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On the article Couple Indicted for Sex-Trafficking Juvenile from Buckhead Home
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On the article Buckhead Crime Blotter: Police Arrest Man Who Stabs Coworker
Kiri Walton
7:11 am on Monday, May 13, 2013
ReplyNo, she is not a victim, at least not in this situation. It was just an error. She is a suspect as it stated in the following sentence. Has been corrected now. Thanks!
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On the article Buckhead Crime Blotter: Police Arrest Man Who Stabs Coworker
Kiri Walton
7:11 am on Monday, May 13, 2013
No, she is not a victim, at least not in this situation. It was just an error. She is a suspect.
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On the article Thieves Make Off with $30K in Jewelry from Phipps Plaza
Kiri Walton
9:33 am on Thursday, May 9, 2013
Barbara, there is never "political correctness" interfering with apprehension. It's only a matter of journalistic integrity. If the police offer a full description of a suspect, the media (including Patch) will include it in coverage. If the description is say "a white male" or "a black male" and that's it, then that cannot be included because it then makes every white male or black male a suspect. That's not journalistic integrity. Full descriptions are always included in Buckhead Patch articles.
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On the article Police Warn of Buckhead Rear-Ending Carjacking Tactic
Kiri Walton
9:44 am on Tuesday, May 7, 2013
The victims of the other carjacking which did not involve the rear-ending tactic described a suspect as an African-American man with dreads. You can see a full sketch of that suspect here: http://buckhead.patch.com/articles/another-buckhead-victim-describes-carjacking
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On the article Dunwoody Council Approves Fines for False Security Alarm Calls
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On the article North Atlanta Rated as Most College Ready APS School by U.S. News and World Report
Kiri Walton
3:06 pm on Sunday, April 28, 2013
Hi Kim, Thanks for your comment! I think a lot of people don't look at the methodology and it's important to do so. U.S. News' "college readiness" index is not the only factor the magazine uses in its rankings, but it's important to look at because those exams are what many colleges and universities look at when students are applying as well. I only use my own high school as an example because I don't have as much knowledge about any others and because these rankings and their relevance and importance has always been a huge discussion for people I know. Since my high school did not have IB for example, I think it continued to fall in the U.S. News rankings, despite the fact that it's an excellent school. All rankings should be looked at closely and the methodology used to get to them examined. For example, maybe more students are taking AP exams at a school because that school offers more AP classes, which, for some, would mean it is a more "college-ready" school.
With this being said, again, "college readiness" was not the only factor the magazine used in compiling its annual list. I would urge parents to always physically check out any schools, the level of parental involvement at the schools and many other qualitative factors instead of going only on quantitative ones when making a choice for their children. In the end, maybe the overall criteria should be how productive to society graduates become not just how many tests they passed. -
On the article North Atlanta Rated as Most College Ready APS School by U.S. News and World Report
Kiri Walton
2:00 pm on Sunday, April 28, 2013
Hi Kim, Thanks for your comment! I think a lot of people don't look at the methodology and it's important to do so. U.S. News' "college readiness" index is not the only factor the magazine uses in its rankings, but it's important to look at because those exams are what many colleges and universities look at when students are applying as well. I only use my own high school as an example because I don't have as much knowledge about any others and because these rankings and their relevance and importance has always been a huge discussion for people I know. Since my high school did not have IB for example, I think it continued to fall in the U.S. News rankings, despite the fact that it's an excellent school. All rankings should be looked at closely and the methodology used to get to them examined.
With this being said, again, "college readiness" was not the only factor the magazine used in compiling its annual list. I would urge parents to always check out any schools, the level of parental involvement at the schools and many other qualitative factors instead of going only on quantitative ones when making a choice for their children. -
On the article North Atlanta Rated as Most College Ready APS School by U.S. News and World Report
Kiri Walton
6:31 pm on Saturday, April 27, 2013
No, North Atlanta High was not ranked at all. That is the very first sentence of the article. There are thousands and thousands of high schools in the U.S. Just to give a frame of reference, if the No. 37 school received a 92.9 on this index, it may be incredibly unlikely that a school with a 34.5 on this index would have been ranked in the top 100 of all the thousands and thousands of high schools in the nation.
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On the article North Atlanta Rated as Most College Ready APS School by U.S. News and World Report
Kiri Walton
6:30 pm on Saturday, April 27, 2013
ReplyNo, North Atlanta High was not ranked at all. There are thousands and thousands of high schools in the U.S. Just to give a frame of reference, if the No. 37 school received a 92.9 on this index, it may be incredibly unlikely that a school with a 34.5 on this index would have been ranked in the top 100 of all the thousands and thousands of high schools in the nation.
Kiri Walton
5:10 am on Sunday, May 19, 2013
Yes, as I've been researching thoroughly for nearly three years about sex trafficking in Atlanta, I haven't come across any facts that it's limited to young black women as Michael stated. Sex trafficking is not limited to any race and not even limited to women. Additionally, when someone is trafficked, she/he is not "selling herself," someone is forcing them to perform commercial sex acts. The continued and unceasing demand for sex with girls who have been forced into this life is truly what society should evaluate and help combat. If the demand wasn't there, the market wouldn't be. Continuing to victimize or criminalize children and young people forced into horrific situations is pointless and counterproductive.