Thursday's DN: Young, dumb & violent

Morgan Zalot looks at possible motivating factors for youths in the city who have taken part in random, violent attacks.

Two teens who savagely beat a Vietnam veteran in Olney last month were both sentenced to four years' detention. Meanwhile, three teens who randomly beat a cabbie and his passenger in Center City were denied bail.

Stop us if you've heard this before, but: Bart Blatstein wants to buy the Daily News and Inquirer. Also, PMN discusses why a blog post about Blatstein was pulled from PhillyClout earlier this week.

Gov. Corbett wants to eliminate the state's General Assistance Program.

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 1:27 PM, 02/09/2012

I wouldn't say it's on the rise. I would say it's just being reported more. People got jumped everyday around this city in the 80's. You couldn't even walk through most neighborhoods. Black or White neighborhoods. I went to a high school where someone got jumped everyday after school. Ever damn day.

— Bush Destroyed America

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