Seattle gun violence surges in 2021, as police force dwindles

Seattle gun violence surges in 2021, as police force dwindles

By Orion on Sat, 12/04/2021 - 7:52pm |

Civil society is what keeps the beasts at bay.

URL:

https://www.kuow.org/stories/gun-violence-surges-in-seattle-over-2021

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The situation is also apparently so bad that some schools are setting up ballistic fencing.

People up there don't communicate. You can't solve problems if you don't communicate.

by Orion on Sat, 12/04/2021 - 8:07pm

re: how did this happen?

Early 2020 pandemic combined with Geo. Floyd anti-police protests and associated violent unrest caused more sales of handguns than in history. People of all political persuasions were buying them for protection.

Criminals felt free to join in (especially very clear with looting). They found they could get away with it if they did it while police were busy. That phenomenon helped fuel creativity in the criminal mind (which we are seeing now).

In a small number of localities they actually tried defunding the police.

Covid in crowded jails caused the early release of many felons that might have still been in jail in other times. Covid also cause a lot of judges and prosecutors to go easy on bail and bond issues, which lefties has long been clamoring for, as in a pandemic they just couldn't cope with more people in jail.

People often get arrested for violence. (When let out, they go home and often get angry and cause domestic shootings.)

Likewise many mentally ill were let out on the streets.

That combined with the police being demonized in the news for an entire year, while they also had the covid beat under the threat of covid while most of the population was isolated in their homes (more domestic violence), while they had to be on the streets working, MADE POLICING A VERY UNDESIRABLE JOB.

Police presence deters crime. That's proven many times. (Yglesias posted a lot of the papers about a year ago.)

BLM of the Geo. Floyd era might have been the most counterproductive movement in history as to achieving goals.Exactly the wrong time.

May 2020 onward: A PERFECT STORM.

I don't know how it's going to be solved now as all those guns are out in the population at large for many years to come and policing is an unpopular job (a lot of the bad apples will stay tho!) There has to be culture change where people want licensing of guns and insurance for them and serious punishment for those who people who use them without one, just like with motor vehicles.

"Gun control" for new purchases going forward will not help much at all. The market is saturated! And people can sell what's out there and make ghost guns as well. (I admit I have not investigated whether regulation of parts certain used for ghost guns will deter growth of that market, I don't understand the details of whether that is possible.)

by artappraiser on Sun, 12/05/2021 - 2:27am

People can spit on a society until they stop having one:

Cops: 15-year-old girl reportedly laughed after killing jogger while trying to ‘bump’ him with car

September 17, 2021 at 5:58 pm PDT

By Crystal Bonvillian, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

MAPLE VALLEY, Wash. — A 15-year-old Washington state girl who allegedly killed an early-morning jogger while trying to “bump” him with a Toyota Camry has been charged with the man’s murder.

The SeaTac teen is charged with second-degree murder and felony hit-and-run in the July 18 death of Greg Moore, 53, of Maple Valley. Moore was found dead in a roadside ditch hours after he was struck.

The teen’s name is being withheld because she will be tried as a juvenile, a fact that angers Moore’s widow.

https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/15-year-old-hit-and-run-suspect-laughed-after-killing-jogger-while-trying-bump-him-with-car/YPGQY2IU35HHRIVOZZKUWRY4PA/

by Orion on Sun, 12/05/2021 - 10:00pm

Yup see it everyday in the local news I am reading.

And people are going out and buying handguns like candy because they see or read those stories on local news and become more and more afraid.

I imagine how many victim families have done that, especially the ones where cops haven't found the attacker, and there are many of those.

The polls that say people want more police, including in "black communities" can't be denied. There is fear. They'd rather have police, but since they're not able to get enough in many places, a personal handgun will have to do. That their kid finds and shoots his little sister....

Partisan Dems yelling about old timey gun control of assault weapons aren't seeing the new picture. Aren't seeing the message of the election of people like Eric Adams.

They're reading the national news which isn't covering this stuff, think it has something to do with Congress. Must all live in peaceful neighborhoods with adequate policing.

I live in the Bronx. My section is still pretty much in control. But it could turn any day now...there's little indicators here and there, like "in yo face, coppers" drag racing happening all of a sudden

People won't take the subway anymore unless they absolutely have to. You're right, people don't know what they have until they lose it. I moved to NYC in the 80's, crack epidemic, wilding, Bernard Goetz. I was still young and agile and could handle it. And then I saw it miraculously change to like the lowest crime rate ever under Bloomberg. NYC refuses to go back, the rest of you can yell about how "it's the Republicans". My bet is is that if other blue cities don't start doing something about civil society soon, they'll be seeing a lot more "Republicans".

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/06/2021 - 12:11am

I would nitpick that in big cities, communication outside your hood is not even possible.

And um, how do you execute any fucking law you might make without enforcers? There has to be fear of consequences for breaking the laws that lawmakers make! (Even San Francisco D.A. Chesa Boudin seems to have been pushed to the breaking point of late.)

Right now it's like "yay, no more cops, lets beat up that old Asian guy and get his money!" or "yay, we can now get together a mob and rob Nordstrom's blind" or "yay, let's do that driveby and get that rapper that's been insulting us" "yay that bitch baby mama slept with another guy, I can off her." Etc.

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/06/2021 - 12:29am

Artappraiser,

When you see how life can be, you really become horrified at when it is off. This isn't a natural situation, for people to be this afraid and this incapable of dealing with one another.

by Orion on Mon, 12/06/2021 - 2:32am

I totally agree, is why I spend so much time looking at the crime news, to really figure out what is going on (our national media is serving us poorly right now on that front!) You have the recent experience as a security guard to boot. But I can't really get across how it is as New Yorker since at least the 80's (people who experienced the 70's knew even better! When NYC was the famous outlier, everywhere else was safer) Everyone like that in this city knows the miracle that happened and thanked our lucky stars every day, and could see the signs of it slipping away. Security is #1, it's why civilizations were built, that fear!

