[Pturner]

Of course, we need to be vigilant here as anywhere when we are out after dark, the crowds are gone, and we walk back to our car in an isolated parking lot. That goes for all three squares and anywhere else on the planet.

Be prudent. Don't walk alone. Call security if you are frightened. Exercise caution. Beyond that though, I see a lot of overreaction and jumping to conclusion here over kids hanging out (as my friends and I did as teenagers) and over rumor, innuendo and alleged incidents heard through the grapevine.

Jumping to conclusion and rushing to judgment are not the same as being prudent and exercising caution. Please believe me when I say that I am not taking sides here on what ultimately happened in Sanford, FL. But the last thing we need in The Villages is a dead teenager with skittles in his pocket.