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      ellit’s
      happened
      again.
      On
      Friday
      November
      29th
     
     
      ‘o
      more
      students
      who
      live
      on
      the
      residence
      of
     
     
      P.E.1.
      were
      verbally
      and
      physically
      assaulted
      by
      a
     
     
      owd
      of
      high
      school
      students
      numbering
      from
      about
     
     
      }
      to
      20.
      In
      the
      first
      incident
      the
      two
      male
      students
     
     
      o
      were
      assaulted
      had
      to
      be
      transported
      to
      the
      hospi-
     
     
      |
      to
      receive
      stitches
      and
      medical
      care
      before
      they
     
     
      uld
      be
      released
      because
      they
      basically...
      were
     
    

    
     
      aten
      to
      a
      pulp!!
      The
      second
      time
      when
      students
     
    

    
     
      sre
      approached
      luckily
      the
      couple,
      consisting
      ofa
     
     
      ale
      and
      female
      were
      not
      harmed.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      irther-more
      the
      seen
      had
      worsened
      when
      a
      group
      of
     
     
      arian
      Hallresidents
      heard
      about
      the
      incident.
      A
     
    

    
     
      oup
      of
      16
      pissed
      off
      residents
      decided
      to
      go
      down
     
     
      McDonald’s
      (where
      the
      second
      couple
      was
      con-
     
     
      ynted)
      and
      seek
      retaliation
      hoping
      to
      scare
      off
      the
     
     
      uths
      from
      future
      attacks
      against
      residence
      students.
     
     
      hen
      the
      word
      got
      out
      that
      a
      group
      from
      Marian
      Hall
     
     
      is
      furious
      and
      were
      waiting
      at
      Burger
      King
      looking
     
     
      fa
      particular
      group
      of
      guys,
      they
      too
      were
      con-
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      fronted
      by
      car
      loads
      of
      youths.
      As
      the
      tense
      minutes
      |
     
     
      passed,
      more
      and
      more
      car
      loads
      of
      youths
      appeared.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      happened
      to
      notice
      that
      one
      of
      the
      youths
      who
      had
     
     
      showed
      up
      was
      trying
      to
      start
      a
      fight
      with
      anybody
     
     
      who
      practically
      looked
      at
      him.
      Not
      before
      long
      the
     
     
      group
      from
      Marian
      Hall
      was
      out-numbered
      by
      AT
     
     
      LEAST
      60
      youths.
      Their
      cars
      filled
      the
      parking
      lots
     
     
      of
      both
      A&W
      and
      Burger
      King.
      Out-numbered
      by
     
     
      increasing
      amounts
      of
      youths,
      the
      group
      from
      Marian
     
     
      Hall
      slowly
      backed
      off
      trying
      to
      avoid
      an
      onslaught.
     
     
      But
      the
      more
      the
      group
      cautiously
      backed
      off
      it
     
     
      brought
      more
      youths
      out
      from
      there
      cars
      and
      on
      to
      the
     
     
      field
      beside
      the
      A&
      W
      restaurant.
      As
      their
      numbers
     
     
      increased,
      so
      did
      their
      courage
      and
      willingness
      to
     
     
      break
      up
      the
      group
      from
      enraged
      Marian
      Hall.
     
    

    
     
      As
      the
      youths
      greatly
      out
      numbered
      and
      started
      to
     
     
      enclose
      on
      the
      group
      from
      marian
      Hall,
      one
      lone
     
     
      Charlottetown
      city
      police
      showed
      up
      at
      the
      field.
      As
     
     
      they
      examined
      the
      situation
      that
      was
      escalating
      they
     
     
      final
      went
      over,
      broke
      up,
      and
      separated
      the
      two
     
     
      groups.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Luckily
      nothing
      happened
      to
      either
      groups,
      but
      if
     
     
      squads
      of
      youths
      insist
      on
      randomly
      assaulting
      people
     
     
      and
      U.P.E.I
      students
      I
      can
      see
      a
      seen,
      like
      the
      one
     
     
      that
      occurred
      on
      Friday
      escalating
      again.
      Reporting
     
     
      incidents
      like
      these
      to
      the
      police
      aren’t
      to
      effective
     
     
      when
      about
      10
      of
      them
      (high
      school
      youths)
      jump
      you
     
     
      from
      a
      dark
      corner
      or
      ‘‘THEY’’
      are
      protected
      by
      the
     
     
      young
      offenders
      act.
      It’s
      easy
      to
      ignore
      themifyou
     
     
      don’t
      mind
      seeing
      your
      close
      friends
      physically
     
     
      assaulted
      one
      at
      atime.
      Sure...
      youcan
      gang
      up
      on
     
     
      them
      if
      you
      can
      pick
      one
      of
      them
      out
      in
      a
      crowd
     
     
      sometime
      when
      they’re
      not
      expecting
      you.
      But
      cross-
     
     
      ing
      threw
      the
      Burger
      King
      parking
      lot
      might
      be
      quite
     
     
      the
      task
      or
      just
      plain
      ‘‘suicidal’’
      the
      next
      time
      you’d
     
     
      like
      to
      go
      to
      K-Mart
      with
      just
      ONE
      or
      TWO
      friends.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Retaliation
      is
      definitely
      not
      the
      answer!
      But
      sitting
     
     
      back
      wondering
      when
      your
      number
      will
      come
      up
      and
     
     
      it’s
      your
      turn
      to
      lie
      in
      the
      hospital
      is
      not
      a
      cure
      ei-
     
     
      ther!
      If
      these
      youths
      from
      Charlottetown
      and
      around
     
     
      want
      to
      let
      offa
      little
      steam,
      why
      not
      joina
      boxing
      or
     
     
      karate
      club,
      it
      seems
      that
      they
      have
      alot
      of
      spare
      time
     
     
      in
      the
      evenings.
      Why
      not
      be
      more
      constructive
      with
     
     
      all
      their
      energy,
      instead
      of
      being
      destructive.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      R.
      MURPHY
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PEI
      X-P
      RESS
      January
      23,
      1992
      Page
      9