DU referenced in Boston.com article

[HughMoran]

I'm not sure if this was posted here before, but I thought this was interesting...

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/city_region/breaking_news/2007/01/readers_react_o.html

Saturday, January 20, 2007

Readers react online to Lincoln-Sudbury stabbing

As crisis counselors offered their services at Lincoln-Subury Regional High school today, on-line readers reacted with shock to the stabbing Friday.

The stabbing generated a debate about weapons in school and about special needs children, and led to memorial postings on facebook.com.

"This is a terrible tragedy and puts all athletic events college applications and everything else in perspective.....to all those who knew and loved james i feel for you..i don't even know what else to say....'' Will Kussin, Concord-Carlisle High Schol, wrote on facebook.com.


"For the most part, nothing much happens in this upscale town,'' writes one poster on Democratic Underground. "When tragedy or violence happens, people interviewed on television tend to all say the same thing: "I can't believe it", "How could it happen HERE". etc. The truth is, that it CAN happen anywhere ---- even "here".''

Adds another: "I went to LS and graduated in 88.. Hard to believe anyone would ever bring a knife into that school..''

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The post(s) on DU are hot-linked in the article - the post(s) are here -->http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2695225&mesg_id=2695317

[graywarrior]

1. Hey, they even link to us. Cool.

[HughMoran]

2. I was surprised they used DU

There are many sites that might discuss this tragedy - somebody over there is obviously a DUer...

[annabanana]

3. It is SO COOL that they didn't feel the need for a descriptive

clause like "Democratic Underground, a left-leaning web site".. . or something to that effect. It assumes that the reader has heard of us. (Which they may very well have.)