To the Editor:
Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers for Brian Shaffer. I wanted to take a moment to remind each and every one of you who read this newspaper of the value of the “buddy system”. Don’t walk around alone and don’t leave your friends or allow them to leave you.
I wish with all my heart that I had been in Columbus and not in my hometown last Friday because I could have been with Brian and he could be safe. I wasn’t, however, and I hope that all of you will learn this lesson: It is not safe to be alone at night anywhere.
If something has happened to Brian, it could have been any one of the hundreds of students that were out last weekend, especially those that chose to be alone.
So please remember Brian, and remember the heartache that something like this can cause your family and friends and take care of your personal safety. Also, keep Brian in your thoughts and help us bring Brian home.
Alexis Waggoner
