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Post by Bunny Hop on Jun 21, 2008 18:42:22 GMT -5
Orlando-area teen shot by pursuers remembered at vigilSusan Jacobson - Sentinel Staff Writer June 5, 2008  Grief-stricken friends of Mildred Beaubrun, the teen shot to death when she rebuffed the advances of several men who followed her car after a night of clubbing, gathered Wednesday night for a candlelight vigil in her memory. Beaubrun, 19, of west Orange County died Tuesday at Orlando Regional Medical Center after she was declared brain-dead and life support machines were turned off. The shooting happened May 19 at John Young Parkway and Princeton Street in Orlando -- also the site of the vigil. About two dozen people, including some who did not know Beaubrun but were touched by her story, paid their respects. Shaquita Wilson, 19, who said she was driving the night of the shooting, sobbed as she remembered hearing the gun go off and seeing Beaubrun, who was sitting alone in the back seat and fishing for her cell phone on the floor, slump over. The two met at Olympia High School and once worked together at a McDonald's, Wilson said. "We didn't even know they were going to shoot because we didn't see a gun," Wilson said. "We just smelled it and heard it." Detectives are trying to find the men who followed Beaubrun, Wilson and another young woman from a 7-Eleven on Colonial Drive, where they stopped for gas and something to drink before heading home about 3:20 a.m. Three or four men in a gray or silver Chevrolet HHR are said to have tried to run the teens off the road. A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest. Tips can be phoned in to Crimeline at 1-800-423-8477. Meanwhile, a fund has been set up at Bank of America to defray burial and funeral expenses. Donations can be made at any branch to the Mildred Beaubrun Memorial Fund. Beaubrun's family plans to bury her in her hometown of Naples. www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-vigil0508jun05,0,6681390.story -------------------------------------------------------------- This is so sad. You never know how folks will react to rejection. I've seen folks get cursed out and called names but I've never heard about something like this although I can totally believe that it would happen....such a shame 
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Post by Bunny Hop on Jun 21, 2008 18:43:31 GMT -5
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Post by B Strugg on Jun 21, 2008 19:01:00 GMT -5
Disclaimer: It is never ok for any one to kill....hurt...threaten any one just because they won't give up the number....but..................................
Growing up in L.A. I have had 3 homegirls (2 killed, the other slapped into last week) die over not giving a guy their phone number..this is all before I turned 17........with that said....
We as women need to realize how hard it is for these men to approach us. they are in a vulnerable situation, so of course, I can imagine how confidence snatching it is for a woman to plainly say no....but these days...not only does the woman say no...she does everything but call dudes mom a bitch....and to top it off...she has her friends join in and the guy ends up feeling like the lowest piece of shyt to ever walk the earth............But I don't know the situation, because there are also the men who don't know when to back down when you do nicely say no......Either way it's sad...no one should ever lose their life over rejecting someone........But we as women do need to keep in mind how we would feel if we got a hard core rejection.
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Post by LogAKAlly <3'n Keef on Jun 21, 2008 19:45:06 GMT -5
damn...dat's said...sometimes you gotta be creative. I learned how to ease out of it... If you see a guy coming and you know you're not interested, wait till he gets close enough and do your eyes like this:  Than talk as IGNANT as you can!! Invoke the the spirit of RasPuschia mixed with Wendy Williams and say: Heeyyyy BOO!! How U dooooIN! It's worked for me  |
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Post by Bunny Hop on Jun 21, 2008 20:16:45 GMT -5
After a few experiences of my own I just try to smile and be as cordial as possible to guys because you never know how they will react. I used to lie and say I had a man at home and if they started on that spill about having friends I'd say he would not approve or something.
I know recently this guy kept on trying to come over here and I just kept saying no because of this or that and finally I just said "It's late and plus the guy that I'm dating would not approve." After he apologized and said he respected that I have not heard from him since.
So I was glad that he went away but then I was like "why is me saying NO the first, second, third, etc time not enough? Why does it take me bringing up a man for a dude to back off? Does he not have enough respect for MY WISHES?"
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Post by QUIET As Kept on Jun 21, 2008 22:11:48 GMT -5
lololol @ logakal
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Post by Vudu_Prince on Jun 21, 2008 23:36:45 GMT -5
I feel sad for her family damn shame
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Post by THE emPRISS on Jun 22, 2008 0:20:28 GMT -5
hot mess....ive seen chicks get beat down for not giving a number. I have 2 cells and a Netzero number. I give them the unused cell or the Netzero number...that's safer than getting shot. Just give them the number, they probably wont call anyway....if they do, dont answer.
That is such a shame.
