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Okay so this post is to talk about 2 things.

14-year-old arrested in murder of Massachusetts teacher charged as adult


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A 14-year-old arrested in the murder of a 24-year-old teacher in Danvers, Mass., was charged by the Essex district attorney as an adult Wednesday during his arraignment at Salem District Court.

Philip Chism, 14, pleaded not guilty and was held without bail. His defense attorney argued for the proceedings to be closed and her client to be allowed to stay hidden because of his age. The judge denied the request. The judge approved a motion for a mental evaluation, The Boston Herald reported.

Chism is charged in the murder of Colleen Ritzer of Andover, a Danvers High School teacher. She was found dead in the woods behind the school. She had not returned home from work Tuesday and was not answering her cellphone, Jonathan Blodgett, the Essex district attorney, said. Investigators found blood in a second floor school bathroom and soon located the victim.

"No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind."
- Twitter post from Colleen Ritzer

Blodgett did not say how Ritzer died or if the two knew each other. Authorities said there is no reason to believe there is another suspect. Chism did not return home from school Tuesday. He was found by Topsfield police early Wednesday morning wandering Route 1, authorities said.

High school student Kendall Meehan told the Boston Herald that the school superintendent alerted families with a robo telephone call Wednesday morning.

"It's just terrifying," she said. "Nothing like this ever happens in Danvers."

Joe Spanos, a former teacher at Andover High School, knew Ritzer for about 10 years. He mentored her, she worked at his convenient store and, at times, babysat his children. Spanos said Ritzer was the kind of woman that you wanted your daughter to emulate.

"She was beautiful on the inside and out," he told FoxNews.com. "She's not a fighter. She probably never saw it coming," he said.

Ritzer appeared to have a Twitter account where she posted math questions and assignment for students. On Aug. 11, she posted, "No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind."

Ritzer is a 2011 graduate of Assumption College, where she earned a bachelors degree in mathematics and a minor in psychology, with a secondary education concentration, according to Assumption Director of Media Relations Lorraine U. Martinelle. Ritzer graduated magna *** laude.

She is the second teacher allegedly killed by a student in the U.S. this week. A Sparks, Nev., middle school teacher was allegedly shot by a 12-year-old student on Monday.


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And secondly, why have there been so many shootings and killings the U.S. lately?

So basically There have been at least 3 or 4 school shootings, a movie theater shooting, navy yard shooting, the woman who drove her car past a government barricade who was shot and killed, the Boston bombings, and that's just all the stuff I can think of at the moment. But now we have this 14 year old kid who kills a teacher BEHIND the school in the woods? That's the 2nd teacher that has been killed this week. (the 1st was a teacher from sparks middle school. It happened on Monday) It's starting to get ridiculous. almost once a week when I get on news.google.com all I see is how some nut killed someone else, if not multiple people. What in the hell is going on lately??

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Stuff like this has been going on for decades. And not just in the U.S. like most people think... (no offense)

You only think the numbers have gone up, since the advancement in technology. (ie. Media)
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Maul wrote Stuff like this has been going on for decades. And not just in the U.S. like most people think... (no offense)

You only think the numbers have gone up, since the advancement in technology. (ie. Media)


I didn't mean to word it like it only happens in the U.S. I know it happens everywhere.

And I guess that since technology is advancing it makes more sense.
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Vectorizing wrote
Maul wrote Stuff like this has been going on for decades. And not just in the U.S. like most people think... (no offense)

You only think the numbers have gone up, since the advancement in technology. (ie. Media)


I didn't mean to word it like it only happens in the U.S.

And I guess that since technology is advancing it makes more sense.


Oh, my apologies.

But I wasn't specifically talking about you, just addressing a very common stereotype...
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Let's just blame it on GTA 5.. Just wait, you'll see something like that on news.
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Maul wrote
Vectorizing wrote
Maul wrote Stuff like this has been going on for decades. And not just in the U.S. like most people think... (no offense)

You only think the numbers have gone up, since the advancement in technology. (ie. Media)


I didn't mean to word it like it only happens in the U.S.

And I guess that since technology is advancing it makes more sense.


Oh, my apologies.

But I wasn't specifically talking about you, just addressing a very common stereotype...


no worries I agree with you!
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Funny thing is this was much more common in the 70's and 80's. It's actually at an all-time low right now since the 60's.

Secondly, they aren't giving the whole story. The kid wasn't there at school the day of the killing. The killing happened that night. Then they found the teachers body.
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This has always been happening and it always will, the media is just blowing it up right now.
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Urf wrote Funny thing is this was much more common in the 70's and 80's. It's actually at an all-time low right now since the 60's.

Secondly, they aren't giving the whole story. The kid wasn't there at school the day of the killing. The killing happened that night. Then they found the teachers body.


Actually he was in the bathroom at the school and slit her throat with a knife..

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It's sad that these things happen, but they aren't anything new.
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