Mother and Child Shot at P and 10th NW

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Wondering where that disturbed “MYOB and STFU” poster is now? Just shameful. That guy needs to be locked up.

I'm here. I think this guy was nuts and doesn't change how I feel at all. They should have backed away and not confronted him. You can be right or you can be dead.

So if someone almost runs over you and your child on a scooter, you just cower and hide? Do you also apologize for being in their way? You have to understand that not everyone is as cowardly as you. You can’t expect that level of submissiveness from your average person.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Don't worry. Mayor is on it:

“We’re devastated,” said D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D), who attended the briefing. “We have to say to the community, ‘we’re going to stand against gun violence.’ ”

I'm going to say it again:

Antonin Scalia and the Roberts court did this to DC. They made up an individual right to own guns. They did this to help their donors and gain political advantage in red areas outside DC.

It is disgusting and it is despicable. Without the Roberts court, DC would ban guns, and likely VA and MD gun ownership would also be curtailed, greatly decreasing the supply of handguns in DC.

It is time to ban handguns in America.

Oh, was the gun used in the crime legal and registered?

Oh, stop with the idiotic Trumper Right Wing talking points. Educate yourself on how many guns used in street crimes BEGAN life as "legal and registered" -- until they weren't.

Next excuse?

So how would making legal guns illegal, help with this issue? Your perp would illegally access an illegal gun. Would that make you feel better? If the Mayor wants to tackle gun violence, one method would be to call for an inquiry into why so many DC gun charges are simply dropped by prosecutors. Now that is a problem that affects us all.

Canada, Australia, and even Russia effectively ban handguns. We could do this too. And then it would be much more difficult to acquire illegal handguns, and there would be fewer of them.

This isn't hard. Every other country in the world, that's not run by one party ruled by billionaires who flood our streets with guns for votes, does this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just read today's updated Post article for more details.

If a white kid raced his scooter into a young black (or Asian or hispanic) family playing on the sidewalk in front of their house, and then blasted away at them when they reacted to it, this would be promptly characterized as a hate crime and be a national top story.

I'm not a fan of hate crime law -- murder is murder, etc, no matter the motivation -- partly because it is applied so inconsistently / politically. In any event, the horrible person who did this should be locked away for the rest of his natural life.

+1 to all of this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wondering where that disturbed “MYOB and STFU” poster is now? Just shameful. That guy needs to be locked up.

I'm here. I think this guy was nuts and doesn't change how I feel at all. They should have backed away and not confronted him. You can be right or you can be dead.

Well, no sh*t, Sherlock. But we have the benefit of hindsight. Most people don’t shoot you and your child after they almost run you over on their scooter.

[Anonymous]

It’s actually fascinating to see that DCPD can actually investigate and solve crimes when they are properly motivated. Their solve rates are otherwise embarrassing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s actually fascinating to see that DCPD can actually investigate and solve crimes when they are properly motivated. Their solve rates are otherwise embarrassing.

It’s *MPD*

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s actually fascinating to see that DCPD can actually investigate and solve crimes when they are properly motivated. Their solve rates are otherwise embarrassing.

It's really unbelievable. There's nothing that reduces crime more than solving cases and pushing perpetrators.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wondering where that disturbed “MYOB and STFU” poster is now? Just shameful. That guy needs to be locked up.

I'm here. I think this guy was nuts and doesn't change how I feel at all. They should have backed away and not confronted him. You can be right or you can be dead.

Well, no sh*t, Sherlock. But we have the benefit of hindsight. Most people don’t shoot you and your child after they almost run you over on their scooter.

They should have done exactly what they did do. The family’s actions were not the problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wondering where that disturbed “MYOB and STFU” poster is now? Just shameful. That guy needs to be locked up.

I'm here. I think this guy was nuts and doesn't change how I feel at all. They should have backed away and not confronted him. You can be right or you can be dead.

Thank god the world operates by a legal code and not your “street code”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wondering where that disturbed “MYOB and STFU” poster is now? Just shameful. That guy needs to be locked up.

I'm here. I think this guy was nuts and doesn't change how I feel at all. They should have backed away and not confronted him. You can be right or you can be dead.

So if someone almost runs over you and your child on a scooter, you just cower and hide? Do you also apologize for being in their way? You have to understand that not everyone is as cowardly as you. You can’t expect that level of submissiveness from your average person.

I absolutely understand that it’s hard to control how you react in a confrontation or emergency. But yes, everyone living in a city needs to be cautious and know when to get away or stay away.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wondering where that disturbed “MYOB and STFU” poster is now? Just shameful. That guy needs to be locked up.

I'm here. I think this guy was nuts and doesn't change how I feel at all. They should have backed away and not confronted him. You can be right or you can be dead.

Thank god the world operates by a legal code and not your “street code”.

Look, they ended up shot. The world obviously does run by a street code. This is a really bizarre perspective to take.

[Anonymous]

What I wonder is how can folks move in as gentrifies, rudely and ruthlessly displace long-term Black residents, and then be outraged that that once in a while, someone get seriously hurt like this? I mean, under "street code," people lose their lives over $500. The harm gentrifies cause is far more than drug deal gone wrong. To me, seems that white folks buying in many parts of DC are gambling as this family did.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They posted the pic of the suspect: https://twitter.com/DCPoliceDept/status/1395523359316787201

I am pretty sure I saw this guy this afternoon near safeway on 17th and Corcoran NW. Have reported to the tip line

Wow! I’m flabbergasted that the BOLO includes a prior mugshot.

[Anonymous]

Dude is definitely operating with more than a few loose screws.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What I wonder is how can folks move in as gentrifies, rudely and ruthlessly displace long-term Black residents, and then be outraged that that once in a while, someone get seriously hurt like this? I mean, under "street code," people lose their lives over $500. The harm gentrifies cause is far more than drug deal gone wrong. To me, seems that white folks buying in many parts of DC are gambling as this family did.

Unbelievable. There’s always some BS reason for this sh!t. Other than, you know, effing PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY.

The guy was an a$$hole with a gun. Gentrification, systemic racism, or not enough hugs did not lead to this. His a$$holery did. Full stop.