[CRIME NEWS] New NYPD Chief of Detectives' plan to combat violence

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[CRIME NEWS] New NYPD Chief of Detectives' plan to combat violence

By artappraiser on Thu, 04/15/2021 - 6:47pm |

Chief of @NYPDDetectives James Essig plans to combat violence by targeting the small percentage of criminals who commit the vast majority of crime — an approach that resulted in a historic crime reduction when he was head of the Gun Violence Suppression Unit.

Via @AliBaumanTV pic.twitter.com/FbbK7FXWRY
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) April 9, 2021

Found via Hate Crimes Task Force account; they retweeted with this intro Meet our Chief of Detectives, James Essig, and please follow him @NYPDDetectives

PREVIOUS CRIME NEWS and discussion thread HERE, April 1 thru 14.

URL:

https://twitter.com/NYPDnews/status/1380509551733182464

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Comments

Watch Commissioner Shea speak about last night’s incidents in Manhattan. https://t.co/uKncsyCOiB
— NYPD Hate Crimes (@NYPDHateCrimes) April 15, 2021

ARRESTED and charged with a Hate Crime.
Tuesday, April 13th, at approx 1 PM, at 1st Ave and E. 57th St., a female Asian, 25, who was simply walking on the sidewalk, was approached by male-walking a dog-who made anti-Asian statements and attempted to strike her. pic.twitter.com/nYJCETGYQQ
— NYPD Hate Crimes (@NYPDHateCrimes) April 15, 2021

We still need info re: @NYPD75Pct anti-Asian Aggravated Harassment.
Friday, March 26th at approx 7:40 PM in Home Depot, 579 Gateway Dr., an unidentified male made anti-Asian statements, to two victims and threatened them stating, "I'll cut you". Know him? 1-800-577-TIPS. pic.twitter.com/oaF0zPHs9K
— NYPD Hate Crimes (@NYPDHateCrimes) April 13, 2021

Many people have asked what the NYPD is doing to increase diversity within our agency. The NYPD is already the most diverse police department in the country, and we encourage EVERYONE to visit https://t.co/G157zmc1uL to discover how to become a member of New York's Finest. pic.twitter.com/VXB4z3g4Dl
— NYPD Hate Crimes (@NYPDHateCrimes) April 9, 2021

We are investigating: Wednesday, April 7th at approx 7:36 PM, at 279 Grand Street, a 25-year-old female was sitting, talking to a friend, when an unknown individual made anti-Asian statements and slapped her in the face. Info? @NYPDTips 1-800-577-TIPS
@NYPDShea @NYPD5Pct pic.twitter.com/Srv0MgEs1C
— NYPD Hate Crimes (@NYPDHateCrimes) April 8, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 04/15/2021 - 6:57pm

old fashioned Badlands style juvie couple murder in Vegas

16-Year-Old Girl and Her 18-Year-Old Boyfriend Murdered Her Dad, Tried to Dismember Body: Policehttps://t.co/J3ly3g7pZQ
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) April 16, 2021

note dismembered victim is ex-husband of former Nevada State Sen. Elizabeth Helgelien. They are reportedly both the parents of the 16-year-old defendant.

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/16/2021 - 12:09am

Dwayne Grayson assaulted and robbed a 68-year-old Asian man while saying "I hate Asians" and *recorded the attack. He was on for a prior robbery.@chesaboudin just dropped the charges and diverted him.https://t.co/CDytaPvWWR
— Charles Fain Lehman (@CharlesFLehman) April 15, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/16/2021 - 12:44am

breaking MASS SHOOTING INDIANAPOLIS FED EX FACILITY -

BREAKING: “Multiple victims” reported in shooting at Indianapolis FedEx facility https://t.co/hYTWgLB67g
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) April 16, 2021

Police responding to a 'mass casualty situation' at FedEx facility in Indianapolis https://t.co/IFCbUYDfN8
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 16, 2021

BREAKING: Multiple people shot at Fedex facility in Indianapolis, reports say. https://t.co/i2rpfqUENG
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 16, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/16/2021 - 1:03am

I am on Hatfield Drive, just east of a FedEx near the airport where multiple people were shot and killed tonight.

We’re waiting to be briefed on what happened. Here’s what we know: https://t.co/zWKYTGd64a
— Sarah Nelson (@SarahNelsonIndy) April 16, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/16/2021 - 1:05am

OMG, the FedEx shooting was really really bad

#BREAKING: Law enforcement source says as many as 60 people injured in mass shooting at FedEx facility in Indianapolis, including more than 20 with gunshot wounds. At least five people dead, including shooting suspect.
— Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) April 16, 2021

edit to add, I just looked it up, Indy airport is one of their "super hubs", the main national hub for the U.S., so lots of people working around the clock

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/16/2021 - 2:33am

After a year of Covid affecting warehouses.

People are too stupid for guns.

by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 04/16/2021 - 3:24am

I've had CNN TV on in the background for at least the last hour. There has been very little time given to the FedEx Indianapolis massacre. They bounced from the Toledo video/Lightfoot to two long segments on vaccinations, to Biden/Putin/Russia and Biden meeting with Japanese prime minister. On the one hand, the balance is in coverage is a good sign, on the other hand, it's scary how it indicates a quick acceptance of mass shootings as a regular thing of little interest, the new normal.

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/16/2021 - 12:34pm

they have just showed: White House lowered their flag to half-staff, and earlier showed Kamala Harris making a statement about it and mentioning the president's attempt to agitate for more controls on guns. Clearly, from a quick update from a reporter, they are hampered by little info. coming out of Indianapolis. Reporter said he just learned that a relative of the shooter had warned authorities that some time ago the perp (deceased) had been threatening violence and may be dangerous, and FBI did investigate for quite some time but dropped it because nothing happened.

So it's a good sign that they are not doing the pretend coverage thing with opining by experts when they don't know anything. Just now the anchor is leading reporters about what has been announced and that is: very little. And that some families still do not know if their loved ones are alive.

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/16/2021 - 12:55pm

from the reporter for the local NBC TV station WTHR.com, this is probably why they are not saying much yet, most families don't know a thing because workers are not allowed phones on duty, they are telling families to go to a Holiday Inn to get briefed

Family members arriving to nearby Holiday Inn after shooting at Fed-Ex facility. Frustration as they say they haven’t been able to reach family working inside. Say there is a policy barring workers carrying phones on shift @WTHRcom pic.twitter.com/78Nr9QDT8h
— Allen Carter (@CarterNews) April 16, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/16/2021 - 2:47am

IMPD says 8 people have died and multiple others were injured in the mass shooting at the FedEx facility in Indy. pic.twitter.com/CwVCqEhmyn
— WRTV Indianapolis (@wrtv) April 16, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/16/2021 - 4:01am

ran across comments by Andrew Yang, Cori Bush, BUT best seen so far is by just a guy, Brandon Davis

The FedEx facility shooting is the 45th mass shooting in America since the Atlanta shootings on March 16. More than one per day.

It is heartbreaking how common these tragedies are. We need action starting with gun control and widely accessible mental health resources.
— Andrew Yang (@AndrewYang) April 16, 2021

14 years ago today, 32 people were killed in a mass shooting on Virginia Tech’s campus.

This morning, we woke up to the news of a mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indiana.

14 years, and we're still losing lives. Our government is complicit.
— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) April 16, 2021

6 blood clots stopped a vaccine.

8 people were shot last night in a FedEx plant. We gonna do anything?
— BD (@BrandonDavisBD) April 16, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/16/2021 - 1:04pm

edit to add: available only to subscribers, and I'm not, all I got is the tweet

Indianapolis police dispatches describe terror inside FedEx Ground facility https://t.co/wlklQ7U5LZ
— IndyStar (@indystar) April 16, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/16/2021 - 1:08pm

Two law enforcement officials confirm to @AP FedEx shooter has been ID'd as 19-year-old Brandon Scott Hole of Indiana. They say investigators are searching a home associated with him & have seized evidence, incl. desktop computers & other electronic media. https://t.co/T1PKCtTnva
— Mike Balsamo (@MikeBalsamo1) April 16, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/16/2021 - 3:55pm

(CBS) — Brandon Scott Hole, the suspect in the Indianapolis FedEx shooting rampage, was interviewed last year by the FBI after Hole’s mother believed he might try to take his own life by engaging in a violent confrontation with police.

Hole’s mother contacted the FBI in March, 2020 “to report he might try to commit ‘suicide by cop,’ ” the FBI said in a statement.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department put Hold in mental health detention while agents investigated, the statement said.

A shotgun was seized at his residence and he was interviewed by the FBI in April. Agents found no criminal violation. The agents also did not believe Hold showed any signs of racially motivated violence.

The shotgun was not returned to the suspect.

It's hard to hold mentally ill people against their will unless they are constantly violent. The only answer is gun licensing!

(Cavaet: licensing will also miss many people who shouldn't have guns. So the less guns out there the better. Instead we have more out there than ever before, due to a year of protest and violence and pull back by many police forces due to protests supporting their defunding or abolishment. Plus promotion of gun ownership in rap culture now as well as the NRA culture that has long existed.)

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/16/2021 - 5:24pm

harassment of innocent young black males?