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/06/2021 - 2:47am

Precisely.

by Orion on Wed, 12/08/2021 - 5:38am

Your statement

Partisan Dems yelling about old timey gun control of assault weapons aren't seeing the new picture. Aren't seeing the message of the election of people like Eric Adams

The facts

Biden backs funding more police to fight crime wave

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57589416

White House: Actually, it's Republicans who are trying to defund the police

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/white-house-actually-it-s-republicans-who-are-trying-defund-n1273292

Why Did Republicans Vote Against Funding The Police?

https://democrats.org/news/why-did-republicans-vote-against-funding-the-police/

CALIFORNIA’S REPUBLICAN COUNTIES HAVE
WORSE CRIME TRENDS AND HIGHER VIOLENT
CRIME RATES THAN DEMOCRATIC COUNTIES

http://www.cjcj.org/uploads/cjcj/documents/californias_republican_counties_have_worse_crime_trends.pdf

Nashville, nationwide crime up: GOP blames Democrats, but it's more complicated than that

WASHINGTON — "SKYROCKETING MURDER RATES," claimed the National Fraternal Order of Police. "An explosion of violent crime," said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. "Democrat-run cities across the country who cut funding for police have seen increases in crime," tweeted U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C.

On social media and in political speeches, some Republicans and pro-police groups say last year's calls to slash spending on law enforcement have led to a dramatic rise in killings in cities overseen by Democrats.

The increases they cite are real, and several big cities did make cuts to police spending. But the reductions were mostly modest, and the same big increases in homicides are being seen nationwide — even in cities that increased police spending. At the same time, the rates for burglaries, drug offenses and many other types of crime are down in many cities across the country.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2021/06/11/republicans-blame-democrats-defund-police-national-crime-increase-2020-fact-check/7641800002/

by rmrd0000 on Wed, 12/08/2021 - 9:59am

Orion is afraid because homicides are increasing. You are afraid because homicides are increasing

Yet, you say your area appears to be under control.

You want more police.

I don't fear gangbangers and rappers targeting me.

Seeing out of control cops does concern me

I fear for my younger relatives. Given where they live, George Zimmerman is a bigger threat than a rapper.

I look at the data on increasing police presence and see no clear cut data that increased police equals decreased homicides, I see a scatter gram.

I see a Minneapolis police department that still has out of control cops.

I see a trial in Minneapolis where a man died because a trading officer couldn't tell the difference between her Taser and a gun.

I don't see police as a solution to the surge in crime

I see incompetent cops who will lie on the stand.

I propose implementing programs that keep young residents off the streets and away from the danger they face by interacting with the police.

People with better education and access to jobs are less likely to commit crime.

by rmrd0000 on Wed, 12/08/2021 - 10:55am

Here are a white mother and son attacking a man who won't show them his papers.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/edward-brennan-charged-with-assault-after-mom-calls-cops-on-black-worker-johnny-martinez?ref=scroll

Here are Louisiana state troopers torturing a Black man to death, then lying about it on their police reports

https://apnews.com/article/louisiana-arrests-monroe-eca021d8a54ec73598dd72b269826f7a

I face more personal risk from police and random Karens than I do from any rapper.

by rmrd0000 on Wed, 12/08/2021 - 11:01am

I don't fear gangbangers and rappers targeting me.

Seeing out of control cops does concern me

Well thats fucking insane unless you're living off in a white rural district. There are a fuckton more black killings, often stray bullets even if you're not near the gangbanger/idiot rapper scene than there are cases of cop abuse, even though I've been quite supportive of cops improving their abuse rate. But you can only hold one fact in your head at a time. And don't try to spin the GOP defunding thing - you were all for these ridiculous brain fart refund statements, come up with psych therapy teams instead, elders on street corners instead. You made ridiculous claims that defunded police was working, when the facts clearly showed otherwise. Figures lie/liars figure redux.

by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 12/08/2021 - 11:48am

Black killings tend to happen in specific areas of urban cities. You are unable to internalize that fact. Black gun purchases increased after Floyd because their was a sense that police were out of control. The gangbangers were already in place and no gun purchase surge.

The facts on funding/defunding effects are in dispute.

‘Re-Fund the Police’? Why It Might Not Reduce Crime.

Other anti-crime measures might be more effective, experts say, and avoid the downsides of policing.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/08/us/police-crime.html

Killings spiked in the US and Republicans blame calls to ‘defund the police.’ But they are also rising in cities that increased spending on cops.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-crime-spike-police-funding-20210610-graeysr24zapbkvpsbhvlfiakm-story.html

Edit to add:

I note that there is disagreement over whether we can police overselves out of the current crime problem

You respond with elementary school level taunts.

by rmrd0000 on Wed, 12/08/2021 - 12:16pm

I note that John McWhorter and Glenn Loury have the same low personal fear of crime.

They have actually created "Omar" as the stereotypical high-risk neighborhood dweller that they fear will come to harm.

Their own kids are not considered high risk.

Edit to add:

Could get hit by a stray bullet

Coulda been eaten by a shark while sailing in Santa Barbara

by rmrd0000 on Wed, 12/08/2021 - 12:46pm

Wow, you are a shitty motherfucker. A lot more kids, especially kids of color, getting hit by stray bullets than eaten by sharks. Go fuck off, you stupid nasty twit.

(Suspended, you cunt. I'll see if I let you back)

by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 12/08/2021 - 1:16pm

You are so chickenshit.

by A Guy Called LULU on Wed, 12/08/2021 - 8:06pm

Like it or not, this is his website.

Michael Wolraich pays the bills in absentia and left him the keys for a couple years now. As well as discussing its maintenance with him in his last public comment here.

So an absurd comment - why do you use his website if you think that?

by artappraiser on Thu, 12/09/2021 - 2:02am

Not sure what "chickenshit" has to do with it - the callousness of comparing many deaths of kids through stray bullets this last year with a paucity of shark bites was just the last straw - just dismissing with ridicule & ridiculousness a real current concern even non-parents can feel - this is an endless stream of childish, misleading, distracting comments that keep us from having real adult discussions over the various issues. Using % rather than raw numbers to distract from the inconvenient fact that Dem vs GOP county population in California is something like 20:1 or 50:1 is another straw. I already debunked the claim that some city saw crime go down after defunding (cherry picked trough I think that caught a lull in early pandemic, but whatever, the numbers showed they went and re-hired a bunch of police staff or augmented with county officers to make up for gaps - contrary to the claims of savings - was another straw. They just keep piling up. Your nonsense at least tends to be on 1 thread so we can at least respond in one place. This race disinfo or cheerleading is splattered all over the site, and constantly distracts from the topic being discussed [e.g. a particular race issue related to crime in Milwaukee or a black journalist in Tokyo doesn't have to lead to another regurgitation of MLK & the Civil War as so often happens].
"Chickenshit"? I don't think that word means what you think it means, but whatevs...

by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 12/09/2021 - 3:19am

I already debunked the claim that some ... ...

