Screwed Up Priorities

In Niagara, things are a bit up side down:

A student-created memorial honoring Niagara Falls High School sophomore Anthony “Tony” Sheard is causing some stir in the community.

Sheard was shot and killed Wednesday night while allegedly trying to rob a pizza delivery man in the 1300 block of Pierce Ave. While police have linked him to gang activity in the past, friends, family and school officials remember a different side of Sheard.

Flowers litter the floor around Sheard’s locker located on the fourth floor of Niagara Falls High School. The locker is covered with photographs of Sheard, letters and posters. Messages include “Rest In Peace” and “We Love You.”

The majority of high-schoolers now listen to rap, which glorifies the "thug life". It is not surprising that the students would honor a punk who was shot while committing a crime. This is what bothers me even more:

Others criticized the district for flying the American flag at half-staff, even though they haven’t done so to honor any of the soldiers who have died in Iraq.

Nice of the district; honor an a kid who died while attempting to rob a working guy and not honor the good men who serve and have died in our military.