NW Shootings

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There have been 10 deadly shootings in DC over the last week. Two men were killed today in Brookland (NE) at 2 PM - broad daylight.

People who bought in the District never expecting a downturn are going to have some tough decisions to make. It is not safe in the District right now.

It’s perfectly safe in most of the District, including in the neighborhoods where the shootings this thread was originally about occurred. A handful of shootings does not mean your life is in danger. (Signed, someone who lives a few blocks from the homicide location on Western and heard all the shots.)

Yes. Not dangerous. Tell that to the VaTech grad gunned down at the Shell station. So sorry you are dead and were senselessly gunned down filling your car up, but you should have known better than doing that in the dark. So this is on you, because it is not a dangerous city.

The odds of being run over by someone driving a car are much higher. I don't need to live in fear if being shot.

Number of people (pedestrians and cyclists) killed by automobiles in 2019 in Washington DC: 99
Number of people killed (homicides) in shootings in DC during the same time: 166 (we are about to pass that for 2020 now)

[Anonymous]

6 Homicides within 3-day span marks violent week in the District

https://wjla.com/news/local/5-homicides-in-2-day-span-in-dc

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There have been 10 deadly shootings in DC over the last week. Two men were killed today in Brookland (NE) at 2 PM - broad daylight.

People who bought in the District never expecting a downturn are going to have some tough decisions to make. It is not safe in the District right now.

It’s perfectly safe in most of the District, including in the neighborhoods where the shootings this thread was originally about occurred. A handful of shootings does not mean your life is in danger. (Signed, someone who lives a few blocks from the homicide location on Western and heard all the shots.)

Yes. Not dangerous. Tell that to the VaTech grad gunned down at the Shell station. So sorry you are dead and were senselessly gunned down filling your car up, but you should have known better than doing that in the dark. So this is on you, because it is not a dangerous city.

The odds of being run over by someone driving a car are much higher. I don't need to live in fear if being shot.

Number of people (pedestrians and cyclists) killed by automobiles in 2019 in Washington DC: 99
Number of people killed (homicides) in shootings in DC during the same time: 166 (we are about to pass that for 2020 now)

Ouch. Actual data.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There have been 10 deadly shootings in DC over the last week. Two men were killed today in Brookland (NE) at 2 PM - broad daylight.

People who bought in the District never expecting a downturn are going to have some tough decisions to make. It is not safe in the District right now.

It’s perfectly safe in most of the District, including in the neighborhoods where the shootings this thread was originally about occurred. A handful of shootings does not mean your life is in danger. (Signed, someone who lives a few blocks from the homicide location on Western and heard all the shots.)

Yes. Not dangerous. Tell that to the VaTech grad gunned down at the Shell station. So sorry you are dead and were senselessly gunned down filling your car up, but you should have known better than doing that in the dark. So this is on you, because it is not a dangerous city.

The fact that one person was shot and killed is a tragedy, but it hardly means the rest of us should expect the same thing to happen to us, too. Nor does it make D.C. a dangerous city. Crime is still far lower than it was as recently as 10 or 15 years ago, when many of the people who you're saying are going to have tough decisions to make probably moved here in the first place.

[Anonymous]

At least the 2 pm double homicide in Brookland happened on a Saturday and not Sunday. I'd have hated it to interfere with open houses attended by eager young families with their strollers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There have been 10 deadly shootings in DC over the last week. Two men were killed today in Brookland (NE) at 2 PM - broad daylight.

People who bought in the District never expecting a downturn are going to have some tough decisions to make. It is not safe in the District right now.

It’s perfectly safe in most of the District, including in the neighborhoods where the shootings this thread was originally about occurred. A handful of shootings does not mean your life is in danger. (Signed, someone who lives a few blocks from the homicide location on Western and heard all the shots.)

Yes. Not dangerous. Tell that to the VaTech grad gunned down at the Shell station. So sorry you are dead and were senselessly gunned down filling your car up, but you should have known better than doing that in the dark. So this is on you, because it is not a dangerous city.

The fact that one person was shot and killed is a tragedy, but it hardly means the rest of us should expect the same thing to happen to us, too. Nor does it make D.C. a dangerous city. Crime is still far lower than it was as recently as 10 or 15 years ago, when many of the people who you're saying are going to have tough decisions to make probably moved here in the first place.

Not one person. Six in the last three days. One person...totally acceptable for a random killing. Where do you draw the line though for, maybe we should be concerned?

[Anonymous]

Ask the people who want to defund the police. Bowser needs to go she’s doing a terrible mayor

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ask the people who want to defund the police. Bowser needs to go she’s doing a terrible mayor

And you suck as an elected official too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There have been 10 deadly shootings in DC over the last week. Two men were killed today in Brookland (NE) at 2 PM - broad daylight.

