I would have sworn this article in Wired was an April fools joke, if it weren’t for the fact that I found it on Rolling Stone’s site too.

It looks like emo kids in Querétaro, Mexico are getting beaten up by punk rockers and metalheads.  Police were brought in to stop an anti-violence protest march by the emo kids regarding the fighting.

I remember in Junior High when we had groups like this.  You had the skaters and the jocks.  They would fight after school and beat each other up.  As I’m reading this story, at first I’m laughing cause I really thought it was a joke.  The comment on Rolling Stone about Elmo (not emo) was priceless!  The more I read, the more I realized this isn’t a joke and it’s just kinda sad.  The best solution is simply let them be.  Who cares if they are the way they are.

I don’t want to be all preachy, but it doesn’t help make metalheads, punk rockers, jocks, skaters, or even emo kids cooler to beat up, make fun, or anything else.  It simply shows your immaturity.  What exactly is the point of beating them up?  As a former picked-on kid, keep your thoughts (and fists, feet, all other body parts) to yourself.  Love is the answer.