The 48th Precinct Detective Squad is looking to identify the pictured individuals in regards to shots fired that occurred on April 4, 2021 at 2260 Crotona Ave. Please call the 48th Det. Squad 718-299-4119 All calls are CONFIDENTIAL! pic.twitter.com/SJyCPVQ5TP
— NYPD 48th Precinct (@NYPD48Pct) April 16, 2021

then there's these guys--what's the big deal about playing with their new toys?

WANTED for RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT: Do you know these guys? On 4/13/21 at approx 5:43 PM, in front of 855 E 169 St in the Bronx, the suspects discharged four rounds from a firearm while traveling on a blue dirt bike. Any info? DM @NYPDTips, or call them at 800-577-TIPS. pic.twitter.com/JKf6cEMwVj
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) April 15, 2021

trying, nof giving up:

Meet our Youth Coordination Officers Jackson & Caufield.
They have experience working with the youth and are here to build positive relationships in our community. They offer resources to help the youth find their full potential. pic.twitter.com/Ihxdn9zEFh
— NYPD 45th Precinct (@NYPD45Pct) April 13, 2021

more than broken windows. vehicles against the law being used

48th Precinct Traffic & Highway Safety Officer confiscated three illegal dirt bikes and issued the motorist numerous Summonses yesterday. Thank you for keeping our streets safe. #VisionZero pic.twitter.com/vqXe9wC7sK
— NYPD 48th Precinct (@NYPD48Pct) April 14, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/16/2021 - 7:31pm

Need more social workers on the NYC Times Square area to deal with these mentally disturbed visitors from flyover. It's not right to have the NYPD arrest and interrogate him; he was doing nothing wrong.

NEW: The NYPD has arrested a man from Ohio who had a semi-automatic rifle in a subway station in New York's Times Square near the A/C/E line around 42nd street.

The rifle was unloaded and the man had ammunition and a gas mask in his backpack. Reported w/ @jonathan4ny
— Tom Winter (@Tom_Winter) April 16, 2021

MORE: The man allegedly told police he possessed the weapon legally.

Police saw the weapon and immediately questioned the man and took him into custody.

They're trying to determine why he was there. Reported w/ @jonathan4ny
— Tom Winter (@Tom_Winter) April 16, 2021

STORY (being updated as we get more info) here: https://t.co/3JmEzPBO73
— Tom Winter (@Tom_Winter) April 16, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/16/2021 - 8:50pm

Just because there's been 45 mass shootings in this country in the last month doesn't mean NYPD should start frisking people they suspect have weapons, that would be an outrageous abrogation of civil rights

The US has reported at least 45 mass shootings in the last monthhttps://t.co/sUbkqerXRt
— David Hume Kennerly (@kennerly) April 17, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/16/2021 - 8:57pm

Prolly a CBT therapist there to deprogram an ammo sexual, needed the guns as props. Remember when it was the *girls* if Times Square doing all this bang-bang shoot-shoot cosplay? Could get a counseling booth most any time of day and night.

by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 04/17/2021 - 2:03am

Anarchists trashing downtown Portland again:

Protesters who for nearly a year have demanded the defunding or abolition of the Portland Police Bureau responded to the fatal shooting by carving a trail of property destruction through downtown. @PDocumentarians and @suzettesmith report. https://t.co/6nNqVN8enb pic.twitter.com/KQCJneyV77
— Aaron Mesh (@AaronMesh) April 17, 2021

Oops their little fire outside the Apple store grew kinda big

Portland Police and fire arrive and put out the fire. pic.twitter.com/6ycVLRj0HA
— Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) April 17, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 04/17/2021 - 2:07pm

Apparently Oakland protestors have a firebug problem too:

PHOTOS: Demonstrators protest police brutality in Oaklandhttps://t.co/KzYOJtx4WI
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) April 17, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 04/17/2021 - 4:00pm

NEW RULE: AT LEAST ONE MASS SHOOTING A DAY? It's Omaha's turn:

Within a week of @GovRicketts proclaiming that Nebraska is a sanctuary state for the 2nd amendment, an active shooter open fires at the Westroads Mall. Our country and our state, need tighter restrictions on gun laws. My heart hurts for our city. https://t.co/trAEnfmjxO
— Maria Corpuz (@mariaecorpuz) April 17, 2021

Omaha Police is at Westroads Mall for a reported shooting.

At least one victim was reported. https://t.co/HYaRpvfn6G
— Omaha World-Herald (@OWHnews) April 17, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 04/17/2021 - 3:04pm

Today's mass shooting in the U.S.:

Three people were killed and two others were injured in a shooting in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, the sheriff's department says https://t.co/1yZaGTAD9a
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 18, 2021

Cavaet: the day is not over. (This could also be classified as a Sat. night shooting if that is your perspective on classifying a day.)

by artappraiser on Sun, 04/18/2021 - 2:07pm

spoke too soon, here's the second mass shooting of the day:

At least three people have been pronounced dead on the scene of an active shooting incident in Austin, according to Texas officials. https://t.co/wPxqxZdX67
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 18, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 04/18/2021 - 2:14pm

the Austin shooter is still at large

by artappraiser on Sun, 04/18/2021 - 3:31pm

the Kenosha shooter is also still at large

but the social workers will find him after we abolish the police

by artappraiser on Sun, 04/18/2021 - 4:13pm

Austin shooting suspect is ID'd as black male and a former Travis County sheriff/detective, still at large, armed and dangerous:

#URGENT: Austin gunman identified as a previous Sheriff’s Office detective#Austin l #TX
Police have identified the gunman in today’s mass shooting as an ex Travis County Sheriff’s Office detective.

Stephen Nicholas Broderick, 41, fled the scene and is believed to be armed. pic.twitter.com/GN7xKqP3YE
— Intel Point ALERTS (@IntelPointAlert) April 18, 2021

The Travis County Sheriff's Office confirmed to KVUE that Broderick resigned from the TCSO. Previous reporting shows he was a detective with the department. https://t.co/qXoHcBZ5jf
— WFAA (@wfaa) April 18, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 04/18/2021 - 5:29pm

Everything we know about manhunt suspect Stephen Nicholas Broderick https://t.co/fBuIVWhfcR
— B.B. (@BakersdozP) April 19, 2021

[....] Broderick is a former Travis County Sheriff’s Office detective. He was initially placed on leave in June 2020 after being charged with sexual assault of a child that month. That charge is a first-degree felony. His bond at the time was set at $100,000 and the Texas Rangers were investigating.

He bonded out of jail days after his arrest, and resigned from the sheriff’s office, according to a spokeswoman.

It is not known if this case is connected to Sunday’s shooting.

Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza said in a statement that his office filed a motion to revoke Broderick’s bond on Sunday. The office is “actively supporting the Austin Police Department and law enforcement who are using all available resources to apprehend” Broderick, according to the statement.

Broderick was also previously an investigator with the Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office. According to a press release from March of 2013, he was one of two responding deputies who shot at a suspect after a family disturbance in Del Valle. Broderick was 32-years-old at the time.

He started working with the Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office on March 16, 2008.

Both deputies were put on leave as the Texas Rangers investigated, which is in line with standard protocol.

KXAN is working to learn more and will update this story as we receive more information

by artappraiser on Mon, 04/19/2021 - 3:51am

Quite a graphic from @CNNSotu. pic.twitter.com/EYL8tmYvjP
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) April 18, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 04/18/2021 - 2:45pm

A nice video to watch, just in a feel-good kind of way. Good work and good training and good tactics and good ending.
(And again, I'd like to know the social-services follow up. HIPAA or not, this man shouldn't be released from the hospital without a follow-up care plan.) https://t.co/DXA2dI84Qy
— Peter Moskos (@PeterMoskos) April 18, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 04/18/2021 - 3:34pm

His NYPD re-tweet disappeared because:

"The man charged with trying to shove an Asian undercover cop onto Queens subway tracks was cut loose without bail Sunday — as the judge claimed, 'My hands are tied.'"https://t.co/6CWtTPXSGO
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) April 18, 2021

It's tricky to both protect people from crime while making it impossible to detain repeat violent offenders while they await multiple hate crime charges.

Judge releases man with 12 prior arrests who tried to push a woman on to the subway tracks https://t.co/8SEleSj5o5 pic.twitter.com/20CHn5FZox
— Wesley Yang (@wesyang) April 19, 2021

I get why not jailing people who aren't a danger makes sense, but withholding from judges the discretion to hold those who clearly are a danger is wrong.
— Wesley Yang (@wesyang) April 19, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 04/19/2021 - 1:40am

New gone-viral Waffle House video. Showing general acceptance of violence in low-income communities?

So 60 chicks jumping one or two girls, dude in the red banging on girls like they're dudes, and instead of the rest of the dudes in there breaking it up they're recording & commentating like it's a Tyson fight. This is why I don't go to waffle house & don't deal with messy folk. https://t.co/C0LWcpBwuN
— Chanta' (@MizzChanta) April 18, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 04/18/2021 - 3:50pm

just talk more about black on black violence please. 95% of the shootings in Chicago are black on black. more black people die in Chicago in 1 year from other blacks than a century of cops killing blacks. pls fix
— Trip (@tripskiii) April 18, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 04/18/2021 - 4:34pm

Dude in red picks up girl and smashes her head into the window at 10 secs. That's quite a bit more than just fists.

