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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]C'mon, folks--

I, too, am puzzled by the moderator's muzzling of comments about the [b]serious pattern of shootings [/b]and other gun violence in connection with the annual zoo event yesterday.  Whether done out of an abundance of caution or political correctness, I don't know.  However, to cast blame on him for future violence because of heavy-handed censorship is both wrong and frankly inflates the importance of this forum.  [/quote]And therein lies the issue.  Some are making it sound like there are shootings every year, and that doesn't appear to be the case as noted in several posts though any shooting is bad.  I think the moderator is trying to eliminate mis-communication which feeds into some posters justification who want to make this into a race=violence issue.

No one is saying the shootings didn't happen but to infer that it happens every year is, indeed, incorrect.  Period.[/quote]

The police certainly act as if they expect shootings or some other violence each time this event is held especially after the 2000 shooting.  They're prepared with assault weaponry and also their presence is quite large even at the start.  Yet, this is called a family event.

On the other hand, I guess, there was probably a heavy police presence with exposed assault weaponry at the White House egg roll, too.     [/quote]
And the marine corps marathon, and the army ten miler... Just about ANY big event in DC has lots of cops present.[/quote]

I've attended street festivals (i.e. Annual Adams Morgan Day, etc.) and there's not even close to the police presence as is on Easter Monday at the Zoo.  Nor are they standing around with their hands on the handle of their assault rifles at the start of the event. [/quote]

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