Anonymous
05/14/2026 10:13
Subject: Re:Shooting 4500 Wisconsin Avenue, possible student injured
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:JR has out of boundary kids who came in through feeders. As long as that’s the rule, families will get in. What actually matters here is that a kid was shot dead.
Schools can send kids back to their IB school if they have disciplinary or attendance issues. They should make better use of this.
The perpetrators were likely not from JR. They had targeted Brady before. The question is why was he targeted? Seemed like he had a bright future.
Everything that is being said about this kid and prior issues is just rumor. My kid told me it was about some disagreement at that moment where the perpetrator decided to shoot and probably didn’t even know him.
Why was he hanging out in the alley?
What’s wrong with hanging out in an alley?
I mean, what are you trying to imply with this question PP ?
Anonymous
05/14/2026 09:12
Subject: Re:Shooting 4500 Wisconsin Avenue, possible student injured
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain why the principal didn’t mention gun violence? Is it a legal thing?
It’s a woke thing.
FFS. I cannot let this slide. The GOP , starting with McCain, has routinely overridden DC voters’ efforts to restrict guns. In fact this past December the TRUMP’s Justice Dept challenged laws aimed at popular rifles including the AR-15 in the nation's capital.
So, woke people’s anti-gun work is routinely overruled by violent MAGA.
NP.
Woke people's anti-gun work is a joke and is all just to make the wokes feel good and pat themselves on the back.
And I am certainly not MAGA.
DC has some of the strictest gun laws in the country.
All firearms have to be registered with MPD. No magazines over 10 rounds. So-called "assault weapons" (and "assault pistols" and
"assault" shotguns) are banned.
Pistols can only be purchased if they are on the CA/MD/MA rosters.
What DC really has though is some of the weakest enforcement of those laws in the country. MPD used to publish their weekly/monthly gun recoveries. If you looked up the names of those who were arrested you'd see a continual pattern of arrests for weapons and drug charges all of which get dropped.
Here's a handy link for you to actually educate yourself rather than go by feelz
"https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/117383/documents/HHRG-118-JU00-20240604-SD022.pdf."
Last week the DC Sentencing Commission released their Annual Report, which is one
of our only data sources for what happens to cases after police make an arrest. Without
this data we would never know that 79% of adults arrested with illegal guns in DC
get away without any felony conviction. More than 2,000 gun cases over the last two
years were either never prosecuted, dropped or pled down to lesser charges without
any public scrutiny of DCʼs prosecutor. This report (and similar excellent analyses by
the Commissionʼs staff) are crucial for understanding how prosecutors and judges
apply the laws on the books and getting beyond the vibes-based spin that dominates
DC crime discourse."
MD implemented stricter laws in 2013.
And VA has now gone full woke.
But none of that matters because "wokes" keep doubling down and make things 30x more illegal and never actually deal with the problem which is the criminals actually doing the crimes.
Anonymous
05/13/2026 06:17
Subject: Shooting 4500 Wisconsin Avenue, possible student injured
Anonymous wrote:Also not sure why this is posted in “off topic”!
It was in several places and Jeff locked them all and kept thi one...
Anonymous
05/13/2026 06:12
Subject: Shooting 4500 Wisconsin Avenue, possible student injured
Also not sure why this is posted in “off topic”!
Anonymous
05/13/2026 06:12
Subject: Shooting 4500 Wisconsin Avenue, possible student injured
As a parent in the neighborhood, I have also used this shortcut while doing errands. This is a tragedy and I’m sad for the kid, his family, and our neighborhood.
Anonymous
05/12/2026 13:23
Subject: Re:Shooting 4500 Wisconsin Avenue, possible student injured
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:JR has out of boundary kids who came in through feeders. As long as that’s the rule, families will get in. What actually matters here is that a kid was shot dead.
Schools can send kids back to their IB school if they have disciplinary or attendance issues. They should make better use of this.
The perpetrators were likely not from JR. They had targeted Brady before. The question is why was he targeted? Seemed like he had a bright future.
Everything that is being said about this kid and prior issues is just rumor. My kid told me it was about some disagreement at that moment where the perpetrator decided to shoot and probably didn’t even know him.