Now I've seen riots at 7/11 and Waffle House and a Wendy's burned down in protest. We had punk shows, bonfires and house parties for this type of thing. Sumtin to do with branding?

by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 04/19/2021 - 5:49am

One week later, the Waffle House Fight Club has moved to outside Urban Decay at Miami Airport, gate D 14:

Today at Miami International Airport outside Urban Decay at Gate D14 #BecauseMiami pic.twitter.com/wRnXh8f7dS
— Billy Corben (@BillyCorben) April 25, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 04/25/2021 - 7:49pm

there's lots of comments about the airport fight here

many along these lines - why does everyone want to film instead of help break it up?:

The true Urban Decay is that you don't see people rushing to stop it... instead, everyone's angling for the best video in hopes of making money from it.
— Bob in Houston (Infrastructure Is Good) (@RobHTX78) April 25, 2021

I lived in a time where no one had a phone to film but every good person would help break it up.

The good old days.
— Poopaluchka (@Seabass215am) April 25, 2021

and then there's lots along the lines of where's the cops/TSA/Feds?

but I thought this guy's was best along those lines, because I think it describes where a lot of our society is at:

If I were a white cop I wouldn’t touch this with a ten foot pole.
— Gutsy (@gutsy9) April 25, 2021

because I can easily imagine woke types explaining that that's part of Afro-American culture working out social interaction official BLM style, and whites have no business interfering, much less a white police authority

by artappraiser on Sun, 04/25/2021 - 9:17pm

oh this horrirfic driveby in Columbus on Saturday night will get little attention, it was too long ago:

At a vigil for a homicide victim, a drive-by shooting injured five and killed one https://t.co/OArreadnK7
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) April 18, 2021

my OH state director texted me about it a shooting in Columbus two hours after my WI state director texted me about a shooting in Kenosha ????? I don’t even know what to say???
— linnea (@Linneaa24) April 18, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 04/18/2021 - 3:56pm

Columbus-area strip mall incident was the 148th mass shooting in the US this year

The Columbus Dispatch, Updated April 18, 8:48 am ET

A shooting at a shopping plaza southeast of Columbus on Saturday night was the 148th mass shooting in the country this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive, a nonprofit that tracks gun violence nationally.

That's just under 10 mass shootings per week. The Gun Violence Archive defines mass shootings as incidents in which four or more people were injured or killed, not including the suspect who may also have died.

The nonprofit reported 11 mass murders this year, or cases in which four or more people were killed.

In the shooting Saturday, one person was killed and five injured in a shopping plaza on Chatterton Road near the intersection of Noe-Bixby Road just southeast of Columbus in Truro Township [....]

by artappraiser on Sun, 04/18/2021 - 4:10pm

Woman killed, another wounded in Milwaukee shooting https://t.co/teE2qAk6kc
— Journal Sentinel (@journalsentinel) April 18, 2021

Two women were shot, one fatally, on the 500 block of West Melvina Street early Sunday, Milwaukee police said in a news release.

A 26-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene and a 25-year-old woman was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

Police said the shooting around 3:15 a.m. Sunday was the result of an argument and they are seeking unknown suspects. Anyone with information can contact Milwaukee police at 414-935-7360 or Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS, or use the P3 Tips App, for a cash reward.

but surely that kind of thing will stop once the police stop harassing that particular community

by artappraiser on Sun, 04/18/2021 - 4:17pm

Police: FedEx shooter legally bought guns used in shooting https://t.co/iyKe8shKbn pic.twitter.com/oXfZ68Zsp5
— The Oakland Press (@TheOaklandPress) April 18, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 04/18/2021 - 4:20pm

Shooting at the Gallery Art Bar in Oakland, Ca https://t.co/WsHCHKW2I7 #Oakland
— Zennie Abraham CEO Zennie62Media, Inc. / Zennie62 (@ZennieAAbraham) April 18, 2021

Absolute chaos, aftermath looks like a scene from Godfather II, a miracle only one was injured

by artappraiser on Sun, 04/18/2021 - 4:30pm

a few minutes of ongoing chaos from Chicago Police scanner on Saturday:

4141 W Washington a fire#Chicago #ChicagoScanner
— (@Chicago_Scanner) April 17, 2021

We need Police, people are interfering w/ the firefighters #ChicagoScanner
— (@Chicago_Scanner) April 17, 2021

The victim got up & ran away#ChicagoScanner
— (@Chicago_Scanner) April 17, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 04/18/2021 - 4:40pm

Yesterday in #Queens, when anti-Asian slurs where hurled and violence was threatened — the offender had no idea his victim was actually an undercover officer.

⚠️ ARRESTED

There is no room for hate in NYC.https://t.co/hA1n0zlYnV
— Commissioner Shea (@NYPDShea) April 18, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 04/18/2021 - 4:44pm

WANTED for ASSAULT: Do you know this guy? On 4/16/21 at approx 2:38 PM, inside of the Schermerhorn St and Hoyt St subway station in Brooklyn, the suspect stabbed a 35-year-old male in the abdomen. Any info? DM @NYPDTips or anonymously call them at 800-577-TIPS. pic.twitter.com/kedOEY7f2Y
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) April 18, 2021

Here is a closer look at the suspect. Again, if you have any information please DM @NYPDTips or call them at 800-577-TIPS. pic.twitter.com/DQh5VsblrK
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) April 18, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 04/18/2021 - 4:50pm

Burnsville MN police shooting radio dispatch.Incredibly dangerous and confusing. Perp first runs several red lights in stolen vehicle, reporting officer does not pursue, perp later fires from car at police, tries to hijack another car. Mixed up with another case....etc. I don't know how they do it. Note at the end there is one officer reporting someone standing at a median videotaping...

We’re working to confirm more details of this shooting. Dispatch audio of the incident is here: https://t.co/HrRS2KI2rh
— MN CRIME (@MN_CRIME) April 18, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 04/18/2021 - 4:59pm

Ii was told if a perp runs just let him go, no life is worth it. You mean he can hijack a car and take off and do more harm?

by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 04/26/2021 - 1:22am

Research shows the timing of these back-to-back shootings likely isn’t a coincidence.

The more people see violence, the more it becomes normalized. https://t.co/bohi2fV3Ww pic.twitter.com/vvLc18B2Tn
— Insider (@thisisinsider) April 17, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 04/18/2021 - 5:18pm

3rd (at the least) mass shooting of the day in Shreveport, happened before midnight:

BREAKING: At least 5 people shot in Shreveport, Louisiana pic.twitter.com/OpuIVfdTf7
— BNO News (@BNONews) April 19, 2021

HAPPENING NOW: 20+ police units are responding to a report of a shooting on Hearne Avenue. "It's off the rails," one officer said after 5 people showed up shot at a Shreveport hospital. https://t.co/y7wQjuc5z5
— KSLA News 12 (@KSLA) April 19, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 04/19/2021 - 1:47am

This baby #JaslynAdams was shot & killed at a McDonalds drive thru today. She was 7 years old! SEVEN, and I don’t see enough people talking about it. Killings are only news in the black neighborhood when the police do it.

This is NOT OK. pic.twitter.com/gtQZkc19xE
— T. Murph (@tmurph) April 19, 2021

Gut wrenching. Just a little girl in the drivethru with her dad. #JaslynAdams https://t.co/BkX92MK1v7
— AJTurnerFootballLife (@AJTurnerFootba1) April 19, 2021

(New in Chicago, nothing to do with any above. Note use of hashtag with her name.)

by artappraiser on Mon, 04/19/2021 - 1:52am

They don’t give a damn. Neither do most of the politicians. And it’s going to happen again.
— Steve B 744 (@SteveBellow) April 19, 2021

That is, sadly, hard to dispute.
— Rafael A. Mangual (@Rafa_Mangual) April 19, 2021

We mobilized the DOJ the FBI, set up barricades and have a nationwide manhunt for those miscreants who stormed the Capitol. You mean to tell me we can’t stop and roundup the local hoodlums shooting up Philly, Baltimore, DC, Chicago? All it takes is will and new policy.
— Steve B 744 (@SteveBellow) April 19, 2021

edit to add, cops did care, did APB:

#BREAKING: A message with vehicle info wanted in connection with the homicide of a 7 year old girl this afternoon at 3200 W Roosevelt Road went out over all Chicago Police radio channels. The vehicle is a silver Audi sedan. Audio below.#ChicagoScanner @SPOTNEWSonIG #Chicago pic.twitter.com/7mBiEkKHjB
— Willie Gillespie (@wgweather) April 19, 2021

edit to add again, from a "Chicago Police scanner" account:

Jaslyn Adams was a child.
Adam Toledo was a thug. https://t.co/KL83a9GTao
— 16th & 17th District Chicago Police Scanner (@CPD1617Scanner) April 19, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 04/19/2021 - 2:10am

Chicago police shoot suspect in 7-yr.-old Jaslyn Adams murder during I-290 expressway chase

Pretty dramatic story! Spoilers: started the chase after being surveilled; he tried hijacking car from a family while being chased; shot in the arm, taken to hospital

By Evelyn Holmes, Rob Elgas and ABC7 Chicago Digital Team, April 22, 2021 11:28PM

BELLWOOD, Ill. (WLS) -- Chicago police shot a suspect in the murder of Jaslyn Adams during a police chase on the Eisenhower Expressway Thursday afternoon.

