Takeoff (Migos) shot and killed

[Anonymous]

No arrests?

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Anonymous wrote:Even though I did not know a song from Migos….

I did know who they were as a trio.

I even bought some of their specialty snacks a few yrs. ago.

My kids are all a few yrs. older than Takeoff - so as a Mother it pains me to imagine another Mother having to bury her child. 🕊🕊🕊
At twenty-eight this is such a travesty.

I do not know how many more people have to lose their life in this country before people get serious about gun control.

It happens so often here in the U.S. that it seems every time I pass a flagpole anywhere > the flag seems permanently flown at half-staff. 💔

From what I understand one of his own friends shot him. Hanging out with people who carry guns and are untrained can be dangerous. What does one need a gun for at a bowling alley?

It's almost like ... you're blaming him.

Just saying you gotta have some sense. One way not to get shot is not to hang out with dopey friends who carry guns and fancy themselves enforcers. Kind of like not getting into the car with a friend who’s been drinking.

Thanks for confirming what the pp said; victim blaming.

Right so much better to wring our hands and say “How could this happen? Poor Takeoff. What an unfortunate event.” Instead of addressing the fact that there are so many people running around with guns, undisciplined and untrained such that these things happen all.the.time. Young people should know that you shouldn’t be friends with a knucklehead who has a gun that he carries to a bowling alley. Without the gun this is just a disagreement and a fist fight. There are so many damn people being shot minding their own business, children, that I don’t have time for a grown man who had every privilege and opportunity to not being making the choices he made.

I'm the person you quoted and I don't disagree with any of this. I'm for education and solutions. I'm for advocating and choosing politicians that support useful policies. I'm for grassroots effort, I'm for it all. But this is not what the other poster did (or are you the other poster). That other post was basically, oh well, you shouldn't hang around people with guns. That's no more helpful than what you said, “How could this happen? Poor Takeoff. What an unfortunate event.”

Well one of the solutions would be not to hang out with people who fool around with guns and if you are gonna hang out with people who carry guns, don't hang out with the ones who can't seem to stay out of disputes. This is not some poor inner city kid who didn't have choices. He had choices. He had resources. He choose to hang out with these losers and engage in this behavior and sometimes it bites you. Don't leave guns out or your kid might shoot themselves or another kid. I mean a lot of this isn't rocket science. Please tell me the magic useful policies because nothing anyone has done has worked so far. A child was shot in DC an hour ago. Much of the music he made glamorized the very behavior that makes young people think it is cool to be gangster and shoot at other people. He fed the very fire that burned him.

Nevermind. You're intent on debating with me but the only thing you and I disagree on is victim blaming. And you seem to be doubling down on that part.

[Anonymous]

This general type of thing happens everywhere every day, but this particular thing happened in Texas. Open carry, no permit required. Would the same thing have happened in NYC? Probably not. Atlanta, LA, New Orleans, Detroit...maybe. But the barrier to getting shot couldn't be much lower than being in Texas, independent of all the other commingling circumstances.

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Anonymous wrote:Even though I did not know a song from Migos….

I did know who they were as a trio.

I even bought some of their specialty snacks a few yrs. ago.

My kids are all a few yrs. older than Takeoff - so as a Mother it pains me to imagine another Mother having to bury her child. 🕊🕊🕊
At twenty-eight this is such a travesty.

I do not know how many more people have to lose their life in this country before people get serious about gun control.

It happens so often here in the U.S. that it seems every time I pass a flagpole anywhere > the flag seems permanently flown at half-staff. 💔

From what I understand one of his own friends shot him. Hanging out with people who carry guns and are untrained can be dangerous. What does one need a gun for at a bowling alley?

It's almost like ... you're blaming him.

Just saying you gotta have some sense. One way not to get shot is not to hang out with dopey friends who carry guns and fancy themselves enforcers. Kind of like not getting into the car with a friend who’s been drinking.

Thanks for confirming what the pp said; victim blaming.

Right so much better to wring our hands and say “How could this happen? Poor Takeoff. What an unfortunate event.” Instead of addressing the fact that there are so many people running around with guns, undisciplined and untrained such that these things happen all.the.time. Young people should know that you shouldn’t be friends with a knucklehead who has a gun that he carries to a bowling alley. Without the gun this is just a disagreement and a fist fight. There are so many damn people being shot minding their own business, children, that I don’t have time for a grown man who had every privilege and opportunity to not being making the choices he made.