If making a wrong, or a chickenshit, claim that has been debunked over and over were a "cancel"

crime you would have been gone from this site and forgotten long ago. That is what chickenshit means here.

by A Guy Called LULU on Thu, 12/09/2021 - 11:44am

Odd, I'd always heard chicken shit as "cowardly", but seems "worthless" is an accepted definition in some places.

So what did you or someone else debunk of my claims? I know, you think the Harvard / USC lawyer doing prior work for internationals disqualifies him de facto. But it really doesn't look good when an activist bribes judges and otherwise fakes evidence. As for the Maté stuff, "chicken scratch" comes to mind.

by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 12/09/2021 - 3:26pm

Black killings tend to happen in specific areas of urban cities. You are unable to internalize that fact.

Really, a basic factoid taken from Kansas City policing that i pulled straight out of Malcolm Gladwell 2 years ago, noting that crime hits parts of streets, not even whole streets, and upping policing on these critical street corners and hot spots makes much more difference than treating people (blacks especially of course) like criminals elsewhere has a much greater effect on bringing down crime rates, and blacks even understand the smashball focus on these evil crime-ridden locations - as long as they're not abused elsewhere.

Are you this fucking stupid, or are you fucking with me? And does it matter?

by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 12/08/2021 - 1:08pm

Did I mention I hate when people misuse statistics in obvious ways? Look at your wasted report

2018 income, taxes GOP counties (23) Dem counties (35)

Population (2020) 3,075,304. 36,573,634
Total tax returns 1,246,920 16,927,870
Total adj gross income $79bill $1542bill ($1.5trill)

What do all your % increases/decreases mean? Half the time when people focus on %, they're fucking with a huge magnitude difference in absolute numbers.

by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 12/08/2021 - 11:41am

Take it up with the statisticians

by rmrd0000 on Wed, 12/08/2021 - 12:07pm

You posted the misleading stats - take responsibility for your dishonesty. i know you think we're just a bunch of dumb crackers who'll believe anything, but hey, seems there are limits.

by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 12/08/2021 - 1:13pm

A reminder that NYC enjoyed a truly phenomenal reduction in the crime rate for many years, it was proudly one of the safest cities in the country, and this included neighborhoods like Harlem, it was so safe that it was a pleasant and popular visit for tourists from allover the world.

President Clinton chose his post-presidency office to be located on the exact same street as this subway stop, it was very close by:

“It’s crazy. You get on the train now, you don’t know if you’re gonna get stabbed, or if something like this is going to happen, like someone unfortunately getting shot.” #iamfurious @victimsrightsNY @CrimeInNYC @MomsDemand https://t.co/ZHBuRGipKq
— Maria Danzilo (@Maria4Dist6) December 5, 2021

Guns,virtually all illegal, have flooded into a city that had mostly been rid of them! It will take time to reverse this, but soon-to-be Mayor Adams has famously made it a priority, as well as that of dangerous people (whether criminal or mentally ill) let out on the street. When tourism is one of your main businesses and the source of much tax income, not doing so will definitely make sure it will not revive.

by artappraiser on Sun, 12/05/2021 - 2:44am

When You Add More Police To A City, What Happens?

@ NPR.org, April 20, 20216:30 AM ET

Caption: Morgan C. Williams Jr.
Valjean E. Guerra II/
Morgan Williams

On the research and very nuanced study of Morgan Williams, Jr. an economist at NYU's Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. He researches the economics of crime and incarceration policy, with a particular focus on racial inequality. Raised in the South Bronx, Williams still lives and works not too far from where he grew up.

Whether you're an activist who's been shouting "defund the police" in the streets, or a conservative who flies a "thin blue line" flag in front of your house, if you're looking for someone to rile you up with a megaphone, Williams is not your guy. In these hyperpolarized times, Williams stands apart in speaking the technical language of a wonk with the cool emotions of a data-cruncher. "We want to be as a scientifically objective as possible," he says about his and his colleagues' work.....

by artappraiser on Sun, 12/05/2021 - 4:47am

From your link

The economists also find troubling evidence that suggests cities with the largest populations of Black people — like many of those in the South and Midwest — don't see the same policing benefits as the average cities in their study. Adding additional police officers in these cities doesn't seem to lower the homicide rate. Meanwhile, more police officers in these cities seems to result in even more arrests of Black people for low-level crimes. The authors believe it supports a narrative that "Black communities are simultaneously over and under-policed." The economists don't have a solid explanation for why bigger police forces appear to lead to worse outcomes in these cities, and they plan to investigate these findings more deeply in future research

Investment in the people in impoverished communities seems to be a more rational solution. We are not going to police our way out of the problem. Think education and jobs.

by rmrd0000 on Sun, 12/05/2021 - 2:49pm

Again the cherry-picking that caused me to block - there's a comparison of 2 issues where 1 important one got conveniently left off:

...in the average city, larger police forces result in Black lives saved at about twice the rate of white lives saved (relative to their percentage of the population). When you consider African Americans are much more likely to live in dense, poverty-stricken areas with high homicide rates — leading to more opportunities for police officers to potentially prevent victimization — that may help explain this finding.

We should note, however, that one broad, average statistic on one measure of policing outcomes says nothing about other potential problems with policing... [longer discussion of deterrence, arrests & harassment - PP]

...

The economists also find troubling evidence that suggests cities with the largest populations of Black people — like many of those in the South and Midwest — don't see the same policing benefits as the average cities in their study. Adding additional police officers in these cities doesn't seem to lower the homicide rate.