CPD Superintendent David Brown said around 4 p.m., officers were in the western suburbs surveilling a suspect in the murder the 7-year-old. When they tried to pull the suspect over while heading eastbound on I-290, the suspect fled and crashed on the side of the highway near Mannheim Road. He then attempted to carjack another family's car that had stopped in the traffic on the expressway, police said.

Officers then shot the suspect, Brown said. The suspect was shot in the arm and sustained non-life threatening injuries, Brown said. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

[ANOTHER VIDEO HERE CPD Superintendent David Brown gave an update on the police shooting which shut down I-290 Thursday afternoon, which he said is related to the murder of Jaslyn Adams.]

Video recorded by a witness just moments after the shooting shows a man injured, sitting on the expressway, before officers escort him to an ambulance.

Brown said other people were involved in the incident and there are other suspects involved in the investigation, but would not give any further details about that. He said the man who was shot was the only person taken into custody Thursday.

Two firearms were recovered. [....]

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/23/2021 - 12:46am

here's the arrest photo & charges for 7-yr. old Jaslyn's accused killer, he's 18 yr. old with gang tattoos allover face; Marion Lewis faces 18 felony charges, including first-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder, vehicular hijacking and aggravated discharge of a firearm, police said in a news release Saturday.

Chicago shooting: Man, 18, charged after 7-year-old girl shot, killed in McDonald’s drive-thru https://t.co/IBUkIFM2qy
— David Epstein (@TweetThatDavid) April 26, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 04/26/2021 - 4:59am

Woman, 2 men shot in west Baltimore triple shooting https://t.co/OAqowGtYrj
— WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore (@wbaltv11) April 19, 2021

(not enough for mass shooting reportage)

by artappraiser on Mon, 04/19/2021 - 1:56am

few will remember their name:

14-year-old boy killed in Louisville shooting https://t.co/EKxyA7Nucn
— Gus (@Gus_802) April 18, 2021

Police: 9-year-old injured following accidental shooting in Louisville https://t.co/QuwdnVXGWE
— WHAS11 News (@WHAS11) April 18, 2021

Louisville, Kentucky man arrested after shooting that left victim paralyzed from the neck down - Courier Journal https://t.co/37BquMHGpq via @GoogleNews
— Richard D. Dudley (@Marine1JPN) April 18, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 04/19/2021 - 2:31am

Newark Police arrest 16 year old juvenile and female suspect in connection with shooting injured 1 year old child. https://t.co/CPftOglBYw
— The Tornado News (@TheTornadoNews) April 18, 2021

A mother and a 16-year-old boy were arrested in connection to a shooting that injured a 1-year-old child in Newark last week. https://t.co/rOCLzGSWke
— CBS New York (@CBSNewYork) April 18, 2021

1 man is dead in broad daylight shooting on South 7th Street in Newark. https://t.co/pVW4S4NxbO
— The Tornado News (@TheTornadoNews) April 18, 2021

2 injured in a shooting near the 2900 block of Amber St in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania https://t.co/sht0dItofm
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) April 18, 2021

CBS Philly: Philadelphia Police: 17-Year-Old Girl Injured In Kensington Double Shooting.https://t.co/qKRLVfbmvQ
— Alex (@Alexander1783Gu) April 19, 2021

A teenage boy and a young man were injured during a double shooting Sunday night in West Philadelphia, police said. https://t.co/kMS5URvU8t
— FOX 29 (@FOX29philly) April 19, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 04/19/2021 - 2:49am

1 killed in a shooting near Hayward Ave in Rochester, New York https://t.co/BJyAfURd5i
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) April 19, 2021

Press Release for this mornings murder on Hayward Ave @ROCHNYCRIMEINFO @mcfw pic.twitter.com/MaDHAmfgSf
— RPLC Safety Information for Rochester (@RPLCinfosharing) April 18, 2021

This mornings shooting on Lyell Ave pic.twitter.com/ulZlDzqfNk
— RPLC Safety Information for Rochester (@RPLCinfosharing) April 18, 2021

Cop killer Luis Pinto was paroled in Rochester on April 7. Here are remembrances by family and friends of the police officer he murdered, New York Housing Authority Officer James T. Dunston. https://t.co/5yZRKozgCz
— Bob Lonsberry (@BobLonsberry) April 17, 2021

MAKE THE CALL 423-9300. You may be eligible for a cash reward. pic.twitter.com/0uVPxVh8gE
— ROCCRIMESTOPPERS and ROC K9s (@CrimeStoppersK9) April 18, 2021

retweeted by RPLC Safety Information for Rochester

How many homicides and shootings have been prevented by RPD officers taking 124 handguns and 51 long guns off our streets so far in 2021? Each one of those guns could have caused multiple murders. 175 guns seized in 105 days. https://t.co/gbkFjywRgp
— ROC Locust Club (@ROCLocustClub) April 16, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 04/19/2021 - 3:03am

2 injured in a shooting near the 1000 block of Maple St in Denton, Texas https://t.co/5UQA7B6Ze1
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) April 19, 2021

1 injured in a shooting near 151 Jersey St in Staten Island, New York https://t.co/2QrFptwTa4
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) April 19, 2021

1 killed in a shooting near the 900 block of E 35th St in Houston, Texas https://t.co/tXucI0iI6q
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) April 19, 2021

1 injured in a shooting near the 3400 block of W Huron St in Chicago, Illinois https://t.co/dbTm1nD40p
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) April 19, 2021

4-YR. OLD GIRL KILLED

1 killed in a shooting near 1645 Lake Shore Dr in Fort Worth, Texas https://t.co/6BQGADOdFG
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) April 19, 2021

1 killed in a shooting near the 3300 block of Adeline St in Oakland, California https://t.co/64IPGWs4ig
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) April 19, 2021

26-YR. OLD SHOT IN HEAD

1 injured in a shooting near the 2100 block of E 30th St in Cleveland, Ohio https://t.co/A0pcsDMTUl
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) April 19, 2021

1 injured in a shooting near 41st St and 30th Ave in Corona (Queens), New York https://t.co/LlOMNsYhX4
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) April 19, 2021

1 killed in a shooting near the 3600 block of Race St in Fort Worth, Texas https://t.co/pu6guHJU65
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) April 19, 2021

2 injured in a shooting near the 700 block of N Upland Ave in Dayton, Ohio https://t.co/NzlDrbwhy4
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) April 19, 2021

6 shootings in Dallas

1 injured in a shooting near Holmes St and MLK Blvd in Dallas, Texas https://t.co/vzcJgeHZs3
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) April 19, 2021

1 killed and 2 injured in a shooting near the 200 block of Moore St in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania https://t.co/bpdknWVpLe
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) April 19, 2021

1 killed in a shooting near E 25th Ave and Medina Ave in Columbus, Ohio https://t.co/v6dUho8QCN
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) April 19, 2021

more, continued at Gun Violence Archive updates bot

by artappraiser on Mon, 04/19/2021 - 3:18am

27 shot, 5 fatally, in Chicago over weekend

A 7-year-old girl was killed and her father was seriously wounded in a shooting Sunday in a McDonald’s drive-thru in Homan Square.

By Sun-Times Wire Updated Apr 18, 2021, 5:09pm CDT

‘They just shot my baby,’ says father, moments after 7-year-old daughter killed at McDonald’s in Homan Square

Jontae Adams, 28, and his daughter, Jaslyn, were in their car at a McDonald’s drive-thru Sunday near Kedzie and Roosevelt when they were shot. The father called his mother moments after and broke the news to her.

By Madeline Kenney, Jermaine Nolen, and Cindy Hernandez Apr 18, 2021, 6:21pm CDT

Two brothers — including felon on house arrest — shot man 11 times in West Pullman slaying, prosecutors say

Prosecutors on Sunday said Semaj Dixon and his brother stood over the 21-year-old victim and fired repeatedly as he laid in a “fetal position.” Dixon was denied bail.

By Tom Schuba Apr 18, 2021, 4:00pm CDT

Shots fired at Rogers Park police station from passing vehicle

Ald. Andre Vasquez (40th) called the Sunday morning drive-by an “unfortunate attack” on the 24th District station, 6464 N. Clark St.

By David Struett @dstru312 Apr 19, 2021, 1:47pm CDT

Passenger fires shots at CTA bus driver in South Chicago, no one injured

The gunman was taken into custody after the attack in the 8700 block of South Commercial Avenue.

By Sun-Times Wire Apr 19, 2021, 2:28am CDT

by artappraiser on Mon, 04/19/2021 - 3:28pm

Chicagoans are gathering at the McDonald's on Kedzie/Roosevelt to memorialize Jaslyn Adams, 7-years-old, who was fatally shot in the drive thru while with her father yesterday.

