I remember when I was in high school - back in the old days - and Dick Brown was principal, someone had spray painted on the fence at Ramsey's Garage. That was at the intersection of 104 and 128. It was the end of the first class period when Mr. Brown came on the intercom. He explained what had happened and that he was going to stand at the bottom of the stairs by the office during the class change. He expected someone to tell him who did it as they walked past. Well, I had to walk down those stairs to get to my next class. It was the quietest class change ever. Mr. Brown looked at each of us as we walked by and most of us just shook our heads. Then I head someone whispering behind me. Then as one of the seniors was walking down the stairs, Mr. Brown grabbed him by the arm and marched him into the office. As I recall, that senior had to go up and paint the entire fence to make up for his "mistake". I often wondered if that boy was actually going to confess.
Too bad that can't happen today.
And thank you Dick Brown for keeping us all accountable for our actions as teenagers. You have always been one of my heroes.