Since the article cited doesn't elaborate on which of those Southern & Midwestern cities, it's nearly impossible to compare the conditions & how they actually affect crime rates, policing, homicides, low-level interactions. What makes an "average city" vs one with the "largest population of Black people", or is it coastal large cities vs inland ones - but instead of acknowledging the author's statement that we need to study this issue more to understand it - rmrd just draws his own conclusion, "education and jobs" - which could be right, but there's no logical backing for this, just more cant & incantations & wishlists & slogans while ignoring actual discussion of the problems of a huge increase in crime everywhere, and what has been *proven* to help, in *which circumstances*, et al. - i.e. one size doesn't fit all, as Malcolm Gladwell pointed out in the Kansas City experiment and suggested here as well - certain types of policing can fit a trouble spot bot not fit a calmer location, and vice-versa. Why can't we discuss issues like this without misleading blanket pretend panaceas? And if we're going to discuss "education and jobs", let's discuss - it's not like money hasn't been poured into initiatives - which ones actually worked, showed results? Which are still unclear/the jury's still out? etc. Adult analysis & discussion, an end to subtlety-free agendas.

by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 12/09/2021 - 3:40am

Why people might want guns in a blue city (tip: it's not because of Proud Boys)

15-year-old shot, CTA bus driver beaten as "large group" of juveniles flood the Loop and Millennium Park on Saturday evening.https://t.co/X7C5Le6ywH
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) December 5, 2021

This is video of the poor CTA bus driver that was beaten last night downtown. This is SO disgusting that this is happening in Chi. @TheMagMile @ChiefDavidBrown @MaryAnnAhernNBC @AnitaPadilla32 @FoxNews @CWBChicago @WGNNews @ABC7Chicago @cbschicago @ChiCityBusiness @AmyJacobson pic.twitter.com/EANvAwkwxF
— Paul Vallas (@Paulvallas) December 5, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 12/05/2021 - 2:38pm

careful LA, there's been a rash of follow-home robberies lately, where pieces of shit like these follow people home then beat and rob them. Twice in Hancock Park this week and they think this is what happened to Jacqueline Avant.
Be aware of your surroundings. https://t.co/NHiwr59enO
— Matt Oswalt (@MattOswaltVA) December 4, 2021

Music legend Clarence Avant's wife, Jacqueline, has been tragically killed in a home invasion. Join me in sending prayers to the Avant family as they grieve this unspeakable loss pic.twitter.com/93sSXrJHMU
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) December 1, 2021

Jacqueline Avant, a Los Angeles philanthropist and the wife of music legend Clarence Avant, was fatally shot in Beverly Hills, California, according to a Netflix spokeswoman. Police say the suspect — or suspects — fled the scene. https://t.co/DdmexiADzZ
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 1, 2021

Jacqueline Avant helped unite the worlds of Black entertainment, sports and politics.

One friend called her “the queen of the people.”https://t.co/w9VHpm0arR
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) December 2, 2021

Clarence Avant is widely known as "Godfather of Black Music". He supported many POC artists and actors. His 81 year old wife Jacqueline was shot and killed in a horrific home invasion robbery. Picture is of the family. pic.twitter.com/nU6i4aGVq1
— Andi's Mom (@AndisMom4) December 1, 2021

NEW: Per LE source, the parolee charged in the murder of Jacqueline Avant was convicted of felony robbery in 2013 & sentenced to 5 yrs. In 11/2018, convicted of felony robbery again, sentenced to 4 yrs. I’m told should’ve been minimum 9 yrs due to 2nd strike. @FoxNews
Pic: @TMZ pic.twitter.com/WQHHAuOVbe
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) December 2, 2021

Past arrests go back years, including another felony robbery pleaded out to PC 487a grand theft person in 2010, assault in 2010, burglary in 2012, domestic violence in 2013. Those last 3 were declined prosecutions, according to source. Unclear when he was last paroled. @FoxNews
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) December 2, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 12/05/2021 - 2:54pm

Did you see these photos I posted of downtown San Francisco?

http://dagblog.com/comment/312215#comment-312215

by artappraiser on Sun, 12/05/2021 - 2:39pm

Two teen girls were killed and two others, including a 9-month-old boy, were wounded in a shooting at a Memphis gas station.

Permitless carry went into effect in Tennessee in September. #tnleg https://t.co/aki2VqyOXg
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) December 4, 2021

Shaterica Anderson's funeral will be held in Louisiana on Monday. Meanwhile, the man accused of killing her as her slept in their home has yet to be arrested. https://t.co/4G4bOXXj44
— ABC13 Houston (@abc13houston) December 5, 2021

Last week, Zayid Muthana, 18, was shot in the head at his family-owned bodega in Brooklyn by shoplifters. He is still clinging to life in the hospital. https://t.co/iLLEzVrzSN
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) December 5, 2021

Pennsylvania police said three young children were left unsupervised in a bedroom where an unsecured firearm was located. No word on whether charges will be filed. #paleg

https://t.co/VrL4nRABKx
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) December 4, 2021

A Chicago man was trying to shield a customer at a gas station when another man began speaking to her aggressively. The angry stranger shot him seven times after saying, “Oh you’re the fucking Good Samaritan now.” #twill https://t.co/mNZ8ilLZE5
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) December 4, 2021

Who is Davide Giri, the Columbia grad student fatally stabbed in NYC? https://t.co/7GBcNwQ3aQ pic.twitter.com/hNL5mERTrr
— New York Post (@nypost) December 3, 2021

A graduate student at Columbia University died and another man was wounded after the two were injured in stabbings in Upper Manhattan on Thursday night, the police and college officials said. https://t.co/SUB7sAZ144
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 3, 2021

At Bank of America, senior management has quietly encouraged employees to “dress down” for their commutes, eschewing Brooks Brothers suits and Rolexes, and disguising themselves in middle-class drag for their after-sunset commutes: https://t.co/M99IhseWCc
— Curbed (@Curbed) December 3, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 12/05/2021 - 3:14pm

Opinion by Bryan Muehlberger: “Here's how easy to obtain kits for untraceable, deadly firearms: I ordered one in the name of my late 15-year-old daughter, who was murdered in a school shooting.” https://t.co/D26J0Qu7QR
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 26, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 12/05/2021 - 3:16pm

NEW from #Durham Police on Southpoint Mall shooting —
Motivation was robbery.
2 suspects approached a man selling jewelry. One of those suspects fired gun, as did seller. Seller hit one suspect, who is still hospitalized, and now police are trying to ID second suspect, seen here: pic.twitter.com/xf117wSVF6
— Sarah Krueger (@WRALSarah) December 3, 2021

#Durham Police say two additional, unrelated people were hit by gunfire (unclear whose gunfire).

That was a 10-year-old girl and a 58-year-old man who were treated at the hospital and released that day.