Latest story via @BlockClubCHI: https://t.co/u46Pha8I30 pic.twitter.com/xj31byYiR9
— Colin Boyle (@colinbphoto) April 19, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 04/19/2021 - 11:34pm

This case is so sad. It reminds me of one of the first murders I ever covered, while working for the San Bernardino Sun in 2005 https://t.co/1Ii5p3aGaZ The community response to that one arguably helped decrease future violence. Hopefully the same holds here. https://t.co/n2jF95oN75
— Conor Friedersdorf (@conor64) April 21, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 04/20/2021 - 11:56pm

not just deaths, here's the other astronomical number:

JUST IN: As of yesterday, the United States has now witnessed over 10,000 non-fatal shootings in 2021.

Complete list: https://t.co/WzNVq8cwQF pic.twitter.com/g4MmKfEkdt
— Gun Violence Archive (@GunDeaths) April 19, 2021

we're weeks ahead of last year:

To put that in perspective, the country eclipsed 10,000 non-fatal shootings on May 15th in 2020, May 20th in 2019, and May 21st in 2018. https://t.co/LCBlZeHJtc
— Gun Violence Archive (@GunDeaths) April 19, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 04/19/2021 - 3:52pm

This is happening everywhere and is really bad news. https://t.co/TXyVX37fNV
— Josiah Neeley (@jneeley78) April 19, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 04/19/2021 - 8:02pm

on NY bail law changes:

"However, in a shortcoming of both the original and revised laws, there is no specific funding to implement services or programs for the increased number of people who will be released before trial under supervision."https://t.co/pRTwSvVwA7
— Peter Moskos (@PeterMoskos) April 20, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 04/19/2021 - 11:40pm

like it or not, I suspect this will be really popular with a majority of Floridians, almost a point of pride that they tolerate less unrest than other states (yes, even despite welcoming spring break type "celebrations")

Gov. Ron DeSantis: “If you look at the breadth of this particular piece of legislation, it is the strongest anti-rioting, pro-law enforcement piece of legislation in the country.” https://t.co/uuBcKo8nLU pic.twitter.com/TV1JUhjHIW
— The Hill (@thehill) April 20, 2021

DeSantis signs "anti-riot bill" cracking down on "public disorder" https://t.co/4sIpQPtk7s pic.twitter.com/IXMmcWb0c5
— The Hill (@thehill) April 20, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 04/20/2021 - 12:01am

there were TWO mass shootings in Louisiana on the weekend; one was Shreveport 6 injured in Shreveport shooting after multiple men reportedly fired into crowd BUT it was the other that was especially horrific, at a 12-yr. old girl's birthday party of 60 people! All 9 injured were teens! And they apparently can't get anyone to talk about it!

UPDATE: Birthday party shooting leaves 9 injured, 2 hospitalized

Despite more than 60 people being in attendance, investigators say nobody has come forward with information about who was involved.

Author: Chris McCrory (WWL) Updated: 5:19 PM CDT April 19

LAPLACE, La. — A shooting at a 12-year-old's birthday party in LaPlace wounded nine teenagers Saturday, authorities said. Despite more than 60 people being in attendance, investigators say nobody has come forward with information about who was involved.

The shooting was reported around 8:30 p.m. in the 600 block of Golfview Drive, near where the road crosses Laffitte Street [.....]

by artappraiser on Tue, 04/20/2021 - 1:46am

from the same tv station, her 21-yr. old son went to a party and his dead body was found later dead in Lake Pontcharain. Try telling this mom that "Black Lives Matter" and cops don't. It's heart wrenching.

'I feel like I failed' | Mother of murdered SU student describes pain of losing her son

For Erica Jones, she's relived February 26th every day.

Author: Jade Cunningham / WWL Eyewitness News Updated: 5:30 PM CDT April 19, 2021

SLIDELL, La. — A cash reward is now being offered in the case of Marquise Jones.

His body was pulled from Lake Pontchartrain last month. His mother spoke with Eyewitness News and says she's begging the community for help in the case.

"I don't sleep," Erica Jones said. "If I fall asleep, I feel guilty. If I smile, I feel guilty."

For almost two months, Erica Jones has been asking one question, why.

"He was only 21 for two-and-a-half months," she said. "Twenty-one. Just imagine your child being 21 for two-and-a-half months. He didn't even get a chance to grow to his full potential because somebody was just evil."

Her son, Marquise, went to a party in the 7th Ward on Feb. 26 and was never seen alive again.

"I feel like I failed," she said through tears.

On March 11, his body was pulled from Lake Pontchartrain. Authorities say the Southern University student had been shot. Jones says there's not a lot of information released about the case, but believes her son may have been targeted because he was gay.

She remembers the phone call when authorities found her son's body. She says she remembers it like it was yesterday [.....]

by artappraiser on Tue, 04/20/2021 - 2:13am

supermarket shooting of the day causing local schools and businesses to lock down

Stop and Shop shooting in West Hempstead, New York: What We Know https://t.co/GMvxzAKEOd
— jyostna (@jyostna59883008) April 20, 2021

#BREAKING: Officials say #WestHempstead shooting suspect Gabriel Dewitt Wilson is now in custody.

MORE: https://t.co/APIWZQ7KhN pic.twitter.com/V7wBupnmKO
— News 12 New York (@News12) April 20, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 04/20/2021 - 3:22pm

Shooting at Long Island Grocery Store Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Wounded

The police said the gunman, who was arrested on Tuesday after opening fire at a Stop & Shop in West Hempstead, was an employee who collected shopping carts in the parking lot.

By Mihir Zaveri, Daniel E. Slotnik and Johnny Diaz @ NYTimes.com, April 20

Tuesday morning seemed ordinary at the Stop & Shop supermarket in West Hempstead, N.Y. Hundreds of shoppers walked the aisles or rifled through produce, as store clerks checked customers out.

But just after 11 a.m., gunshots rang out from a manager’s office on the store’s second floor. The unremarkable midday scene devolved into chaos, as employees scrambled to hide and shoppers burst out of the store in a panic.

Police said that a store employee who collected shopping carts in the parking lot had showed up to work on Tuesday and fatally shot a store manager and wounded two others. The employee, Gabriel DeWitt Wilson, 30, of Long Beach and Hempstead, N.Y., was arrested on Tuesday afternoon at a nearby apartment building, after an hourslong search.

The Stop & Shop in West Hempstead, a Long Island hamlet of nearly 20,000 people, became the scene of yet another shattering act of gun violence in a country already reeling from a string of other mass shootings

[....]

The motive for the shooting remained unclear, the police said, though they were investigating whether it may have been connected to a workplace dispute.

Commissioner Ryder said Mr. Wilson went straight to a second-floor office and shot two people when he showed up to work. He then went to a second office and fatally shot the manager, before leaving the store and holing up at the apartment building about a mile and a half east.

A SWAT team captured Mr. Wilson as he tried to escape from the ground floor of the apartment building, Commissioner Ryder said.

Court records show an assault charge and a drug case in Maryland against Mr. Wilson, who was associated with multiple addresses on Long Island. Commissioner Ryder said Mr. Wilson had previously been treated for a mental illness in Nassau County.

Commissioner Ryder said the authorities were still investigating the connection between Mr. Wilson and the victims, who were not named. Two were recovering at the hospital, in addition to the manager, 49, who was killed.

Hundreds of people were inside the store when the shooting took place, Commissioner Ryder said. Local schools were placed on lockdown and neighbors were advised to stay indoors as the police searched the area nearby for the gunman, who they said left the scene carrying a small handgun.

Kelly Egan, an official with a union that represents meat and fish workers at the supermarket, said that she rushed to the store after hearing about the shooting and arrived to a hectic scene, with around 50 officers milling around and a helicopter hovering above the store.

“Everything was on lockdown, and our members were carted off to another location because they didn’t catch the shooter,” Ms. Egan said.

She said none of the workers who were members of her union were injured but that they were “totally traumatized.”

“They said they heard the shots, and everything after that was just chaos,” Ms. Egan said.

She said that the rash of recent shootings across the nation had made her members wary, even when they were doing a mundane shift at the meat counter.

“It’s sad for our members to go to work every day and read stories about supermarkets getting shot up,” she said, adding, “They’re rattled beyond belief.”

[....]

by artappraiser on Wed, 04/21/2021 - 1:14am

These are the only 16 states without a mass shooting this year:
-Alaska
-Idaho
-Hawaii
-Maine
-Massachusetts
-Montana
-Nebraska
-New Hampshire
-New Jersey
-North Dakota
-Rhode Island
-South Dakota
-Utah
-Vermont
-West Virginia
-Wyoming
— Gun Violence Archive (@GunDeaths) April 20, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 04/20/2021 - 4:11pm

12-Year-Old Charged with Murdering 13-Year-Old in Shopping Center Parking Lot Shooting

AARON KELLER @ LawandCrime.com, Apr 20th, 2021, 11:26 am

A 12-year-old boy has been charged with “first-degree murder and related charges” after police in Prince George’s County, Md., say he shot and killed a 13-year-old in a shopping center parking lot. Authorities say the victim, King Douglas, of Upper Marlboro, died around 10:15 p.m. Saturday of a gunshot wound in a parking lot in the 1700 block or Ritchie Station Court in Capitol Heights. Another victim, also 13, was stabbed. He was treated and was subsequently released from the hospital.

