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"KMAN" wrote in message ... snippage... Since I never made that claim, seems you are wrong as usual. ============= ROTFLMAO What a hoot! what part of... "...I'm sure that's what the Framers had in mind...that a crack dealer can arm his posse with assault weapons with a trip to the gun shack on the corner and spray the local park with semi-automatic (or perhaps converted to automatic) gunfire..." kamn 2/20/2005 1:41 ...doesn't sound familier to you? Or, are you now claiming that somebody else here is posting fraudulantly using your name? No look at what you said: "You're the one that claimed that the drug dealers were buying assault weapons at the corner gun-mart, and that they killed 1000s of people every year" ============== Yes, I repeated the gist of your previous spew... A spew that is so full of ignorance and idiocy that it only gets the derision it deserves. I remain confident that the Framers did not have in mind that a crack dealer could buy an assault weapon at the store on the corner and spray the park with semi-automatic gunfire. ======================= No, they didn't have that in mind, and only you belive it or are trying to say that that occurs. Crack dealers have no rights to buy arms. What I did not say was that such incidents aco****ed for 1000s of deaths each year, and thus, you are wrong to attribute that position. ================== Yet you keep implying it. How many crack dealers are there, how many parks? Adds up to 1000s of people killed in your fantasy world of make-believe. Oh, and I see that you are in fact capable of re-posting information. We are all still waiting for your repost of the evidence that Canadians are dying in waiting lines. ================= I have, and I've told you where else to check several times. that you wish to remain willfully ignorant is your decision. |
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"KMAN" wrote in message ... in article et, rick at wrote on 2/24/05 9:12 PM: "KMAN" wrote in message ... snippage... Since I never made that claim, seems you are wrong as usual. ============= ROTFLMAO What a hoot! what part of... "...I'm sure that's what the Framers had in mind...that a crack dealer can arm his posse with assault weapons with a trip to the gun shack on the corner and spray the local park with semi-automatic (or perhaps converted to automatic) gunfire..." kamn 2/20/2005 1:41 ...doesn't sound familier to you? Or, are you now claiming that somebody else here is posting fraudulantly using your name? No look at what you said: "You're the one that claimed that the drug dealers were buying assault weapons at the corner gun-mart, and that they killed 1000s of people every year" ============== Yes, I repeated the gist of your previous spew... A spew that is so full of ignorance and idiocy that it only gets the derision it deserves. Your "gist" include a specific claim that I did not make. Thus, your "gist" was an attempt to deceive that was exposed. ===================== No, it was not. The only thing 'exposed' was you continued ignorance on any subject you seem to reply to. I remain confident that the Framers did not have in mind that a crack dealer could buy an assault weapon at the store on the corner and spray the park with semi-automatic gunfire. ======================= No, they didn't have that in mind, and only you belive it or are trying to say that that occurs. Crack dealers have no rights to buy arms. Crack dealers who have not lost their rights to buy arms can buy them. You do realize that not every crack dealer ends up being convicted, right? Heck, all they have to do is go down to the corner and buy the right weapon to shoot any witnesses against them! ===================== LOL Do you make this up as you go, or has your fantasies been the main part of your life for years now? What I did not say was that such incidents aco****ed for 1000s of deaths each year, and thus, you are wrong to attribute that position. ================== Yet you keep implying it. How many crack dealers are there, how many parks? Adds up to 1000s of people killed in your fantasy world of make-believe. I never said any such thing, nor implied it. If even one person is killed with an assault weapon - a gun that is designed to kill many people quickly - that's obviously too many. ===================== Yes, that is exactly what you keep implying when you talk about spraying in parks. Oh, and I see that you are in fact capable of re-posting information. We are all still waiting for your repost of the evidence that Canadians are dying in waiting lines. ================= I have, and I've told you where else to check several times. that you wish to remain willfully ignorant is your decision. What was the date and time of your most recent posting of this information? It does not seem to be available on usenet. ================= I have, and I've told you where else to check several times. that you wish to remain willfully ignorant is your decision. Anyone else see it? |
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"KMAN" wrote in message ... in article et, rick at wrote on 2/24/05 10:44 PM: snip No look at what you said: "You're the one that claimed that the drug dealers were buying assault weapons at the corner gun-mart, and that they killed 1000s of people every year" ============== Yes, I repeated the gist of your previous spew... A spew that is so full of ignorance and idiocy that it only gets the derision it deserves. Your "gist" include a specific claim that I did not make. Thus, your "gist" was an attempt to deceive that was exposed. ===================== No, it was not. Whatever it was, it wasn't truthful. Because, the truth is, I never said what you claimed I said. ======================== Your intent was the same... I remain confident that the Framers did not have in mind that a crack dealer could buy an assault weapon at the store on the corner and spray the park with semi-automatic gunfire. ======================= No, they didn't have that in mind, and only you belive it or are trying to say that that occurs. Crack dealers have no rights to buy arms. Crack dealers who have not lost their rights to buy arms can buy them. You do realize that not every crack dealer ends up being convicted, right? Heck, all they have to do is go down to the corner and buy the right weapon to shoot any witnesses against them! ===================== LOL Do you make this up as you go, or has your fantasies been the main part of your life for years now? What's to stop an accused crack dealer from buying an assault rifle at the shop on the corner and shooting a witness? ======================== Tellwhen it has happened. Setting up mythical what-ifs isn't a discussion of rights. What I did not say was that such incidents aco****ed for 1000s of deaths each year, and thus, you are wrong to attribute that position. ================== Yet you