Police say no charges have been filed at this time.
— Sarah Krueger (@WRALSarah) December 3, 2021

https://t.co/ve0pdOVrI2
— Sarah Krueger (@WRALSarah) December 3, 2021

Here's a D.A. that's into having a civil society

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - A teen suspect in a shooting at White Oaks Mall in Springfield will be tried as an adult. https://t.co/393NSPOH6p
— WAND TV News (@wandtvnews) December 1, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 12/05/2021 - 5:27pm

^ I found that update on the Durham mall shooting interesting because people reacted in a stampede as if it was another mass shooting when in actuality it was just a dispute between two guys like in olden days. Shows you the fear out there! Malls were once mini town centers where like, seniors could go and do their exercise walk (or even have a big Christmas event, like say, A PARADE DOWN MAIN STREET, to mention another incident). We are experiencing a phenomenon where so many are afraid everything's a mass violence event involving basically a "terrorist". It really is a similar phenomenon to terrorism, where there is an attempt to make even the police "afraid". No rule of law, no civil society. So better have a handgun to protect you and yours. More mass quantities of guns out there.. A vicious circle.

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/06/2021 - 12:46am

an afternoon in Baltimore which lost the civil thing long time ago

Homicide detectives are investigating a potentially fatal shooting in West Baltimore. pic.twitter.com/dhBpRnwCEc
— MolotovFlicker Ignoring Your Questions Since 1902® (@MolotovFlicker) December 5, 2021

The smell of urine in the alleyway is almost palpable.
— MolotovFlicker Ignoring Your Questions Since 1902® (@MolotovFlicker) December 5, 2021

This looks like it's Detective Andre Parker's case just based on how people are acting.
— MolotovFlicker Ignoring Your Questions Since 1902® (@MolotovFlicker) December 5, 2021

Homicide detectives have been asked to a potentially fatal shooting in Southeast Baltimore. Police have found at least two gunshot victims. #scanner
— MolotovFlicker Ignoring Your Questions Since 1902® (@MolotovFlicker) December 5, 2021

While some officers were responding to a shooting in Southeast Baltimore, other officers were responding to a shooting in the CHUM. It sounds like district detectives are investigating this shooting. #scanner
— MolotovFlicker Ignoring Your Questions Since 1902® (@MolotovFlicker) December 5, 2021

I wonder why there were so many shootings leading up to the game. No one is truly going to have an answer for that so please don't share your best unwanted guesses.
— MolotovFlicker Ignoring Your Questions Since 1902® (@MolotovFlicker) December 5, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 12/05/2021 - 5:34pm

The 1,986 dots that represent shooting victims in Philadelphia so far in 2021, 513 are lost lives pic.twitter.com/osuZXOK1av
— DocJoRich (@docjorich) December 5, 2021

2 Charged in Shooting Death Of Philadelphia 14 Year https://t.co/di7i0I7ZVn via @YouTube #Philadelphia #LiveStreaming
— Flowtherapper (@Flowtherapper_) December 5, 2021

the latest (note the hashtag being used)

2 dead, 1 critically injured in shooting outside of a Philadelphia nightclub. #PhillyUnderSiege https://t.co/6JHX8gdvN8
— The Tornado News (@TheTornadoNews) December 5, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 12/05/2021 - 6:05pm

Milwaukee rapper Big Wan shot dead at 19

READ MORE: https://t.co/EkCjNZ5sbL pic.twitter.com/27r52lkvyD
— HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) November 30, 2021

Rappers: "how did being a rapper become the most dangerous job?"

Also Rappers: "I Fucked your Bitch, I Shot your Friend, I Stole your Drugs and I Still have More Money than Your Whole Family Combined."
— iTz Bato (@BatoTweets) December 5, 2021

Louisiana rapper JayDaYoungan has been indicted on federal gun charge stemming from a traffic stop. The police searched the car because of marijuana smell. He’s facing up to five years in federal prison, a fine of up to $250,000 and three years of supervised release. pic.twitter.com/DW3PcoXhup
— SAY CHEESE! (@SaycheeseDGTL) December 5, 2021

Every time a rapper gets shot, get canceled, or go to jail, I wonder when they will get tired of seeing all the destruction....
— Keisha (@Keisha52530047) December 5, 2021

Antifa streamer & rapper reportedly shot according to reports
Sol Luna is out of surgery and is going to be okay, original report was he had been shot 3 times. https://t.co/Pom4di0Pqo
— LivinInParadise (@kathy_livin) December 4, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 12/05/2021 - 6:26pm

Now this sounds to me like there's an awful lot of laws on the books regarding firearms and felons, including ghost guns, they just don't get prosecuted smartly often enough?

Proud Boys Member Sentenced to 87 Months on Firearms Charges

press release, Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of New York, Dec. 3

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Jonathan M. Cuney, age 38, and a part-time resident of East Greenbush, New York, was sentenced today to 87 months in prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, for unlawfully possessing firearms including “ghost guns,” and ammunition.

The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and John B. DeVito, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF).

Cuney previously pled guilty to unlawfully possessing, as a felon, a Springfield Armory rifle and an FMK Firearms Inc. AR-15-style rifle receiver/frame, and to possessing three unregistered silencers, between September 9, 2019 and November 14, 2019.

Cuney has a prior conviction for unlawful gun trafficking. In December 2015, he pled guilty, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, to transporting and selling firearms with obliterated serial numbers while he was a licensed firearms dealer. He was sentenced to 37 months in prison, and returned to East Greenbush in April 2017 upon his release from prison.

In pleading guilty on June 22, 2021, Cuney also admitted that from at least August 2018 until November 12, 2019, he purchased firearms parts from several dozen online retailers, and had these items shipped to [....]

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/06/2021 - 10:59am

SF D.A. Boudin as regarding rash of robberies - won't answer press question & still getting real bad reviews on that front from both the police and the former D.A. (a woman of color)

San Francisco: Watch what happens at 0:13. https://t.co/883DlU1P2H
— Crime in NYC (@CrimeInNYC) December 6, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/06/2021 - 12:12pm

Homicide is a leading cause of death in pregnant people, a new study finds. Black women are at greatest risk; It found pregnant and postpartum people are twice as likely to die by homicide than any other leading cause of maternal mortality @ TheLily.com, 1 hr. ago. Excerpt:

[...] a study published in November in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, which found that homicide is a leading cause of death among pregnant and postpartum people — and that Black women, and women and girls under the age of 25, were at the greatest risk — she wasn’t surprised, she said.