I'm the person you quoted and I don't disagree with any of this. I'm for education and solutions. I'm for advocating and choosing politicians that support useful policies. I'm for grassroots effort, I'm for it all. But this is not what the other poster did (or are you the other poster). That other post was basically, oh well, you shouldn't hang around people with guns. That's no more helpful than what you said, “How could this happen? Poor Takeoff. What an unfortunate event.”

Well one of the solutions would be not to hang out with people who fool around with guns and if you are gonna hang out with people who carry guns, don't hang out with the ones who can't seem to stay out of disputes. This is not some poor inner city kid who didn't have choices. He had choices. He had resources. He choose to hang out with these losers and engage in this behavior and sometimes it bites you. Don't leave guns out or your kid might shoot themselves or another kid. I mean a lot of this isn't rocket science. Please tell me the magic useful policies because nothing anyone has done has worked so far. A child was shot in DC an hour ago. Much of the music he made glamorized the very behavior that makes young people think it is cool to be gangster and shoot at other people. He fed the very fire that burned him.

Ugh, I think this is a very hard truth. It’s not victim blaming, it’s reality, and helps no one to deny it. Do you doubt his intelligence so much that you think he had no idea the people he was surrounding himself with might be unhinged or even dangerous? Many people make this choice, after all it’s fun to run with a wild crowd, not thinking that it’ll ever happen to them. Happens all the time and it’s sad. Prayers to his family, I know firsthand the nightmare to lose a loved one so violently.

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Anonymous wrote:Even though I did not know a song from Migos….

I did know who they were as a trio.

I even bought some of their specialty snacks a few yrs. ago.

My kids are all a few yrs. older than Takeoff - so as a Mother it pains me to imagine another Mother having to bury her child. 🕊🕊🕊
At twenty-eight this is such a travesty.

I do not know how many more people have to lose their life in this country before people get serious about gun control.

It happens so often here in the U.S. that it seems every time I pass a flagpole anywhere > the flag seems permanently flown at half-staff. 💔

From what I understand one of his own friends shot him. Hanging out with people who carry guns and are untrained can be dangerous. What does one need a gun for at a bowling alley?

It's almost like ... you're blaming him.

Just saying you gotta have some sense. One way not to get shot is not to hang out with dopey friends who carry guns and fancy themselves enforcers. Kind of like not getting into the car with a friend who’s been drinking.

Thanks for confirming what the pp said; victim blaming.

Right so much better to wring our hands and say “How could this happen? Poor Takeoff. What an unfortunate event.” Instead of addressing the fact that there are so many people running around with guns, undisciplined and untrained such that these things happen all.the.time. Young people should know that you shouldn’t be friends with a knucklehead who has a gun that he carries to a bowling alley. Without the gun this is just a disagreement and a fist fight. There are so many damn people being shot minding their own business, children, that I don’t have time for a grown man who had every privilege and opportunity to not being making the choices he made.

I'm the person you quoted and I don't disagree with any of this. I'm for education and solutions. I'm for advocating and choosing politicians that support useful policies. I'm for grassroots effort, I'm for it all. But this is not what the other poster did (or are you the other poster). That other post was basically, oh well, you shouldn't hang around people with guns. That's no more helpful than what you said, “How could this happen? Poor Takeoff. What an unfortunate event.”

Well one of the solutions would be not to hang out with people who fool around with guns and if you are gonna hang out with people who carry guns, don't hang out with the ones who can't seem to stay out of disputes. This is not some poor inner city kid who didn't have choices. He had choices. He had resources. He choose to hang out with these losers and engage in this behavior and sometimes it bites you. Don't leave guns out or your kid might shoot themselves or another kid. I mean a lot of this isn't rocket science. Please tell me the magic useful policies because nothing anyone has done has worked so far. A child was shot in DC an hour ago. Much of the music he made glamorized the very behavior that makes young people think it is cool to be gangster and shoot at other people. He fed the very fire that burned him.

DP. Your assumption is that he was shot by someone that was in his entourage. But the reality of the situation is does anyone ever know who has a gun on them all the time? My aunt is a realtor and has a concealed carry permit (and is a very accomplished markswoman) and I’m positive there has been times when she has had her gun on her without people knowing. I’m positive she carries it when showing homes to new clients. My brother is also a cop and when he dropped something off at my house this week I was surprised he had his gun on him. It’s much easier to say regulate the proliferation of guns than it is for people to just know whenever they’re around people carrying guns.

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Anonymous wrote:Even though I did not know a song from Migos….

I did know who they were as a trio.

I even bought some of their specialty snacks a few yrs. ago.

