“picked up three teenagers who asked for a ride to school.”
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I think I see the problem right there.
It is my personal theory that White guilt leads a lot of people to date or do stupid, risky things that they otherwise would be too smart to do.
Yes, those "teens" sure are mischievous scamps aren't they!
When the MSM first stopped giving descriptions of perps they used the euphemisms "urban youths" or "urban teens". Well, we all know what "urban" means. Eventually they dropped the "urban" but they aren't fooling anybody.

Be On The Lookout
The word school is completely out of place in this story. Reform school maybe.