Authorities have not released the name of the 12-year-old charged with murder. They have only said he lives in Washington, D.C. They also said the shooting did not appear to be random.

The Victim in Saturday night's fatal shooting in Capitol Heights identified as 13-year-old King Douglas of Upper Marlboro. Detectives charge juvenile with his murder. https://t.co/YEDX4Cpqd4 #PGPD #FirsttoServe
— PGPDNEWS (@PGPDNews) April 19, 2021

The Washington Post said police rushed to the scene after a flurry of 911 calls rolled in starting at about 10:12 p.m. The paper said “as many as 100 preteens and teenagers clustered around a scene that had started as a weekend hangout and morphed into a deadly dispute.” [....]

by artappraiser on Tue, 04/20/2021 - 4:55pm

^ so, apparently the police aren't into regularly harassing this group of 100 preteens and teenagers when they hang out at this parking lot like they used to do to us stoners hanging out in the Big Boy parking lot, they are just allowed to hang out and get into fights and shoot each other and stuff....

by artappraiser on Tue, 04/20/2021 - 5:02pm

How many stoners? 20?

by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 04/20/2021 - 5:41pm

well like 20 on a school nite, 100 on weekends. high school was 2,500, we were the smallest minority

by artappraiser on Tue, 04/20/2021 - 6:59pm

Prince George's County remembers 13-year-old shooting victim killed by 12-year-old

Prince George's County Police charged a 12-year-old DC boy in connection to Douglas' death Monday.

by John Henry @ wusa9.com, Updated April 19

FORESTVILLE, Md. — Hundreds of people gathered in a Prince George’s County parking lot Monday to remember a 13-year-old boy who lost his life to gun violence.

Prince George’s County Police charged a 12-year-old DC child with first-degree murder Monday in connection to the death of King Douglas, 13, of Upper Marlboro.

Police say the 12-year-old shot Douglas and stabbed another 13-year-old at a shopping center located on the 1700 block of Ritchie Station Court in Capitol Heights Saturday night. The other 13-year-old has since been released from the hospital.

The Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s office says the 12-year-old remains in custody.

A candlelight vigil in honor of Douglass took place Monday evening in the same parking lot where he was killed. Douglas’s mother said she appreciated the support shown to her family by the community.

“I’m suffering,” said Douglas’ mother Jaka McKnight. “My son is suffering. My daughter is out here somewhere suffering. We don’t have my son.”

Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks has shown up to a vigil to remember 13-yo King Douglas. A 12-yo has been charged in connection to his murder, Saturday, in Capitol Heights. (@wusa9) pic.twitter.com/0kiQGlcAW2
— John Henry (@JohnHenryWUSA) April 19, 2021

McKnight said she had dropped her son off to go to Dave & Buster's nearby shortly before this incident happened Saturday. She pleaded with local children to stop any disagreements they may have with one another.

“It’s not that serious, that beef is not that serious,” she said. “All that stuff you all are doing for Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, whatever else, it’s not that serious.”

This is not the first time gun violence has affected Douglas’s family either. Douglas’s father was paralyzed due to gun violence, according to his grandmother.

Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks attended the vigil. She said as a mother she could not imagine the pain the Douglass family is going through.

“This does not reflect on these children,” she said. “It reflects on us. When a child is able to die, in a community like this, it says something. Not about the children, but it says something about society, it says something about the work that we have to do.”

[....]

by artappraiser on Mon, 04/26/2021 - 2:29am

and now for something completely different:

The submarine was designed to store cocaine and attach itself via magnets to the hull of cargo ships crisscrossing the Atlantic Ocean https://t.co/0KUIbP2t6m via @detroitnews
— Robert Snell (@robertsnellnews) April 21, 2021

by artappraiser on Wed, 04/21/2021 - 9:45pm

Cincinnati police say a 13-year-old girl has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of another 13-year-old girl.https://t.co/WWtHqusHRH pic.twitter.com/0o5NKqUSxb
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) April 22, 2021

by artappraiser on Wed, 04/21/2021 - 10:00pm

Alleged white supremacist commits suicide after shooting one man during a six-hour gunfight with police in Branford, Connecticut. https://t.co/os78jMt2EP
— Daryl Johnson (@DTAnalytics) April 22, 2021

PERRY: A fake cop with a gun, a cruiser, a badge and a lot of red flags makes for real trouble (fake cop) https://t.co/mJnX5Cuk3U via @SentinelColo
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) April 22, 2021

Authorities in AZ arrested neo-Nazi National Socialist Movement leader for aggravated assault, after he allegedly pointed a gun at a black man during an argument. The day prior he honored Hitler's birthday in a meagerly attended public display in Arizona. https://t.co/mXtomHsM9D
— Joanna Mendelson (@jo_mendelson) April 21, 2021

Flat Earth follower's lawsuit over COVID-19 arrest rejected as 'patently absurd and nonsensical' (sovereign citizen) https://t.co/PWihHS7Xpc
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) April 21, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 04/22/2021 - 12:38am

Milwaukee, three new homicides: ages 14, 17 and 18:

17-year-old boy and 14-year-old girl killed in unrelated homicides, according to medical examiner https://t.co/dXDpoNRwS5
— Journal Sentinel (@journalsentinel) April 23, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 04/22/2021 - 9:16pm

Prosecutors have filed 43 additional charges against the suspect in last month's mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado, including 10 counts of possession of a large-capacity magazine.https://t.co/2Eyu4mWk0U axios
— Dr. Joseph Frusci (@JFrusci) April 22, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/23/2021 - 12:03am

THREE CHEERS for these reality-based grownup citizens of mixed color of Jackson, Miss.!!! Not into playing childish victim games:

After M-Bar experienced another deadly shooting & Jackson totaling 48 homicides so far in 2021, people of Ward One called on @JacksonMSPolice Chief James Davis & @CountyHinds to figure out with M-Bar’s owner what changes have to be done. #FocusedOnYou https://t.co/j00ADB8lTo
— Alex Love (@AlexLoveWJTV) April 23, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/23/2021 - 12:13am

A reminder also that we have so many stereotypes about places like Mississippi, little consideration to what changes have and haven't happened the last 60-80 years - what Ole Miss is like these days, what changes the internet has brought, the change in income, what factories and technology they're working with... The median home costs $140k, low, but meaning likely many more people have their own home in MS than in New York or California.

(that was just a guess - but Mississippi ranks 2nd in the US for home ownership at 74%. How does that fit our image and definition of poverty and backwardsness?

https://www.latticepublishing.com/blog/states-with-the-highest-homeowner...

by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 04/23/2021 - 12:21am

Suspect seen in chilling video executing ex-girlfriend on NYC street ID’d

By Larry Celona, Joe Marino and Tamar Lapin @ NYPost.com, Updated April 22, 2021 | 8:39am VIDEO and more pictures @ link

A woman allegedly executed her ex-girlfriend in broad daylight in Brooklyn on Wednesday in a sudden, brazen attack that was captured on surveillance video

Caption:Latisha Bell allegedly shot Nichelle Thomas point-blank in the back of the head and fled.

The victim, identified as Nichelle Thomas, 51, was shot just before 1 p.m. at Fourth Avenue and St. Marks Place in Park Slope.

Footage obtained by The Post shows Thomas approaching a bodega at the corner of St. Marks Place — apparently unaware her ex is about to launch an attack.

As Thomas goes to open the door, 38-year-old Latisha Bell allegedly sprints up and pulls a gun. Bell then allegedly shoots Thomas point-blank in the back of the head and flees.

The chilling nine-second video ends with the victim crumpling to the ground.

She was rushed to a hospital, where she died, police said.

The two women used to be in a relationship, police sources said. It wasn’t immediately clear when they broke up [....]

Caption: This exclusive Post photo shows suspected Park Slope shooter Latisha Bell at the 78th Precinct on April 21, 2021. Paul Martinka

Witnesses in the normally safe neighborhood were shocked over the daylight violence [....]

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/23/2021 - 1:46am

from Jan. 28: Crime In America: Study Reveals The 10 Most Unsafe Neighborhoods

In a Los Angeles neighborhood, the predicted *violent* crime rate is 347 incidents per 1,000 persons per year.