My kids are all a few yrs. older than Takeoff - so as a Mother it pains me to imagine another Mother having to bury her child. 🕊🕊🕊
At twenty-eight this is such a travesty.

I do not know how many more people have to lose their life in this country before people get serious about gun control.

It happens so often here in the U.S. that it seems every time I pass a flagpole anywhere > the flag seems permanently flown at half-staff. 💔

From what I understand one of his own friends shot him. Hanging out with people who carry guns and are untrained can be dangerous. What does one need a gun for at a bowling alley?

It's almost like ... you're blaming him.

Just saying you gotta have some sense. One way not to get shot is not to hang out with dopey friends who carry guns and fancy themselves enforcers. Kind of like not getting into the car with a friend who’s been drinking.

Thanks for confirming what the pp said; victim blaming.

Right so much better to wring our hands and say “How could this happen? Poor Takeoff. What an unfortunate event.” Instead of addressing the fact that there are so many people running around with guns, undisciplined and untrained such that these things happen all.the.time. Young people should know that you shouldn’t be friends with a knucklehead who has a gun that he carries to a bowling alley. Without the gun this is just a disagreement and a fist fight. There are so many damn people being shot minding their own business, children, that I don’t have time for a grown man who had every privilege and opportunity to not being making the choices he made.

I'm the person you quoted and I don't disagree with any of this. I'm for education and solutions. I'm for advocating and choosing politicians that support useful policies. I'm for grassroots effort, I'm for it all. But this is not what the other poster did (or are you the other poster). That other post was basically, oh well, you shouldn't hang around people with guns. That's no more helpful than what you said, “How could this happen? Poor Takeoff. What an unfortunate event.”

Well one of the solutions would be not to hang out with people who fool around with guns and if you are gonna hang out with people who carry guns, don't hang out with the ones who can't seem to stay out of disputes. This is not some poor inner city kid who didn't have choices. He had choices. He had resources. He choose to hang out with these losers and engage in this behavior and sometimes it bites you. Don't leave guns out or your kid might shoot themselves or another kid. I mean a lot of this isn't rocket science. Please tell me the magic useful policies because nothing anyone has done has worked so far. A child was shot in DC an hour ago. Much of the music he made glamorized the very behavior that makes young people think it is cool to be gangster and shoot at other people. He fed the very fire that burned him.

DP. Your assumption is that he was shot by someone that was in his entourage. But the reality of the situation is does anyone ever know who has a gun on them all the time? My aunt is a realtor and has a concealed carry permit (and is a very accomplished markswoman) and I’m positive there has been times when she has had her gun on her without people knowing. I’m positive she carries it when showing homes to new clients. My brother is also a cop and when he dropped something off at my house this week I was surprised he had his gun on him. It’s much easier to say regulate the proliferation of guns than it is for people to just know whenever they’re around people carrying guns.

He wasn’t hanging out with realtors and cops, my friend. I get what you’re saying but this is not an equivalent comparison.

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Anonymous wrote:Even though I did not know a song from Migos….

I did know who they were as a trio.

I even bought some of their specialty snacks a few yrs. ago.

My kids are all a few yrs. older than Takeoff - so as a Mother it pains me to imagine another Mother having to bury her child. 🕊🕊🕊
At twenty-eight this is such a travesty.

I do not know how many more people have to lose their life in this country before people get serious about gun control.

It happens so often here in the U.S. that it seems every time I pass a flagpole anywhere > the flag seems permanently flown at half-staff. 💔

From what I understand one of his own friends shot him. Hanging out with people who carry guns and are untrained can be dangerous. What does one need a gun for at a bowling alley?

It's almost like ... you're blaming him.

Just saying you gotta have some sense. One way not to get shot is not to hang out with dopey friends who carry guns and fancy themselves enforcers. Kind of like not getting into the car with a friend who’s been drinking.

Thanks for confirming what the pp said; victim blaming.

Right so much better to wring our hands and say “How could this happen? Poor Takeoff. What an unfortunate event.” Instead of addressing the fact that there are so many people running around with guns, undisciplined and untrained such that these things happen all.the.time. Young people should know that you shouldn’t be friends with a knucklehead who has a gun that he carries to a bowling alley. Without the gun this is just a disagreement and a fist fight. There are so many damn people being shot minding their own business, children, that I don’t have time for a grown man who had every privilege and opportunity to not being making the choices he made.