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Post by Mrs. Eyes on Jun 22, 2008 12:28:39 GMT -5
That is ignant. I hope they get put UNDER the jail.
Netzero doesn't have that number anymore.
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Post by QueenOH on Jun 22, 2008 12:31:27 GMT -5
hot mess....ive seen chicks get beat down for not giving a number. I have 2 cells and a Netzero number. I give them the unused cell or the Netzero number...that's safer than getting shot. Just give them the number, they probably wont call anyway....if they do, dont answer. That is such a shame. Some guys will call the number right then to make sure it was your cell. These guys are desperate. |
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Post by Mrs. Eyes on Jun 22, 2008 12:32:06 GMT -5
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Post by Mrs. Eyes on Jun 22, 2008 12:35:09 GMT -5
hot mess....ive seen chicks get beat down for not giving a number. I have 2 cells and a Netzero number. I give them the unused cell or the Netzero number...that's safer than getting shot. Just give them the number, they probably wont call anyway....if they do, dont answer. That is such a shame. Some guys will call the number right then to make sure it was your cell. These guys are desperate. <<<<<<<<<<<<Has happened to me, don't answer when they call again. |
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Post by stlpeach on Jun 22, 2008 12:38:31 GMT -5
wow that's a shame just because she did not want to give her phone number she gets killed. What is the world coming too
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Post by T-Rex91 on Jun 22, 2008 14:51:27 GMT -5
That's horrible! A young life lost over NOTHING. DAYUM. That's why I have a PO Box and a cell phone. I know it's not the case here but it is way too easy for folks to find you these days. This bull is why my boyfriend wants me to get a permit to carry..........
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Post by THE emPRISS on Jun 22, 2008 17:09:33 GMT -5
hot mess....ive seen chicks get beat down for not giving a number. I have 2 cells and a Netzero number. I give them the unused cell or the Netzero number...that's safer than getting shot. Just give them the number, they probably wont call anyway....if they do, dont answer. That is such a shame. Some guys will call the number right then to make sure it was your cell. These guys are desperate. Oh yea they do. That's why you dont give them a fake one. I usually give my netzero one (which rings but is really just a VM. You'll get an email when you have messages...and they are free numbers) or just give them my cell number. If they call, their name isnt in the phone so I wont answer it. Mostly, they want to look like "the man" in front of their boys and dont call anyway. |
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Post by denounced on Jun 22, 2008 17:44:40 GMT -5
For those who made the least bit of humor out of this, shame on you.
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Post by LogAKAlly <3'n Keef on Jun 22, 2008 18:13:07 GMT -5
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Post by No Screen Name on Jun 23, 2008 12:28:42 GMT -5
After a few experiences of my own I just try to smile and be as cordial as possible to guys because you never know how they will react. I used to lie and say I had a man at home and if they started on that spill about having friends I'd say he would not approve or something. I know recently this guy kept on trying to come over here and I just kept saying no because of this or that and finally I just said "It's late and plus the guy that I'm dating would not approve." After he apologized and said he respected that I have not heard from him since. So I was glad that he went away but then I was like "why is me saying NO the first, second, third, etc time not enough? Why does it take me bringing up a man for a dude to back off? Does he not have enough respect for MY WISHES?" I've been cussed out TWICE for not giving out a number. Both times I used the "I have a boyfriend" line, and their whole thing was, "Oh, you let him control you" or something like that. The last time it happened, I asked the guy to give me HIS number, and he said, "No, because you probably won't call". I stayed cordial in both situations the whole time, but the first situation ended with the guy saying, "See, that's what's wrong with y'all women, you miss out on a good fvcking thing". The whole time, but it ended with him saying, "Get a brain, dumbass!" What a fool I was to let strong Nubian kangs like that slip away...  |
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Post by 123Diva on Jun 23, 2008 13:34:25 GMT -5
Yea, I don't give out my number on the street...sometimes I will just take theirs and then never call. Since moving out of NYC, I have learned to keep it polite when I turn dudes down.
Nonetheless, a sad unecessary story.
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Post by Champs Elysees on Jun 23, 2008 17:06:27 GMT -5
I spoke to someone from ORL who said the guys got into an argument with some other people and they began shooting and the car was causght in the crossfire . . . I'on know.
I'm always cordial when I turn guys down. You never know.
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Post by BKupInHere on Jun 24, 2008 21:57:17 GMT -5
this guy just tossed his business card thru my car window (on the passenger side) cuz "I look nice & he wants me to call" ...SMH...this is AFTER I told him "my boyfriend wouldnt appreciate ANYONE visiting me"...WTF???
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