Another shooting near the National Zoo

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you cancel the event I promise you there will be people on this site and in the city that will claim racism.

Who gives a f*&#. It should be shelved and re-vamped. Being against violent thuggery is not racism.

Time for leaders in the AA community to step up and clean this growing mess. Where are they?

Why is this an AA problem??? This is a DC problem genius. When a white person commits a crime, where are the calls for "leaders of the white community to clean up the mess?" There aren't, because no one believes one white man to represent the entire community, criminal or leader.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you cancel the event I promise you there will be people on this site and in the city that will claim racism.

Who gives a f*&#. It should be shelved and re-vamped. Being against violent thuggery is not racism.

Time for leaders in the AA community to step up and clean this growing mess. Where are they?

Why is this an AA problem??? This is a DC problem genius. When a white person commits a crime, where are the calls for "leaders of the white community to clean up the mess?" There aren't, because no one believes one white man to represent the entire community, criminal or leader.

+10000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It was horrible waiting for my bus in Woodley Park this evening with police officers holding assault rifles standing very nearby. I'm AA and grew up with the Easter Monday family day at the zoo tradition and I must say for the next few years cancel this event. I noticed far too many teenagers at Woodley Metro getting thrilled at the sight and sounds of the police and EMS speeding down the street. What a sad sight.

It really takes all the fun out of it. And then violence turns it tragic.

[Anonymous]

I went by at 4:45 (before the shooting) and there were a ton of cops milling about. I am not sure what else can be done but to cancel the event.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you cancel the event I promise you there will be people on this site and in the city that will claim racism.

Who gives a f*&#. It should be shelved and re-vamped. Being against violent thuggery is not racism.

Time for leaders in the AA community to step up and clean this growing mess. Where are they?

Why is this an AA problem??? This is a DC problem genius. When a white person commits a crime, where are the calls for "leaders of the white community to clean up the mess?" There aren't, because no one believes one white man to represent the entire community, criminal or leader.

+10000

This is exactly right. However, the event is styled as African-American Family Day, so you can't ignore that aspect and have to consider the politics and sensibilities if they decide to cancel it going forward -- and cancel it they should, at least for a while.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you cancel the event I promise you there will be people on this site and in the city that will claim racism.

Who gives a f*&#. It should be shelved and re-vamped. Being against violent thuggery is not racism.

Time for leaders in the AA community to step up and clean this growing mess. Where are they?

Why is this an AA problem??? This is a DC problem genius. When a white person commits a crime, where are the calls for "leaders of the white community to clean up the mess?" There aren't, because no one believes one white man to represent the entire community, criminal or leader.

+10000

This is exactly right. However, the event is styled as African-American Family Day, so you can't ignore that aspect and have to consider the politics and sensibilities if they decide to cancel it going forward -- and cancel it they should, at least for a while.

Exactly. This is an AA problem because the event is an African-American Family Day. Pretty simple.

But also, don't live in Washington DC if the crime there is too much for you. Move somewhere else.

[Anonymous]

WUSA reporting that two are shot, outside the Starbucks across from the zoo. At least two assailant suspects are at large in Woodley Park (or fled elsewhere).

[Anonymous]

I was at a stroller fit class at the zoo this afternoon and I find it odd where the shooting happened as there were SO many police out front of the zoo on Connecticut. Who fires a gun when there are 20 police on the same block?

[Anonymous]

But also, don't live in Washington DC if the crime there is too much for you. Move somewhere else.

I can't believe this attitude. Nothing will be done if resignation and complacency -- "we live in a city, there's crime in the city" -- is allowed to take hold. The recent mayors in New York didn't tolerate this sort of attitude. And we shouldn't tolerate it in Washington. Plus, the recent number of violent incidents in the usually safe Woodley Park area should give residents pause.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was at a stroller fit class at the zoo this afternoon and I find it odd where the shooting happened as there were SO many police out front of the zoo on Connecticut. Who fires a gun when there are 20 police on the same block?

Someone with attitude, poor judgment and no sense. Exactly the sort of person you'd want your family to visit the zoo with.

[Anonymous]

I was in my car on Connecticut right after the shooting. It's odd how none of the new sources report on the almost riot atmosphere that occurred afterwards. People flooded the streets stopping all traffic, banging on car windows, climbing on car hoods. They were not scared either but in party mode. It was terrifying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was in my car on Connecticut right after the shooting. It's odd how none of the new sources report on the almost riot atmosphere that occurred afterwards. People flooded the streets stopping all traffic, banging on car windows, climbing on car hoods. They were not scared either but in party mode. It was terrifying.

I should add I was right outside the Zoo, stuck in the wide crosswalk across from the entrance and 7 eleven. It looked like 7 eleven was getting robbed/looted too, but that wasn't reported on either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you cancel the event I promise you there will be people on this site and in the city that will claim racism.

Who gives a f*&#. It should be shelved and re-vamped. Being against violent thuggery is not racism.

Time for leaders in the AA community to step up and clean this growing mess. Where are they?

Why is this an AA problem??? This is a DC problem genius. When a white person commits a crime, where are the calls for "leaders of the white community to clean up the mess?" There aren't, because no one believes one white man to represent the entire community, criminal or leader.

+10000

This is exactly right. However, the event is styled as African-American Family Day, so you can't ignore that aspect and have to consider the politics and sensibilities if they decide to cancel it going forward -- and cancel it they should, at least for a while.

Exactly. If this is a pattern on AA day, then it is the height of stupidity and naïveté to pretend this is just a random crime. Why do you think there was a heavy police presence today? Because this has happened before. The shootings and the near-riots happened before, including last week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

But also, don't live in Washington DC if the crime there is too much for you. Move somewhere else.

I can't believe this attitude. Nothing will be done if resignation and complacency -- "we live in a city, there's crime in the city" -- is allowed to take hold. The recent mayors in New York didn't tolerate this sort of attitude. And we shouldn't tolerate it in Washington. Plus, the recent number of violent incidents in the usually safe Woodley Park area should give residents pause.

Bigotry of low expectations. In these peoples minds black people will always be criminals so they pretend to be "tolerant" by telling us to accept this behavior. The most racist liberal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

But also, don't live in Washington DC if the crime there is too much for you. Move somewhere else.

I can't believe this attitude. Nothing will be done if resignation and complacency -- "we live in a city, there's crime in the city" -- is allowed to take hold. The recent mayors in New York didn't tolerate this sort of attitude. And we shouldn't tolerate it in Washington. Plus, the recent number of violent incidents in the usually safe Woodley Park area should give residents pause.

Bigotry of low expectations. In these peoples minds black people will always be criminals so they pretend to be "tolerant" by telling us to accept this behavior. The most racist liberal.

+1. Let's not pretend this violence doesn't happen on a specific day.