The study, written by researchers at Tulane University, found that people who are pregnant or in the postpartum period are twice as likely to die by homicide than any other leading cause of maternal mortality. Using data from the National Center for Health Statistics from 2018 and 2019, the study’s authors determined that about two-thirds of the incidents occurred at home.

And although decades of research has shown that pregnant people face a heightened risk of violence, this study is the first to include death records from every state in the country [....]

and here's the results and conclusion of the Abstract from Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Nov. 2021

CONTENTS: ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Homicide During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period in the United States, 2018–2019

Wallace, Maeve PhD; Gillispie-Bell, Veronica MD; Cruz, Kiara MPH; Davis, Kelly MPA; Vilda, Dovile PhD

[....]

RESULTS:

There were 3.62 homicides per 100,000 live births among females who were pregnant or within 1 year postpartum, 16% higher than homicide prevalence among nonpregnant and nonpostpartum females of reproductive age (3.12 deaths/100,000 population, P<.05). Homicide during pregnancy or within 42 days of the end of pregnancy exceeded all the leading causes of maternal mortality by more than twofold. Pregnancy was associated with a significantly elevated homicide risk in the Black population and among girls and younger women (age 10–24 years) across racial and ethnic subgroups.

CONCLUSION:

Homicide is a leading cause of death during pregnancy and the postpartum period in the United States. Pregnancy and the postpartum period are times of elevated risk for homicide among all females of reproductive age.

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/06/2021 - 1:30pm

One of those poor women from my last thread, Cavanna Smith:

Cavanna Smith, a 25-year-old pregnant teacher who was shot and killed in Houston last month, solved her own case texting her location before her death. Her boyfriend was arrested by Houston police on Friday. #txlege https://t.co/vCQwt2vX2I
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) November 23, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/06/2021 - 3:16pm

CBS evening news finally did a segment (doh!)

More guns and fewer police officers are blamed for spike in homicides https://t.co/rO38ZU2ECN
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 4, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/06/2021 - 3:18pm

Mayor-Elect Eric Adams writes op-ed that NYC NEEDS to use proper STOP-AND-FRISK:

How we make New York City safe: Mayor-elect Eric Adams explains why we need stop and frisk and proactive policing

By ERIC ADAMS @ NEW YORK DAILY NEWS | NOV 28, 2021 AT 5:00 AM

The shooting of two police officers Wednesday night in the Bronx should serve as a harrowing reminder of just how much work we have to do to get guns off of our streets — and, also, how we need to do it.

The code was sent out to officers that night — a “1010,″ which means suspect with a gun — and a description. Vigilant New Yorkers had identified a dangerous individual in their neighborhood.

That is when Officers Alejandra Jacobs and Robert Holmes went to work, knowingly putting their lives on the line to address the threat to public safety. According to the NYPD, they approached 23-year-old Charlie Vasquez, who met the description from the 911 call. They asked him to show his hands and he opened fire. Heroically, although already shot in the arm, Jacobs returned fire while her partner disarmed him.

The threat was neutralized. One more gun off the street. One more blow against the bad guys.

Yet there are some in our city who would say these officers should never have confronted Vasquez, that he never should have been stopped and questioned.

During the debates for mayor, I was continually pressed on my position on the policing procedure known as “stop and frisk” — which is actually in law enforcement known as “stop, question and frisk” — and why I believed that, if used properly, it could reduce crime without infringing on personal liberties and human rights. Some of my opponents were particularly incredulous, declaring they would “end stop and frisk” forever.

In fact, as American courts have affirmed over many years, stop, question and frisk is a perfectly legal, appropriate and constitutional tool, when used smartly, as opposed to indiscriminately against hundreds of thousands of young Black and Brown men, as it was for years in New York City. Not only that, but it is a necessary tool, whereby police approach someone who fits a witness description or otherwise appears to be carrying an illegal weapon.

The question was never whether stop, question and frisk should be allowed; it was how it should be done. Those who claimed it should be outlawed entirely reduced a nuanced issue to an either-or argument, and unwisely answered it with a blanket ban.

The professional conduct of Jacobs and Holmes showed us all exactly why that would be a huge mistake. And it shows us clearly that, if we are going to rid our city of guns and dangerous individuals, we must stop fighting from the extremes about public safety and start talking about sensible solutions that work in the real world.

This is only one example. Right now — whether the fighting is about stop, question and frisk, defund the police or bail reform — we are having the wrong arguments.

The question should not be whether or not police are allowed to confront suspects; it should be about how we train them. The question should not be whether we have police; it should be how we use them. The question should not be whether judges should have the ability to protect New Yorkers from violent offenders; it should be how we let them.

As a former police officer who was deeply disturbed by the abuse of stop, question and frisk a decade ago, I testified in federal court to end the practice whereby young men of color were being harassed and targeted at alarming rates, and the judge in the case pointed to my testimony when she ruled to restrict the practice to a fairer approach. I also authored a law to delete the database of innocent people recorded from those unjust encounters.

At the same time, as a former officer and lifelong New Yorker, I also know personally how dangerous our streets can be — especially when criminals feel that they are in charge. And so I am also against defunding the police and a part of the bail reforms that prevented judges from exercising necessary discretion to keep violent individuals in jail who pose an imminent threat.

If we work to find common ground rather than fighting from entrenched, simplistic, ideological corners, we can have the safety we need and the justice we deserve. These two officers risked their lives to show us that last week. When I visited them at the hospital Thursday, it reminded me how important it is for our law enforcement and our communities to get this right. The least we can do is to learn from their dedication and example and start working together to protect New Yorkers’ rights to life and liberty at this critical moment for our city.

On Jan. 1, I will make that my number one priority as your next mayor. I pray all New Yorkers will join me.

Adams is the mayor-elect of New York City.

The New York Post wrote this news story about the op-ed:

NYC Mayor-elect Eric Adams promotes 'stop and frisk' after latest shooting that wounded 2 officershttps://t.co/T16nOsPMSV
— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 29, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/06/2021 - 3:50pm

So Mayor-Elect Adams plans to arrest a lot more people. That's the easy part. But what does he plan to do about this related complication?