7 of the 10 most violent neighborhoods in the US are in San Francisco and LA.https://t.co/J5dMNYDbIN
— A New Radical Centrism (@a_centrism) April 24, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/23/2021 - 8:05pm

Kansas City Woman Fights For Life After Shooting Near East 27th Street, Lockridge Ave. Big Picture: Data Correlates Rising Protest With Homicide Spike Across Nation. Meanwhile, Activist Coalition Renews Attacks Against KCPD Chief & @QuintonLucasKC - https://t.co/iw1LRVC9vP pic.twitter.com/No743jBFt5
— Tony's Kansas City (@TonysKansasCity) April 23, 2021

Kansas City woman sentenced to 28 years for fatal shooting of 15-year-old outside Kansas City high school https://t.co/2oyaRHlwXJ
— Sean Mitchem (@jayhawkscm) April 24, 2021

@sunny pt1 Police shot a man armed with a rifle early Wednesday when he allegedly pointed the weapon at his wife as she lay wounded in the grass outside their Kansas City, North home.
The shooting happened about 4 a.m. in the 7400 block of Northwest 79th Court.
— pweshus (@pweshus) April 23, 2021

police chase, stolen car, illegal gun

Kansas City woman pleads guilty to federal gun charge after shooting, police chase https://t.co/ErHqW7Zcy9
— The Kansas City Star (@KCStar) April 23, 2021

Dispute led to shooting inside Kansas City salon, witness says https://t.co/8W145BG38M via @KCTV5
— Misty Dawn (@MistyDMichael) April 21, 2021

Police ID man killed in triple shooting in Kansas City https://t.co/0r3M8q9jyF via @WashTimes
— Jake (@Jake_1791) April 21, 2021

Kansas City police investigate serious shooting Friday on city's east side https://t.co/YCAQmkw8u4
— KMBC (@kmbc) April 23, 2021

Grandview man found not guilty at trial for 2019 fatal shooting of child’s grandfather https://t.co/4IF0ZvcEFa
— The Kansas City Star (@KCStar) April 22, 2021

The latest on Gavin Long: Shooter is at least third ‘targeted individual’ to commit mass shooting
The Kansas City Star

Read more here: https://t.co/MRPsECHVrS
— James Bloom (@jimmyroybloom) April 21, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/23/2021 - 10:43pm

Gun Violence Archive's count of victims to date this year, including an astounding number of additions for last 24 hrs.:

Since tweeting this 24 hours ago, we have added:

+39 gun deaths
+86 gun injuries
+1 mass shooting
+4 children shot
+6 teenagers shot
+5 defensive use incidents
+9 unintentional shootings
+1 murder-suicide https://t.co/7E6YxOvtCn
— Gun Violence Archive (@GunDeaths) April 23, 2021

Maps:

Here are several of our custom incident maps of American gun violence in 2021 (gun deaths, gun injuries, armed home invasions, incidents of defensive use).

All maps are updated and verified by our team on a daily basis: https://t.co/MKGgB4guFJ pic.twitter.com/LjcQY09hkB
— Gun Violence Archive (@GunDeaths) April 23, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/23/2021 - 10:51pm

from the war zone this afternoon in "inner city" of Milwaukee, within 1 hr., these 3 shooting incidents:

3:42 pm double shooting: 39 yr. old man dead; 42 yr. old man in hospital; 2 arrested

https://atlasone.app/a/alerts/f0b5440d-8fbb-48f2-b4d7-bc697ad36b2b

4:07 pm homicide: 36 yr. old man shot dead in his vehicle; seeking suspects

https://atlasone.app/a/alerts/a9bb7700-a9ea-4369-8ba8-5ed8c3687525

4:45 pm double shooting: 20 yr. old man shot dead, 21 yr. old woman in hospital; seeking suspects

https://atlasone.app/a/alerts/65e91324-f886-4516-8b0b-890b48ee877a

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/23/2021 - 11:12pm

real time NYC shootings reported and confirmed since 5 pm ET

Manhattan | W 116th St and Lenox Ave.
Confirmed shots fired at the location.
— New York City 911 (@NYC_Alerts911) April 23, 2021

Brooklyn | 573 Van Siclen Ave.
Confirmed shots fired at the location.
— New York City 911 (@NYC_Alerts911) April 23, 2021

Brooklyn | 1626 Bedford Ave.
Confirmed male shot at the location.
— New York City 911 (@NYC_Alerts911) April 24, 2021

Brooklyn | Watkins St and Livonia Ave.
Confirmed male shot in the leg, aided not likely.
— New York City 911 (@NYC_Alerts911) April 24, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/23/2021 - 11:22pm

Hate crime arrest for anti-asian slurs & face slap confirmed on surveillance video:

⚠️Thanks to excellent Investigative work by @NYPDHateCrimes Detective Breton, help from the public, and an assist from Brooklyn North Warrants, this individual has been ARRESTED and charged with Aggravated Harassment as a HATE CRIME. @NYPDShea @NYPDDetectives @NYPDnews https://t.co/ZzwlaTg27d
— NYPD Hate Crimes (@NYPDHateCrimes) April 21, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/23/2021 - 11:29pm

A prosecutor says the Chicago man charged with attempted murder in a road-rage shooting that left a toddler critically wounded opened fire on the vehicle even after he was told there was a child inside. https://t.co/loOerAfnk7
— ABC News (@ABC) April 24, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 04/24/2021 - 1:31am

Asian man in critical condition after brutal attack in NYC

By Alex Taylor, Larry Celona and Jesse O’Neill @ NYPost.com, Updated April 24, 2021 | 12:43am with video & photos

An Asian man is fighting for his life early Saturday after being stomped in the head in East Harlem as he pushed a shopping cart full of recyclables, police sources told The Post.

The shocking attack by a suspect who remained at large comes amid a rash of hate crimes against Asian-Americans in the boroughs and beyond.

The NYPD Hate Crime Task Force is investigating; police have not determined if the man was targeted due to his race, sources said.

The victim, who was not carrying identification and who police believe is in his 60’s, was attacked from behind Friday night as he collected cans at the foot of a 19-story apartment building under construction at 3rd Avenue and 125th Street.

The suspect took his prey down to the sidewalk and stomped him on his head, police sources at the scene said. The victim suffered severe head trauma and is in critical condition, police said [....]

NYPD Hate Crimes has tweeted blurry surveillance video of perp attacking him:

Detectives @NYPDHateCrimes and @NYPD25Pct are investigating: Fri. April 23rd, approx. 8:20 PM, 3rd Ave & E. 125 St., a male Asian, 61, was struck from behind causing him to fall to the ground; he was then kicked multiple times in the head and is in Critical Condition.
@NYPDTips pic.twitter.com/fJ56lqK326
— NYPD Hate Crimes (@NYPDHateCrimes) April 24, 2021

If you have any info regarding Friday night’s horrific attack, at E. 125 and 3rd Ave, you are urged to call or DM @NYPDTips 1-800-577-TIPS. pic.twitter.com/wNrCAuEdeu
— NYPD Hate Crimes (@NYPDHateCrimes) April 24, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 04/24/2021 - 11:51am

61-year-old Yao Pan Ma fighting for his life. Ma's niece says he immigrated to New York 2 years ago, moved to Harlem after their Chinatown apartment burned down, recently lost his job to COVID. Collecting cans was how he helped support his family. #StopAsianHate https://t.co/s83uNRlkhD pic.twitter.com/tCyMdMtPXp
— CeFaan Kim (@CeFaanKim) April 25, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 04/24/2021 - 11:36pm

5 injured in shooting on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, police say

By Sharif Paget, CNN Updated 8:31 AM ET, Sat April 24, 2021, with map

by artappraiser on Sat, 04/24/2021 - 11:59am

Yep. High crime is like a draconian tax imposed on every resident and business, and rather than pay it, many choose to live or operate elsewhere. Those without the resources to make that choice suffer under the added burden. https://t.co/soqvkFzscx
— Conor Friedersdorf (@conor64) April 24, 2021

A lot of axioms out there about poverty causing crime (which is actually more complicated than the axioms suggest), but less attention to how crime causes poverty, as people and businesses flee troubled neighborhoods. https://t.co/z89bLlxjzt
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) April 24, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 04/25/2021 - 1:58pm

I've lived in several countries where monthly takehome was $80 or less, and oddly crime - especially violent crime - wasn't high at all.

Anyone actually correlated poverty with crime, including types of crime?

by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 04/25/2021 - 2:49pm

SF DA Chesa Boudin has been doing everything he can to refuse to incarcerate offenders. There's a cost to that. https://t.co/VqAQK7gIT9
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) April 24, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 04/25/2021 - 2:00pm

32-yr. old Marcus Butler, shot dead Sunday in Edwards, Miss. Did his life matter? The police did say his name, they actually sent it out in a press release:

Man killed in Edwards shooting has been identified https://t.co/y8N0yDZmtP
— Cameron Richard Goldman (Mister Caleb Cho Goldman) (@grove_warrior) April 26, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 04/26/2021 - 4:03am

Another 32-yr. old man just lost to a gun in Raleigh, NC area :Ricardo Jermel Fogg, 32, of Wake Forest, was taken for treatment but did not survive.

Wake Forest man killed in overnight shooting on Paula Street; suspect in custody, police say https://t.co/pdwN2hr4Lw via @ABC11_WTVD
— John Clark ABC11 (@JohnClarkABC11) April 26, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 04/26/2021 - 4:09am

3 yr. old Afro-American boy dead from being shot at a birthday party Sat. night in Florida; suspect at large, also shot woman:

Florida shooting: 3-year-old boy killed at birthday party https://t.co/LwodcNV1P7
— The D-Brief (@democracybrief) April 26, 2021

His name was Elijah LaFrance.

by artappraiser on Mon, 04/26/2021 - 4:17am

NYC Gun Buyback Program held an event Sat. - an IPad + $200 gift card for an operable handgun or assault rifle:

Save the date & spread the word! Cash & IPad for guns. Saturday April 24th! pic.twitter.com/h46Y2IodPq
— NYPD 50th Precinct (@NYPD50Pct) April 15, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 04/26/2021 - 4:42am

Robbinsdale police say everyone is safe after a student shot a gun multiple times inside Plymouth Middle School this morning. The school remains in lockdown after the incident around 8:44 a.m. Investigations are underway.https://t.co/7WbmLfmKTu
— MPR News (@MPRnews) April 26, 2021

UPDATE Student fires gunshots in Plymouth Middle School; no injuries, arrest made. https://t.co/fw1QqY9bvk pic.twitter.com/sTiGo3KetB
— Paul Walsh (@walshpj) April 26, 2021

is in same county as Minneapolis

by artappraiser on Mon, 04/26/2021 - 12:53pm

"Devon Little survived two shootings, an overturned conviction and the tough streets of Baltimore — until last week."https://t.co/cV6d7yPIOk
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) April 27, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 04/26/2021 - 10:40pm

NPR affiliate reporter killed by stray bullet in Kansas City

BY OLAFIMIHAN OSHIN @TheHill.com. 04/26/21 08:42 PM EDT

An NPR affiliate reporter in Kansas City is dead after being struck by what appears to be a stray bullet on Friday, KCUR reported.