People who bought in the District never expecting a downturn are going to have some tough decisions to make. It is not safe in the District right now.

It’s perfectly safe in most of the District, including in the neighborhoods where the shootings this thread was originally about occurred. A handful of shootings does not mean your life is in danger. (Signed, someone who lives a few blocks from the homicide location on Western and heard all the shots.)

Yes. Not dangerous. Tell that to the VaTech grad gunned down at the Shell station. So sorry you are dead and were senselessly gunned down filling your car up, but you should have known better than doing that in the dark. So this is on you, because it is not a dangerous city.

The fact that one person was shot and killed is a tragedy, but it hardly means the rest of us should expect the same thing to happen to us, too. Nor does it make D.C. a dangerous city. Crime is still far lower than it was as recently as 10 or 15 years ago, when many of the people who you're saying are going to have tough decisions to make probably moved here in the first place.

Not one person. Six in the last three days. One person...totally acceptable for a random killing. Where do you draw the line though for, maybe we should be concerned?

The PP was talking about the shooting at the gas station. Personally, I am not concerned that I’m going to be shot in D.C., though that’s not the same as not caring about other people being shot. But it’s ridiculous to think that the upper NW neighborhoods this thread is mostly discussing are anything other than extremely safe. I live down the block from the site of one of the recent murders there and have absolutely no worries about my safety.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There have been 10 deadly shootings in DC over the last week. Two men were killed today in Brookland (NE) at 2 PM - broad daylight.

People who bought in the District never expecting a downturn are going to have some tough decisions to make. It is not safe in the District right now.

It’s perfectly safe in most of the District, including in the neighborhoods where the shootings this thread was originally about occurred. A handful of shootings does not mean your life is in danger. (Signed, someone who lives a few blocks from the homicide location on Western and heard all the shots.)

Yes. Not dangerous. Tell that to the VaTech grad gunned down at the Shell station. So sorry you are dead and were senselessly gunned down filling your car up, but you should have known better than doing that in the dark. So this is on you, because it is not a dangerous city.

The fact that one person was shot and killed is a tragedy, but it hardly means the rest of us should expect the same thing to happen to us, too. Nor does it make D.C. a dangerous city. Crime is still far lower than it was as recently as 10 or 15 years ago, when many of the people who you're saying are going to have tough decisions to make probably moved here in the first place.

Not one person. Six in the last three days. One person...totally acceptable for a random killing. Where do you draw the line though for, maybe we should be concerned?

The PP was talking about the shooting at the gas station. Personally, I am not concerned that I’m going to be shot in D.C., though that’s not the same as not caring about other people being shot. But it’s ridiculous to think that the upper NW neighborhoods this thread is mostly discussing are anything other than extremely safe. I live down the block from the site of one of the recent murders there and have absolutely no worries about my safety.

So random killings are OK. In fact record "random killings". But you getting shot... That would be a tragedy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There have been 10 deadly shootings in DC over the last week. Two men were killed today in Brookland (NE) at 2 PM - broad daylight.

People who bought in the District never expecting a downturn are going to have some tough decisions to make. It is not safe in the District right now.

It’s perfectly safe in most of the District, including in the neighborhoods where the shootings this thread was originally about occurred. A handful of shootings does not mean your life is in danger. (Signed, someone who lives a few blocks from the homicide location on Western and heard all the shots.)

Yes. Not dangerous. Tell that to the VaTech grad gunned down at the Shell station. So sorry you are dead and were senselessly gunned down filling your car up, but you should have known better than doing that in the dark. So this is on you, because it is not a dangerous city.

The fact that one person was shot and killed is a tragedy, but it hardly means the rest of us should expect the same thing to happen to us, too. Nor does it make D.C. a dangerous city. Crime is still far lower than it was as recently as 10 or 15 years ago, when many of the people who you're saying are going to have tough decisions to make probably moved here in the first place.

Not one person. Six in the last three days. One person...totally acceptable for a random killing. Where do you draw the line though for, maybe we should be concerned?

The PP was talking about the shooting at the gas station. Personally, I am not concerned that I’m going to be shot in D.C., though that’s not the same as not caring about other people being shot. But it’s ridiculous to think that the upper NW neighborhoods this thread is mostly discussing are anything other than extremely safe. I live down the block from the site of one of the recent murders there and have absolutely no worries about my safety.

So random killings are OK. In fact record "random killings". But you getting shot... That would be a tragedy?

No, the recent killings are all tragedies. None of them make me think I'm in any danger, though. If I were killed, I'd assume most of you would have the same reaction: Gee, that's sad, but it doesn't really make me feel any less safe personally.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There have been 10 deadly shootings in DC over the last week. Two men were killed today in Brookland (NE) at 2 PM - broad daylight.

