need to know
that one person, or one act of violence, can change a lot.
"They
really have to see that their actions, and other people's actions, can
really effect the community as a whole," said Kittles.
If these
arrests can heal, and at the same time become a teaching tool, the
mantra on this street corner might one day be a given.
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