Rikers Report Calls 2021 ‘Most Dangerous Year’ Amid Escalating Jailhouse Violence https://t.co/wF7lW02Z35 via @THECITYNY
— Dana Rubinstein (@danarubinstein) December 7, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/07/2021 - 3:37pm

CPD just caught one:

Thread

Spot News @SPOTNEWSonIG

1h

23rd Pl/Wentworth: person shot! #ChicagoScanner

1h

keep the school kids away from the windows, I don't want them seeing this. #ChicagoScanner

1h

0-1-1-0. #ChicagoScanner

1h

preliminary info, this may be related to a robbery. #ChicagoScanner

58m

Ambo 35 to Stroger. #ChicagoScanner

55m

the victim is a male Asian, possibly in his 50s. #ChicagoScanner

13m

the shooter fled in a blue 2007 Toyota Scion (CD 46415), the vehicle is headed northbound on the Dan Ryan from 63rd St, ISP is being notified. #ChicagoScanner

8m

still northbound on the e-way, passing Roosevelt. #ChicagoScanner

5m

got the vehicle stopped and the subject is detained! #ChicagoScanner

4m

got him detained on the Kennedy at Jackson.

there is a gun in the vehicle. #ChicagoScanner

2:45 PM · Dec 7, 2021·

They've done their job, now on to the prosecutors.

By the way, doing this cost a lot of tax money. We could just let the Asian guy call an ambulance for himself and fuggeabout the rest.

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/07/2021 - 2:57pm

Brooklyn students explain why classmates bring weapons to school: ‘We’re just trying be safe in a city that has be… https://t.co/WkM3cy8nH6
— davidrieff (@davidrieff) December 7, 2021

It's kind of like the Cold War in a way. Anyone up for some de-escalation?

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/07/2021 - 6:08pm

TRAGIC UPDATE: 2 kids among 3 dead in Columbus, Ohio: "We will find out who you are and we will hunt you down until we get you," Assistant Chief of Police LaShanna Potts said. https://t.co/4VpmaPV5PI pic.twitter.com/djV6DwJ3MC
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) December 8, 2021

Potts said the victims were shot in a car that was riddled with bullets.

A shooting in southern Columbus left three people dead tonight. Two of the victims were children.https://t.co/euOYVGrkKD
— Dayton 24/7 Now (@dayton247now) December 8, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/07/2021 - 9:27pm

Mother of 12-year-old shot in Loop says she was unaware girl was downtown or shot until days later. Talk about communication -

Mother of 12-year-old shot in Loop says she was unaware girl was downtown or shot until days later https://t.co/Tv2dL5TCZt
Ends up downtown at midnight in crowd of black teens. Gets shot and child and mother have no idea minting trouble!
— Heloise888 (@Social155) December 8, 2021

by: Glenn Marshall, WGN Web Desk, Patrick Elwood

Posted: Dec 7, 2021 / 01:03 PM CST / Updated: Dec 7, 2021 / 06:26 PM CST

CHICAGO — The mother of a 12-year-old shot in the Loop over the weekend says her daughter did not get permission to go downtown — but is grateful her child is still alive.

At around 8:40 p.m. Saturday, Chicago police responded to the 0-100 block of North Michigan Avenue on the report of a shooting. After an investigation, police believe an unknown suspect fired a shot into a group of people.

12-year-old Jayda Jones, who was in the group, was shot in the back and transported to Comer Children’s Hospital in serious condition. Just hours later, a 15-year-old boy was shot in the 200 block of South Wabash.

Jayda’s mother, Ruthie Jones, says video captured the moment her daughter was shot Saturday night, a terrifying moment she didn’t even know happened until Monday morning.

“I had no knowledge of my child being down there. She’s 12, she would not have been at Millennium Park by herself. They barely go anywhere without me,” Ruthie Jones told WGN.

Ruthie Jones said her daughter did not have permission to go downtown, instead she was supposed to be sleeping over at her half-sister’s home in Calumet City. She said Jayda returned home Sunday night, but Ruthie Jones noticed something wasn’t right.

“She came home in pain. I said what’s wrong? She said, ‘I was at the park with my sister and I fell and hit my back, and I think I probably fractured something.’ I said, OK. I gave her a pain pill,” Ruthie Jones told WGN.

Still not realizing her daughter had been shot, Ruthie Jones took Jayda to the emergency room, however they were turned away because there were no beds available. The next day they went to another hospital.

“When the x-ray came back, we saw a bullet by her spine. It was still in her. So I said, I’m not going to be mad at you, where were you at and what happened to you. And she said Millennium Park,” Ruthie Jones said.

The x-ray shows how close the bullet came to Jayda’s spine. It ruptured her kidney and went through her spleen. She is currently in fair condition.

While Jayda is recovering, police are still investigating what took place downtown Saturday night.

Ruthie says gun violence is a problem for Chicago and has had a gun pulled out on her and her daughter before, which prompted them to leave Englewood.

“I moved to the suburbs because of everything happening in Chicago. But overall, running is not going to solve the problem. We have to be the change that we want to see in this world,” Ruthie Jones told WGN.

Ruthie Jones says Jayda is dealing with some internal bleeding, but is praying for the best.

No arrests have been made in the shootings.

WTF did the E.R. the night of the shooting do? Something's not right with this story!

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/07/2021 - 9:40pm

at least this guy didn't shoot either of them:

Update: The child was recovered and is safe. Thank you, #OneDetroit!

Shots is still on the run. Call 911 if you see him. https://t.co/JG6EVafogu
— Detroit Police News (@detroitpolice) December 8, 2021

very similar story in Jackson, Miss., this guy did apparently shoot the mother:

Police searching man who shot 18-year-old woman, abducted 2-year-old child (Jackson, Miss.): #GunSense https://t.co/2UmI4D5L1r
— DomesticGunViolence (@DomesticGun) December 8, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/07/2021 - 9:47pm

Swell uncle takes two underage nephews along on armed carjacking, teaching them the ropes?

Carjacking of elderly woman leads to multi-agency police chase

By Joey Fogas @ VicksburgNews.com, Dec. 4

A carjacking of an 80-year-old woman led to a pursuit from Jackson into Clinton and Byram on Thursday, the Darkhorse Press reports.

Thursday night, David Tyler was accused of carjacking an elderly woman in Clinton. According to the report, Tyler instructed his 15-year-old nephew to assist in the crime.

After the vehicle was located, a chase ensued with Tyler’s two nephews onboard. Reports state that Tyler fired a weapon at the pursuing officers. Units with Clinton, Jackson, Terry and Byram police departments were involved in the chase. Hinds County Sheriff’s Department and Mississippi Highway Patrol Troopers also aided in the pursuit.

