More than just statistics

By adamg on Mon, 08/13/2012 - 7:14pm

Sharrice Perkins, one of last night's Dorchester murder victims, was part of a state championship double-Dutch jump rope team in 2007.

Another one of the victims, Kristen "Kae" Lartey, had just graduated St. John's University in New York and was a writer.

The third victim, Marie Phillip, who died today, had a young daughter.

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Crime

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Comments

Thank you, Adam. I've heard

By anon on Mon, 08/13/2012 - 8:21pm.

Thank you, Adam. I've heard it said that when someone dies, it's like a book closing. Those are three interesting stories. Now that we know something about each woman, we can imagine, a little, what the loss must be like.

An alternate version

By anon on Mon, 08/13/2012 - 9:36pm.

When a close friend of mine died, somebody said to me "when somebody dies it's like a library burns down".

Thanks

By Sue on Tue, 08/14/2012 - 7:32am.

Thank you, Adam. Three sentences that changed my morning.

how sad is it

By aging cynic on Tue, 08/14/2012 - 9:02am.

that someone was lulled into a false sense of security by attending college in NYC? I'm told that you are safer there, statistically. So much for the Boston Miracle. (Bill Bratton isn't walking through that door.)

very sad

By anon on Tue, 08/14/2012 - 12:45pm.

My dad was also the victim of a violent crime that left him paralyzed. A totally random street crime. I remember when I mentioned it to a professor at school, she asked me who did, I told her a group of young black men, and her response was 'I hope this doesn't mean you hate black people'. 100% true story. She NEVER asked about my dad, how my mom dealt with it, etc.