Why was he hanging out in the alley?
Maybe the same reason hundreds of other kids do. If that’s what he was doing. My kid walks through that lot all the time, it’s a shortcut to Dominos and so many other things.
The only thing that is public is that he was shot behind 4500 Wisconsin Ave. Everything else is rumor.
It is literally not a shortcut to anywhere. I don’t want to get all geometry on you a$$, but the two (non-hypotenuse) sides of a right triangle are exactly as long as the two other non-hypotenuse “sides” available in this instance.
The alley is only a shortcut to the dumpsters, both literally and figuratively. (Maybe that should be a sign hung in the alley…)
Why? What could you possibly gain from talking utter BS about such a tragic event? it's not just 'a' shortcut, it is 'the' shortcut in the neighborhood. I was there a matter of minutes after the shooting happened - I watched this poor young man being loaded into the ambulance. Why was I, a middle aged white guy there ? Because it's a shortcut between WholeFoods and CVS - two businesses with among the highest footfall in the neighborhood and I live in the building opposite. I use it multiple times a week. My daughter attended JR - she used it almost daily. As it happens, I was on my way to collect blood pressure meds to mitigate the utter bile that people like you send out into the world.
Anonymous
05/12/2026 11:49
Subject: Re:Shooting 4500 Wisconsin Avenue, possible student injured
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:JR has out of boundary kids who came in through feeders. As long as that’s the rule, families will get in. What actually matters here is that a kid was shot dead.
Schools can send kids back to their IB school if they have disciplinary or attendance issues. They should make better use of this.
The perpetrators were likely not from JR. They had targeted Brady before. The question is why was he targeted? Seemed like he had a bright future.
Everything that is being said about this kid and prior issues is just rumor. My kid told me it was about some disagreement at that moment where the perpetrator decided to shoot and probably didn’t even know him.
Why was he hanging out in the alley?
Maybe the same reason hundreds of other kids do. If that’s what he was doing. My kid walks through that lot all the time, it’s a shortcut to Dominos and so many other things.
The only thing that is public is that he was shot behind 4500 Wisconsin Ave. Everything else is rumor.
It is literally not a shortcut to anywhere. I don’t want to get all geometry on you a$$, but the two (non-hypotenuse) sides of a right triangle are exactly as long as the two other non-hypotenuse “sides” available in this instance.
The alley is only a shortcut to the dumpsters, both literally and figuratively. (Maybe that should be a sign hung in the alley…)
As a mom with a kid in the day care right there, it is in fact the most efficient way to get to Whole Foods since they locked the stairs near JR because people kept smoking pot in the stairwell (to be fair I used to take it to avoid the pot). It is well trafficked by students and regular adults. Far from some hoodlum hang you would expect to only find Poneyboy and his gang in... 🙄
Anonymous
05/12/2026 11:17
Subject: Re:Shooting 4500 Wisconsin Avenue, possible student injured
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:JR has out of boundary kids who came in through feeders. As long as that’s the rule, families will get in. What actually matters here is that a kid was shot dead.
Schools can send kids back to their IB school if they have disciplinary or attendance issues. They should make better use of this.
The perpetrators were likely not from JR. They had targeted Brady before. The question is why was he targeted? Seemed like he had a bright future.
Everything that is being said about this kid and prior issues is just rumor. My kid told me it was about some disagreement at that moment where the perpetrator decided to shoot and probably didn’t even know him.
Why was he hanging out in the alley?
Maybe the same reason hundreds of other kids do. If that’s what he was doing. My kid walks through that lot all the time, it’s a shortcut to Dominos and so many other things.
The only thing that is public is that he was shot behind 4500 Wisconsin Ave. Everything else is rumor.
It is literally not a shortcut to anywhere. I don’t want to get all geometry on you a$$, but the two (non-hypotenuse) sides of a right triangle are exactly as long as the two other non-hypotenuse “sides” available in this instance.