I'm the person you quoted and I don't disagree with any of this. I'm for education and solutions. I'm for advocating and choosing politicians that support useful policies. I'm for grassroots effort, I'm for it all. But this is not what the other poster did (or are you the other poster). That other post was basically, oh well, you shouldn't hang around people with guns. That's no more helpful than what you said, “How could this happen? Poor Takeoff. What an unfortunate event.”

Well one of the solutions would be not to hang out with people who fool around with guns and if you are gonna hang out with people who carry guns, don't hang out with the ones who can't seem to stay out of disputes. This is not some poor inner city kid who didn't have choices. He had choices. He had resources. He choose to hang out with these losers and engage in this behavior and sometimes it bites you. Don't leave guns out or your kid might shoot themselves or another kid. I mean a lot of this isn't rocket science. Please tell me the magic useful policies because nothing anyone has done has worked so far. A child was shot in DC an hour ago. Much of the music he made glamorized the very behavior that makes young people think it is cool to be gangster and shoot at other people. He fed the very fire that burned him.

DP. Your assumption is that he was shot by someone that was in his entourage. But the reality of the situation is does anyone ever know who has a gun on them all the time? My aunt is a realtor and has a concealed carry permit (and is a very accomplished markswoman) and I’m positive there has been times when she has had her gun on her without people knowing. I’m positive she carries it when showing homes to new clients. My brother is also a cop and when he dropped something off at my house this week I was surprised he had his gun on him. It’s much easier to say regulate the proliferation of guns than it is for people to just know whenever they’re around people carrying guns.

Firs of all the people you cited are carrying guns as defensive not offensive weapons. Second, when your uncle is driving around with a gun on top of the center console and you’ve been arrested for gun possession before, I’m certain you know damn well the people you are with have guns. Finally, all those folks there and no one arrested yet. They loved him so much that no one is talking. Good people /s.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Even though I did not know a song from Migos….

I did know who they were as a trio.

I even bought some of their specialty snacks a few yrs. ago.

My kids are all a few yrs. older than Takeoff - so as a Mother it pains me to imagine another Mother having to bury her child. 🕊🕊🕊
At twenty-eight this is such a travesty.

I do not know how many more people have to lose their life in this country before people get serious about gun control.

It happens so often here in the U.S. that it seems every time I pass a flagpole anywhere > the flag seems permanently flown at half-staff. 💔

From what I understand one of his own friends shot him. Hanging out with people who carry guns and are untrained can be dangerous. What does one need a gun for at a bowling alley?

It's almost like ... you're blaming him.

Just saying you gotta have some sense. One way not to get shot is not to hang out with dopey friends who carry guns and fancy themselves enforcers. Kind of like not getting into the car with a friend who’s been drinking.

Thanks for confirming what the pp said; victim blaming.

Right so much better to wring our hands and say “How could this happen? Poor Takeoff. What an unfortunate event.” Instead of addressing the fact that there are so many people running around with guns, undisciplined and untrained such that these things happen all.the.time. Young people should know that you shouldn’t be friends with a knucklehead who has a gun that he carries to a bowling alley. Without the gun this is just a disagreement and a fist fight. There are so many damn people being shot minding their own business, children, that I don’t have time for a grown man who had every privilege and opportunity to not being making the choices he made.

I'm the person you quoted and I don't disagree with any of this. I'm for education and solutions. I'm for advocating and choosing politicians that support useful policies. I'm for grassroots effort, I'm for it all. But this is not what the other poster did (or are you the other poster). That other post was basically, oh well, you shouldn't hang around people with guns. That's no more helpful than what you said, “How could this happen? Poor Takeoff. What an unfortunate event.”

Well one of the solutions would be not to hang out with people who fool around with guns and if you are gonna hang out with people who carry guns, don't hang out with the ones who can't seem to stay out of disputes. This is not some poor inner city kid who didn't have choices. He had choices. He had resources. He choose to hang out with these losers and engage in this behavior and sometimes it bites you. Don't leave guns out or your kid might shoot themselves or another kid. I mean a lot of this isn't rocket science. Please tell me the magic useful policies because nothing anyone has done has worked so far. A child was shot in DC an hour ago. Much of the music he made glamorized the very behavior that makes young people think it is cool to be gangster and shoot at other people. He fed the very fire that burned him.

Nevermind. You're intent on debating with me but the only thing you and I disagree on is victim blaming. And you seem to be doubling down on that part.

She’s not wrong though. You are as good as the company you keep.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Even though I did not know a song from Migos….

I did know who they were as a trio.

I even bought some of their specialty snacks a few yrs. ago.

