The staff didn't let me use the computer as they began to investigate the blood and cleaning of computer began. By the time I got thee there was no one at the computer, nor did I see anyone with bloody hands, but the razor was still there. It sure was scary...like a funny feeling in your stomach that the library was never going to be the same again.
I remember this post in the social media about a love story of his parents who met in a public library. The love story prospered with the public library as their only meeting place because the parents of the girl are so strict when it comes to boys. And after a year of being lovers in the public library, they decided to elope and the rest is history. By the way, the girl had become a public school teacher while the boy is now a successful engineer. As what I perceive from that story, the library served as a foundation for young people to study hence even if they indulge in something else, the motivation to study is still there.
@Krissttina Isobe I found a razor blade stuck in my door handle one day when i'd been shopping at my local neighborhood Kroger. I was shocked. I associate razors with drugs, as in cutting cocaine, but as I was reading your post, it occurred to me that it could just as well have been a cutter (kids or adults who cut themselves to alleviate emotional pain) as drug paraphernalia. It's sad that places we all associate with peaceful times reading, hanging out, and studying, have turned into potentially scary places. I recall there have been some incidents in libraries of pedophiles looking for victims at libraries, as well. It's sad that security would be necessary at a library, but it seems that is the way of many public places these days. @Corie Henson In high school, I would go to the library for research, but wanted to leave as soon as possible, and do my homework/studying at home. In college and grad school, I really enjoyed spending time at the library, and did much of my test preparation there, so I have many memories of those libraries.
I loved the library in college. When I attended Northern Michigan University, the library was open 24 hours, and there weren't very many people there late at night, so I would go there to study rather than simply to research. In that way, I could avoid one of my roommates coming in with a party to distract me.
The Grandmother shown in the picture passed out from Heroin sentenced to 180 days in jail. A quote from the story I read was, " It was the latest setback " for her. Setback? What of the child in the backseat? Might it be a 'setback' for him? Another quote was " She Loves that Boy". With the national attention she is getting, I am sure there is a new car, a house and a weekly allowance waiting for her when she gets out.
I saw the headline that the boy in the backseat got a new home @Tim Burr, thankfully. I didn't read the story, at least not yet, but I doubt it's a permanent home, at least for now. Sometimes the temporary homes do turn out to be permanent, though. A few of the foster parents I worked with did ultimately adopt some of the foster children they cared for. If not a foster home, perhaps there was someone else in the family who was better suited to the task. Many people jumped on the police/city for releasing the photograph, but I think it needed to be seen. Many are insulated from the reality that there is an epidemic of drug use/abuse, and until it's dealt with, we will see more such incidents.