The alley is only a shortcut to the dumpsters, both literally and figuratively. (Maybe that should be a sign hung in the alley…)
Good lord, are you just trying to get everyone to say the black kid didn’t belong at JR because he is out of boundary and dangerous? Trust me, plenty of people inside JR know that this is the mindset of some of the community. My kid told me some conversations with teachers and students. I mean ok, segregation and Jim crow laws worked for a while? But this mindset, whether you have it or not is a direct reflection of redlining, sharecropping, reconstruction and everything else that was “handled” at the end of the 19th century.
Different person here - but you need to stop being so obtuse. Stop throwing around dog whistles like “Jim crow”. No one is talking about that. People are talking about rightfully not wanting any kid causing death and destruction in a school they don’t belong in.
It’s ok to want the best for your neighborhood and your school that your own kids go to. Every decent parent wants that for their kids.
Anonymous
05/12/2026 11:06
Subject: Re:Shooting 4500 Wisconsin Avenue, possible student injured
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:JR has out of boundary kids who came in through feeders. As long as that’s the rule, families will get in. What actually matters here is that a kid was shot dead.
Schools can send kids back to their IB school if they have disciplinary or attendance issues. They should make better use of this.
The perpetrators were likely not from JR. They had targeted Brady before. The question is why was he targeted? Seemed like he had a bright future.
Everything that is being said about this kid and prior issues is just rumor. My kid told me it was about some disagreement at that moment where the perpetrator decided to shoot and probably didn’t even know him.
Why was he hanging out in the alley?
All the kids cut through the alley to get to CVS, Five Guys, Dominos, Whole Food, etc. It's not even really an alley, more of a communal parking lot with a lane all the stores use to get out.
Anonymous
05/12/2026 10:29
Subject: Re:Shooting 4500 Wisconsin Avenue, possible student injured
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:JR has out of boundary kids who came in through feeders. As long as that’s the rule, families will get in. What actually matters here is that a kid was shot dead.
Schools can send kids back to their IB school if they have disciplinary or attendance issues. They should make better use of this.
The perpetrators were likely not from JR. They had targeted Brady before. The question is why was he targeted? Seemed like he had a bright future.
Everything that is being said about this kid and prior issues is just rumor. My kid told me it was about some disagreement at that moment where the perpetrator decided to shoot and probably didn’t even know him.
Why was he hanging out in the alley?
Maybe the same reason hundreds of other kids do. If that’s what he was doing. My kid walks through that lot all the time, it’s a shortcut to Dominos and so many other things.
The only thing that is public is that he was shot behind 4500 Wisconsin Ave. Everything else is rumor.
It is literally not a shortcut to anywhere. I don’t want to get all geometry on you a$$, but the two (non-hypotenuse) sides of a right triangle are exactly as long as the two other non-hypotenuse “sides” available in this instance.
The alley is only a shortcut to the dumpsters, both literally and figuratively. (Maybe that should be a sign hung in the alley…)
Good lord, are you just trying to get everyone to say the black kid didn’t belong at JR because he is out of boundary and dangerous? Trust me, plenty of people inside JR know that this is the mindset of some of the community. My kid told me some conversations with teachers and students. I mean ok, segregation and Jim crow laws worked for a while? But this mindset, whether you have it or not is a direct reflection of redlining, sharecropping, reconstruction and everything else that was “handled” at the end of the 19th century.
Anonymous
05/12/2026 10:18
Subject: Re:Shooting 4500 Wisconsin Avenue, possible student injured
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:JR has out of boundary kids who came in through feeders. As long as that’s the rule, families will get in. What actually matters here is that a kid was shot dead.
Schools can send kids back to their IB school if they have disciplinary or attendance issues. They should make better use of this.
The perpetrators were likely not from JR. They had targeted Brady before. The question is why was he targeted? Seemed like he had a bright future.
Everything that is being said about this kid and prior issues is just rumor. My kid told me it was about some disagreement at that moment where the perpetrator decided to shoot and probably didn’t even know him.
Why was he hanging out in the alley?
Maybe the same reason hundreds of other kids do. If that’s what he was doing. My kid walks through that lot all the time, it’s a shortcut to Dominos and so many other things.
The only thing that is public is that he was shot behind 4500 Wisconsin Ave. Everything else is rumor.
Not sure if the last poster has ever been to JR, but yes, it definitely is a shortcut just is used all the time by students and nonstudents alike.