My kids are all a few yrs. older than Takeoff - so as a Mother it pains me to imagine another Mother having to bury her child. 🕊🕊🕊
At twenty-eight this is such a travesty.

I do not know how many more people have to lose their life in this country before people get serious about gun control.

It happens so often here in the U.S. that it seems every time I pass a flagpole anywhere > the flag seems permanently flown at half-staff. 💔

From what I understand one of his own friends shot him. Hanging out with people who carry guns and are untrained can be dangerous. What does one need a gun for at a bowling alley?

Gotta be strapped in case someone challenges your basketball skillz and no court is available to prove your superiority so you cap them to squash the beef. Can't be rolling up on someone like that and not expect some blastin' on fools to go down

[Anonymous]

The funeral is today. It's been a week and still no arrests.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The funeral is today. It's been a week and still no arrests.

All those people and no one saw a thing /s Raising money to combat gun violence while they carry guns and rap about shooting people. SMH.

[Anonymous]

The police have a person of interest and are investigating an argument that happened prior to the shooting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The police have a person of interest and are investigating an argument that happened prior to the shooting.

No they don't. As of yesterday.

"Retired FBI Special Agent Dennis Franks says cases like these can be difficult to solve, but not impossible. Despite possible fear of retaliation in a high-profile shooting like this, he believes at some point, someone will speak up.

"The difficulty lies in not knowing exactly everybody that was in the group," says Franks. "Now all it takes for that is one or two people to say, ‘These people were there.’ It's still pretty early, but time is of the essence to try to identify the shooter."

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The police have a person of interest and are investigating an argument that happened prior to the shooting.

No they don't. As of yesterday.

"Retired FBI Special Agent Dennis Franks says cases like these can be difficult to solve, but not impossible. Despite possible fear of retaliation in a high-profile shooting like this, he believes at some point, someone will speak up.

"The difficulty lies in not knowing exactly everybody that was in the group," says Franks. "Now all it takes for that is one or two people to say, ‘These people were there.’ It's still pretty early, but time is of the essence to try to identify the shooter."

That is a random general observation from a retired agent. I read an article yesterday where the Mayor said the police department is making good progress on the investigation.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Even though I did not know a song from Migos….

I did know who they were as a trio.

I even bought some of their specialty snacks a few yrs. ago.

My kids are all a few yrs. older than Takeoff - so as a Mother it pains me to imagine another Mother having to bury her child. 🕊🕊🕊
At twenty-eight this is such a travesty.

I do not know how many more people have to lose their life in this country before people get serious about gun control.

It happens so often here in the U.S. that it seems every time I pass a flagpole anywhere > the flag seems permanently flown at half-staff. 💔

From what I understand one of his own friends shot him. Hanging out with people who carry guns and are untrained can be dangerous. What does one need a gun for at a bowling alley?

It's almost like ... you're blaming him.

Just saying you gotta have some sense. One way not to get shot is not to hang out with dopey friends who carry guns and fancy themselves enforcers. Kind of like not getting into the car with a friend who’s been drinking.

Thanks for confirming what the pp said; victim blaming.

Right so much better to wring our hands and say “How could this happen? Poor Takeoff. What an unfortunate event.” Instead of addressing the fact that there are so many people running around with guns, undisciplined and untrained such that these things happen all.the.time. Young people should know that you shouldn’t be friends with a knucklehead who has a gun that he carries to a bowling alley. Without the gun this is just a disagreement and a fist fight. There are so many damn people being shot minding their own business, children, that I don’t have time for a grown man who had every privilege and opportunity to not being making the choices he made.

I'm the person you quoted and I don't disagree with any of this. I'm for education and solutions. I'm for advocating and choosing politicians that support useful policies. I'm for grassroots effort, I'm for it all. But this is not what the other poster did (or are you the other poster). That other post was basically, oh well, you shouldn't hang around people with guns. That's no more helpful than what you said, “How could this happen? Poor Takeoff. What an unfortunate event.”

Well one of the solutions would be not to hang out with people who fool around with guns and if you are gonna hang out with people who carry guns, don't hang out with the ones who can't seem to stay out of disputes. This is not some poor inner city kid who didn't have choices. He had choices. He had resources. He choose to hang out with these losers and engage in this behavior and sometimes it bites you. Don't leave guns out or your kid might shoot themselves or another kid. I mean a lot of this isn't rocket science. Please tell me the magic useful policies because nothing anyone has done has worked so far. A child was shot in DC an hour ago. Much of the music he made glamorized the very behavior that makes young people think it is cool to be gangster and shoot at other people. He fed the very fire that burned him.

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