People who bought in the District never expecting a downturn are going to have some tough decisions to make. It is not safe in the District right now.

It’s perfectly safe in most of the District, including in the neighborhoods where the shootings this thread was originally about occurred. A handful of shootings does not mean your life is in danger. (Signed, someone who lives a few blocks from the homicide location on Western and heard all the shots.)

Yes. Not dangerous. Tell that to the VaTech grad gunned down at the Shell station. So sorry you are dead and were senselessly gunned down filling your car up, but you should have known better than doing that in the dark. So this is on you, because it is not a dangerous city.

The odds of being run over by someone driving a car are much higher. I don't need to live in fear if being shot.

Number of people (pedestrians and cyclists) killed by automobiles in 2019 in Washington DC: 99
Number of people killed (homicides) in shootings in DC during the same time: 166 (we are about to pass that for 2020 now)

And how many of those shooting victims were rich white professional NWers compared to the auto deaths?

90% of the people on this forum have probably never even set foot in the neighborhoods where most of the shootings happen, much less are they in any danger of being shot. Those shootings are over drugs, gang beefs, and drunken overreactions to personal slights.

It would be hilarious if it wasn't so sad that there are actually people on this forum, typing from their million dollar Palisades homes, frantically clutching their pearls while reading about a shooting in Barry Farm where the perpetrator shot the victim because the victim shot his brother because his brother sold him some bad heroin thinking "that could have been me!"

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This thread ain’t about property crime and simple assaults it’s about SHOOTINGS.
Who’s responsible for all these damn guns out here?

I used to be very strongly against firearms, but the older I get, the more I see the real issue. Legal guns aren't the big problem. The vast majority of crimes aren't committed with legal firearms. Illegal guns are the big problem. Unfortunately most cities don't lock people up for long when they're caught with an illegal gun, and the recent "bail reform" is making things even worse. We need to get people off the street who are using (and demanding) illegal guns. The only way to do that is to lock them up for a long time.

I honestly think that if democrats supported enforcing the gun laws that we already have, we would be able to get the republican support to overturn the second amendment IF guns were still a big problem. But it won't happen until we start enforcing the laws we already have.

Ban all the guns, every last one of them, and this stuff won’t happen. If guns are banned, people won’t have them.

Just like we’ve banned narcotics??? I’d gladly support a repeal of the 2nd Amendment if we could ensure guns would disappear but criminals will always find a way to stock up.

All the evidence coming out of countries where guns are banned tells you otherwise. But hey, people don't believe in facts anymore, so, go on, vote for Benedict Donald and live in fear.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_firearm-related_death_rate

So you want to disarm the populace and get rid of cops. Let's create a criminals paradise! Let's make everybody sitting sucks. I'm surprised the left is still so adamant on getting rid of the 2nd amendment with a wannabe dictator as chef executive. You'd think with all this resistance stuff they'd wouldn't be so moronic as to make themselves vulnerable. But hey this is what public schools do, create morons

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There have been 10 deadly shootings in DC over the last week. Two men were killed today in Brookland (NE) at 2 PM - broad daylight.

People who bought in the District never expecting a downturn are going to have some tough decisions to make. It is not safe in the District right now.

It’s perfectly safe in most of the District, including in the neighborhoods where the shootings this thread was originally about occurred. A handful of shootings does not mean your life is in danger. (Signed, someone who lives a few blocks from the homicide location on Western and heard all the shots.)

You're seriously saying that a few homicides in your neighborhood is tolerable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There have been 10 deadly shootings in DC over the last week. Two men were killed today in Brookland (NE) at 2 PM - broad daylight.

People who bought in the District never expecting a downturn are going to have some tough decisions to make. It is not safe in the District right now.

It’s perfectly safe in most of the District, including in the neighborhoods where the shootings this thread was originally about occurred. A handful of shootings does not mean your life is in danger. (Signed, someone who lives a few blocks from the homicide location on Western and heard all the shots.)

Yes. Not dangerous. Tell that to the VaTech grad gunned down at the Shell station. So sorry you are dead and were senselessly gunned down filling your car up, but you should have known better than doing that in the dark. So this is on you, because it is not a dangerous city.

The odds of being run over by someone driving a car are much higher. I don't need to live in fear if being shot.

Number of people (pedestrians and cyclists) killed by automobiles in 2019 in Washington DC: 99
Number of people killed (homicides) in shootings in DC during the same time: 166 (we are about to pass that for 2020 now)

Ouch. Actual data.

The actual, correct numbers make that comparison even starker. 99 people were *not* killed by cars in DC in 2019. As of Dec. 20, that number was only 25 (12 pedestrians, eight drivers/passengers, three motorcycle drivers, and two cyclists).

https://dcist.com/story/19/12/20/in-2019-traffic-fatalities-fell-by-20-percent-in-d-c/