Police used a spike strip to finally bring Tyler to a stop in the 3400 block of Tank Road where he was taken into custody. A 9mm handgun was said to have also been found in his possession.

Pending charges against Tyler include the kidnapping of his two nephews, felony fleeing, aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and felon in possession of a firearm.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have also been brought in on this case. Federal charges are expected to be pursued. There is no information if the 15-year-old will face any criminal charges for assisting Tyler in the carjacking.

Tyler will remain in federal custody.

After the incident, the City of Clinton held a press conference regarding the crime. Darkhorse Press was at the conference which can be viewed below [....]

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/07/2021 - 9:57pm

The pace of the increase in violence in many cities has slowed down in 2021, the problem is, the increase was so high in 2020, that if 2020 becomes the new normal, that's wiping away decades (in some cities) of violence reduction. https://t.co/LAo04CdiM5
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) December 8, 2021

New Yorkers know, you can't spin them, we know whether we live in a low crime city or not, we've had both.

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/07/2021 - 10:14pm

Kids being shot and killed in the City of Angels

Boy Killed In Wilmington Shooting; Young Girl On School Playground Critically Wounded By Stray Bullet - CBS Los Angeles https://t.co/Wxq4goBqIx
— Gun Mutt (@TheGunMutt) December 8, 2021

Police detain one suspect and search for another after teen is fata... (Los Angeles Times)

A teenager was killed in a shooting in Boyle Heights on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.

Add your highlights:https://t.co/vBsRvF37ZJ
#LA #LosAngeles
— Los Angeles Briefly (@LosAngeles_b) December 8, 2021

adults too:

1 killed, 1 critically injured in South L.A. shooting
One person was killed and another was wounded in a shooting Monday evening in South Los Angeles, officials reported.
The shooting happened around 7:04 p.m. in the 200 block of East 116th Place, according to the Los Angeles pic.twitter.com/WClGloIK85
— Digital Surveillance (@Seccamsla) December 7, 2021

Anger and Alarm Rise Around Los Angeles After Rash of ‘Follow-Home Robberies’ and Jackie Avant Shooting Death #SmartNews ⁦@DOJPH⁩ ⁦@FBILosAngeles⁩ https://t.co/ZIAxZ7otZA
— Susan Scandone (@SusanScandone) December 7, 2021

Oprah On Shooting Death Of Jacqueline Avant: ‘Numbed And In Shock’ – CBS Los Angeles

Oprah feels shock, REALLY, where is her voice about the BLACK CHILDREN getting killed, I do NOT hear a dam thing from her. Guess only the rich lives count to her!
https://t.co/y3sVtYv3wR
— Carol (@Carol96208870) December 6, 2021

Violent crime in #LosAngeles, however, has notably increased. Homicides are up 46.7% compared with 2019, while shooting victims are up 51.4%, according to police data. https://t.co/h5U9EBz8bo
— 2UrbanGirls (@2UrbanGirls) December 6, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/07/2021 - 10:44pm

Arrested for the murder of Jacqueline Avant, the wife of "the black godfather" of black music, is a black 29-year old felon, Aariel Maynor, with a long rap sheet, who was ON PAROLE. While on parole he was armed, trying to rob houses in Beverly Hills (found on surveillance video at another house), and shot himself in the foot WITH HIS AR-15! He, along with his AR-15 and gang tattoos (or whatever they are) were found at his own house, where he sat with his self-infllicted gunshot wound. WHAT KIND OF PAROLE BOARD & PAROLE OFFICERS DO THEY HAVE THERE? Ones that believe bullshit? They should be indicted for something too.

Aariel Maynor, 29, Officially Charged With Murder Of Jacqueline Avant,
Attempted Murder & Felon With A Firearm https://t.co/Lutv72lDw1 pic.twitter.com/GLCEvrIjNI
— YBF CHIC (@TheYBF) December 7, 2021

Link has lots of good photos.

Edit to add: A reminder that the misnamed "Black Lives Matter" believes in abolishing not just police, but courts and prisons.

by artappraiser on Wed, 12/08/2021 - 1:00am

p.p.s. This was all the Republicans' fault.

by artappraiser on Wed, 12/08/2021 - 1:03am

Well, American Taliban hasn't helped

(tho at least in this photo they're not pointing guns at sibling's' heads a la "Focus on the Family")

The Boeberts have your six, @RepThomasMassie!

(No spare ammo for you, though) pic.twitter.com/EnDYuXaHDF
— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) December 8, 2021

Ammonites or ammosexuals, quite the exhibitionists. Faux rebels without a cause - I'm sure it's God's will whatever happens.

by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 12/08/2021 - 9:03am

Today, a 71-year-old man was executed in broad daylight and full view of an elementary school.

Executed.

In front of a school.

In the middle of the day.

It breaks my whole fucking heart what’s become of this city. https://t.co/TxCMK5TwG2
— Cook County ASA (@cookcountyasa) December 7, 2021

Surveillance video shows targeted killing of 71-year-old man as he walked near a school in Chinatown. ⁦@patrickelwood⁩ https://t.co/NaPuY0roVM
— Ben Bradley (@BenBradleyTV) December 8, 2021

71-Year-Old Man Shot Multiple Times, Killed While Heading To Store To Buy Newspaper In Chinatown https://t.co/rC1cP2UCeV pic.twitter.com/bITlQqRZ3A
— CBS Chicago (@cbschicago) December 8, 2021

I just spoke to several students and a teacher from Haines Elementary School, which went on lockdown early this afternoon after a 71-year-old man was shot and killed outside. They say they heard gunshots and felt panicked, not knowing where the shots came from @cbschicago pic.twitter.com/QNHlZxYHAl
— Jackie Kostek (@JackieKostek) December 7, 2021

Members of the Chinese Christian Union Church on Wentworth are leading a prayer walk to honor the 71-year-old man who was shot and killed in the neighborhood today. A deacon of the church said the victim’s two daughters are members of church @cbschicago pic.twitter.com/8SnafDuXjs
— Jackie Kostek (@JackieKostek) December 8, 2021

I listened to a video report from the evening. The police are telling reporters it's looking like a totally random shooting for no particular reason. Except that the shooter actually stepped out of his stopped car to continue the shooting, so it really was execution style.

by artappraiser on Wed, 12/08/2021 - 12:20am

Seattle gun violence surges in 2021, as police force dwindles

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