Aviva Okeson-Haberman, 24, was found by one of her colleagues who had gone to check on her after she failed to respond to her messages, according to KCUR.

KCUR reported that she was looking for a new apartment in Lawrence, Kan., after she was promoted to a new role for the Kansas News Service [....]

edit to add from the KCUR link: ... Homicides in Kansas City have increased in the last few years, mostly due to gun violence. Five gunshot victims were taken to Truman Medical Centers the night Aviva was admitted, according to Chaplain Debra Sapp-Yarwood....

by artappraiser on Tue, 04/27/2021 - 12:24am

NOLA, 5 min. ago:

Update: I-10W at Chef reopens to traffic following double shooting investigation involving teen and infant. https://t.co/pLQ37eULjw
— wdsu (@wdsu) April 27, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 04/27/2021 - 12:29am

Pittsburgh:

"We never ever have been plagued with this, never have." After two fatal shootings in two days, residents of the Hill District are searching for solutions to stop the uptick in violence. https://t.co/Haz6zY5z4n
— KDKA (@KDKA) April 26, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 04/27/2021 - 12:33am

Chicago

@ chicago.suntimes.com

Teen boys, 13 and 14, critically hurt in South Chicago shooting

Someone in a red Jeep Cherokee fired shots at the boys about 9:30 p.m. as they walked in the 8200 block of South Coles Avenue.

By Sun-Times Wire Apr 26, 2021, 11:30pm CDT

2 critically hurt in Lawndale convenience store shooting

Four men entered a convenience store in the 3600 block of West 16th Street and opened fire, Chicago police said.

By Sun-Times Wire Apr 26, 2021, 11:06pm CDT

Chicago sues Indiana gun shop tied to more than 850 guns recovered from crime scenes

Westforth Sports in Gary "feeds the market for illegal firearms by knowingly selling its products to an ever-changing roster of gun traffickers and straw (sham) purchasers," according to the lawsuit, filed Monday.

By Grace Asiegbu and Fran Spielman April 26

@ chicagotribune.com

by artappraiser on Tue, 04/27/2021 - 12:54am

Southern CA-

white guy, skin-head type, local Fox station is the one who has coverage, go figure!

A suspect is on the run after a deadly shooting in Anaheim over the weekend, police said. https://t.co/w6iGBCGJjd
— FOX 11 Los Angeles (@FOXLA) April 27, 2021

victim a father of 8!

KTLA Los Angeles: 18-year-old alleged gang member arrested in Riverside drive-by shooting that left father of 8 dead.https://t.co/SIuutvg5NL

via @GoogleNews
— Stephen (@01splcheck) April 27, 2021

rammed cop car, didn't put down his gun, was wearing body armor, shot dead by cops

Another day, another shooting: Los Angeles Police Department officer kills man wearing a body armour, after he backed his vehicle into police car and confronted the officers. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. @SaroyaHem brings you this report pic.twitter.com/q8Is7rA42a
— WION (@WIONews) April 26, 2021

Shooting in #LosAngeles | A man wearing body armour was shot in LA after he backed his vehicle into a police car. The man was reportedly asked to put down his gun by the police. When he did not comply, he was shot and pronounced dead on the scene. pic.twitter.com/Mnxek41g1x
— WION (@WIONews) April 26, 2021

others....

East Los Angeles Shooting Suspect Leads LAPD on Pursuit https://t.co/llGshR57W5 via @keynewstv @LAPDHollenbeck #LosAngeles #pursuit
— KeyNewsNetwork (@keynewstv) April 26, 2021

Search Continues For Gunman In La Puente Shooting That Claimed Life Of 26-Year-Old Man – CBS Los Angeles https://t.co/FrOzR1cKh5
— News Bht (@news_bht) April 26, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 04/27/2021 - 1:15am

Georgia Lawmakers Warn Stricter Gun Regulation Could Cause Mass Shooters To Move To Other States

3/24/21 1:00PM

Illustration for article titled Georgia Lawmakers Warn Stricter Gun Regulation Could Cause Mass Shooters To Move To Other States

ATLANTA—Stressing the importance of providing a welcoming environment unimpeded by bureaucratic red tape, Georgia lawmakers warned Wednesday that stricter gun regulations would only cause mass shooters to move to other states. “Georgia cannot and must not make itself a state that can’t compete with the rest of the country, and, indeed, the globe, in offering a world-class market for shooting fatalities,” said Georgia state senator Butch Miller, describing how proposals such as a five-day waiting period and closing gun show loopholes would simply drive unhinged shooters to relocate their mass-killing operations to more deregulated states like Texas and Arizona. “Let’s be clear: A lack of regulation helped make this state attractive to deranged murderers with something to prove in the first place. Imposing these liberal-backed policies will only compel these killers to search for greener pastures elsewhere—and frankly, I wouldn’t blame them.” Miller went on to argue that if the Democrat-led effort had its way, the shooters might even be forced to bring these mass casualties abroad to Mexico or China.

[cross-file under new census results]

by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 04/27/2021 - 1:23am

BLM protesters annoy MN neighborhood Sunday morning(?) with 2 hour traditional black church service, get the annoyed n-word soundbite they were after so they can post about racist whites across the internet.

N-word: https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_6086f424e4b05af50db9abf4

Church service: https://m.facebook.com/nekima.levypounds/posts/1666034576900491

(purpose of protest was to get DA to charge Daunted shooter with murder. Think this'll help?)

(btw, they got a neighbor cop's drunken wife fired - now they're out for the cop's badge. All because he doesn't want a loud street party in his neighborhood on Sunday morn? Imagine a bunch of loud whites go to a black neighborhood to do that.)

by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 04/27/2021 - 6:25am

Interesting on many levels. First, gosh lookit that, police officers de-escalating a situation, will wonders never cease: At least two police officers can be seen corralling Gorder and Beer away from the group, prompting most of the protesters to walk away. But I thought they brutally abused all BLM protestors! That does not fit with The Narrative! Why are you filming and publicizing it? I am confused! White police are on your side now?!

Then this line just slays me, it's like out of a SNL skit: “It is a duty to fight for our freedom!” one protester can be heard shouting back at the couple. In a quiet middle class MN residential neighborhood? They are keeping slaves or prisoners there? One of those houses has a dungeon?

Then I thought more seriously about the free speech issues, including hate speech. Seems like these days if a guy and his wife decide to get drunk at home on Sunday and then go outside and yell hey you kids, get off my lawn, they should be advised that it could be filmed by the kids who will post it on social media and then appear in national publications. In which case your employer will see it and, if they are in a business that relies on reputation of dealing with children, they might fire you or put you on "investigative leave".

Conclusion: Big Brother everywhere now. While there's a big movement to protest against police when actually it may be that our worst authoritarian enemy now is the fellow citizen with a cell phone. People with cell phones police public speech and behavior the minute you step outside your house. Nobody hires them; they are us. There is no doing away with "cancel culture", it is here forever now, what is suitable public speech and behavior will be enforced by those who know how to get back atcha.

We all live in that nightmare small town now where everybody watches everybody else's business. There's definitely good sides and bad sides to that. As someone who prizes their privacy, I like the idea of hiring cops to do this. But there's always been those type with "neighborhood watch" signs in their window.

You know what? Just popped into my head! Clarence Thomas defined the phenomenon long time ago!

HIGH TECH LYNCHING.

In this case for using a bad word. But it will apply to everything now.

by artappraiser on Tue, 04/27/2021 - 12:53pm

Mobile woke Karens

they is us

by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 04/27/2021 - 1:11pm

Yes! It is exactly the same thing! And the "ratings" for what the particular Karen choses to complain about are the decider about who gets punished. Not rule of law, not an independent arbiter like police, judge or jury. Ratings. Populist rule. Can be good, can also be horrific.

by artappraiser on Tue, 04/27/2021 - 1:30pm

There is a Sikh FedEx Victims Memorial Fund organized by Sikhs For Indianapolis

Can we get this to $80k tonight.. I’m not above singing or poetry

This is how we show up for community . This is how we actually say we care in the face of hate https://t.co/DMdUYQN8Zr
— Sydette Dread Gorgon (@Blackamazon) April 25, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 04/27/2021 - 4:59pm

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