The library gang

[ladyofastolat]

Quote of the day on the BBC news magazine:

"I am a member of Appledore library" - Devon teenager asked by New York social workers what street gang she was in.

I think this opens up a whole new world of possibilities in library marketing to teenagers...

EDIT: The above post was made before reading the story behind the quote.

Comments

[parrot-knight.livejournal.com]

I've found the story the quotation is from, in The Times (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3240943.ece) - I'd assumed these were researchers with poor background knowledge looking for gang culture in Devon, but the report is somewhat more frightening.

[the-marquis.livejournal.com]

LOL :) Although really I suppose I should be shocked and outraged. Still as a headline it does made for an amusing "culture clash"

That is until I read the article. Up until then I'd just thought it was about some American journalists working here not the frankly nightmare experience for the mum and two girls on what was supposedly a wonderful trip to NY. Still don't get why the various hotel and social services staff acted the way they did. Although I supect that the difference in location between hotel and hospital that gets commented on at the Times' pages is due to the hotel staff living in that area and knowing that hospital.

[bunn.livejournal.com]

The Western Morning News had a big story on it. Poor kids, it must have been utterly terrifying for them. Good quote though.