It is literally not a shortcut to anywhere. I don’t want to get all geometry on you a$$, but the two (non-hypotenuse) sides of a right triangle are exactly as long as the two other non-hypotenuse “sides” available in this instance.
The alley is only a shortcut to the dumpsters, both literally and figuratively. (Maybe that should be a sign hung in the alley…)
Anonymous
05/12/2026 10:16
Subject: Re:Shooting 4500 Wisconsin Avenue, possible student injured
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:JR has out of boundary kids who came in through feeders. As long as that’s the rule, families will get in. What actually matters here is that a kid was shot dead.
Schools can send kids back to their IB school if they have disciplinary or attendance issues. They should make better use of this.
The perpetrators were likely not from JR. They had targeted Brady before. The question is why was he targeted? Seemed like he had a bright future.
Everything that is being said about this kid and prior issues is just rumor. My kid told me it was about some disagreement at that moment where the perpetrator decided to shoot and probably didn’t even know him.
Why was he hanging out in the alley?
Maybe the same reason hundreds of other kids do. If that’s what he was doing. My kid walks through that lot all the time, it’s a shortcut to Dominos and so many other things.
The only thing that is public is that he was shot behind 4500 Wisconsin Ave. Everything else is rumor.
It is literally not a shortcut to anywhere. I don’t want to get all geometry on you a$$, but the two (non-hypotenuse) sides of a right triangle are exactly as long as the two other non-hypotenuse “sides” available in this instance.
The alley is only a shortcut to the dumpsters, both literally and figuratively. (Maybe that should be a sign hung in the alley…)
Anonymous
05/12/2026 10:00
Subject: Re:Shooting 4500 Wisconsin Avenue, possible student injured
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:JR has out of boundary kids who came in through feeders. As long as that’s the rule, families will get in. What actually matters here is that a kid was shot dead.
Schools can send kids back to their IB school if they have disciplinary or attendance issues. They should make better use of this.
The perpetrators were likely not from JR. They had targeted Brady before. The question is why was he targeted? Seemed like he had a bright future.
Everything that is being said about this kid and prior issues is just rumor. My kid told me it was about some disagreement at that moment where the perpetrator decided to shoot and probably didn’t even know him.
Why was he hanging out in the alley?
Maybe the same reason hundreds of other kids do. If that’s what he was doing. My kid walks through that lot all the time, it’s a shortcut to Dominos and so many other things.
The only thing that is public is that he was shot behind 4500 Wisconsin Ave. Everything else is rumor.
Anonymous
05/12/2026 08:12
Subject: Re:Shooting 4500 Wisconsin Avenue, possible student injured
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:JR has out of boundary kids who came in through feeders. As long as that’s the rule, families will get in. What actually matters here is that a kid was shot dead.
Schools can send kids back to their IB school if they have disciplinary or attendance issues. They should make better use of this.
That would just shift the problem. If anything they should be sending kids with severe disciplinary and attendance problems to specialized programs, not another regular school.
the program should be prison
Prison is not the answer. Some people think it is but you are creating a violent criminal by doing this. If you address the issues that teenagers face: poverty, poor parenting etc. Society could solve the problem. Throwing teens away in prison just creates more problems.
To the contrary. Removing disruptive and violent kids from the school and neighborhood teaches that kid that there is no impunity for violence. And it keeps the classroom calm and organized for the kids who actually want to be there and learn (and I am not talking exclusively about white kids).
Anonymous
05/12/2026 08:08
Subject: Re:Shooting 4500 Wisconsin Avenue, possible student injured
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:JR has out of boundary kids who came in through feeders. As long as that’s the rule, families will get in. What actually matters here is that a kid was shot dead.
Schools can send kids back to their IB school if they have disciplinary or attendance issues. They should make better use of this.
The perpetrators were likely not from JR. They had targeted Brady before. The question is why was he targeted? Seemed like he had a bright future.
Everything that is being said about this kid and prior issues is just rumor. My kid told me it was about some disagreement at that moment where the perpetrator decided to shoot and probably didn’t even know him.
Why was he hanging out in the alley?