keep implying it. How many crack dealers are there, how many parks? Adds up to 1000s of people killed in your fantasy world of make-believe. I never said any such thing, nor implied it. If even one person is killed with an assault weapon - a gun that is designed to kill many people quickly - that's obviously too many. ===================== Yes, that is exactly what you keep implying when you talk about spraying in parks. I'm not implying anything. I'm saying it: if more than one person is killed with an assault weapon that is one too many. ======================= Why? Why only these so-called assault weapons? Again, what makes then so much more dangerous than other weapons? Oh, and I see that you are in fact capable of re-posting information. We are all still waiting for your repost of the evidence that Canadians are dying in waiting lines. ================= I have, and I've told you where else to check several times. that you wish to remain willfully ignorant is your decision. What was the date and time of your most recent posting of this information? It does not seem to be available on usenet. ================= I have, and I've told you where else to check several times. that you wish to remain willfully ignorant is your decision. Anyone else see it? It doesn't seem to be available. Why won't you share the date and time of yoru most recent post with this information? ====================== What is apparent is your complete ignorance in the use of your computer. Why are you afraid of the facts? |
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wrote on 2/25/05 12:13 AM: "KMAN" wrote in message ... in article et, rick at wrote on 2/24/05 10:44 PM: snip No look at what you said: "You're the one that claimed that the drug dealers were buying assault weapons at the corner gun-mart, and that they killed 1000s of people every year" ============== Yes, I repeated the gist of your previous spew... A spew that is so full of ignorance and idiocy that it only gets the derision it deserves. Your "gist" include a specific claim that I did not make. Thus, your "gist" was an attempt to deceive that was exposed. ===================== No, it was not. Whatever it was, it wasn't truthful. Because, the truth is, I never said what you claimed I said. ======================== Your intent was the same... My intent was exactly what I stated, not something you made up. I remain confident that the Framers did not have in mind that a crack dealer could buy an assault weapon at the store on the corner and spray the park with semi-automatic gunfire. ======================= No, they didn't have that in mind, and only you belive it or are trying to say that that occurs. Crack dealers have no rights to buy arms. Crack dealers who have not lost their rights to buy arms can buy them. You do realize that not every crack dealer ends up being convicted, right? Heck, all they have to do is go down to the corner and buy the right weapon to shoot any witnesses against them! ===================== LOL Do you make this up as you go, or has your fantasies been the main part of your life for years now? What's to stop an accused crack dealer from buying an assault rifle at the shop on the corner and shooting a witness? ======================== Tellwhen it has happened. Setting up mythical what-ifs isn't a discussion of rights. Sure. http://www.freep.com/news/locway/shoot4_20040604.htm Now where's your link that proves Canadians are dying in wait lines for health care? What I did not say was that such incidents aco****ed for 1000s of deaths each year, and thus, you are wrong to attribute that position. ================== Yet you keep implying it. How many crack dealers are there, how many parks? Adds up to 1000s of people killed in your fantasy world of make-believe. I never said any such thing, nor implied it. If even one person is killed with an assault weapon - a gun that is designed to kill many people quickly - that's obviously too many. ===================== Yes, that is exactly what you keep implying when you talk about spraying in parks. I'm not implying anything. I'm saying it: if more than one person is killed with an assault weapon that is one too many. ======================= Why? Why only these so-called assault weapons? Again, what makes then so much more dangerous than other weapons? Uhm. The fact that you can fire a lot of bullets in a short period of time? Duh. Oh, and I see that you are in fact capable of re-posting information. We are all still waiting for your repost of the evidence that Canadians are dying in waiting lines. ================= I have, and I've told you where else to check several times. that you wish to remain willfully ignorant is your decision. What was the date and time of your most recent posting of this information? It does not seem to be available on usenet. ================= I have, and I've told you where else to check several times. that you wish to remain willfully ignorant is your decision. Anyone else see it? It doesn't seem to be available. Why won't you share the date and time of yoru most recent post with this information? ====================== What is apparent is your complete ignorance in the use of your computer. Why are you afraid of the facts? Please share them. As you are aware, thus far you are the only person that can see them. |
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"KMAN" wrote in message ... in article t, rick at wrote on 2/25/05 12:13 AM: snip Whatever it was, it wasn't truthful. Because, the truth is, I never said what you claimed I said. ======================== Your intent was the same... My intent was exactly what I stated, not something you made up. ==================== Yes, spewing your ignorance. That wasn't something I made up. I remain confident that the Framers did not have in mind that a crack dealer could buy an assault weapon at the store on the corner and spray the park with semi-automatic gunfire. ======================= No, they didn't have that in mind, and only you belive it or are trying to say that that occurs. Crack dealers have no rights to buy arms. Crack dealers who have not lost their rights to buy arms can buy them. You do realize that not every crack dealer ends up being convicted, right? Heck, all they have to do is go down to the corner and buy the right weapon to shoot any witnesses against them! ===================== LOL Do you make this up as you go, or has your fantasies been the main part of your life for years now? What's to stop an accused crack dealer from buying an assault rifle at the shop on the corner and shooting a witness? ======================== Tellwhen it has happened. Setting up mythical what-ifs isn't a discussion of rights. Sure. http://www.freep.com/news/locway/shoot4_20040604.htm ===================== NAme the corner store they bought their weapons from, fool. thanks again for displaying your ignorant ideology. But I'll see your corner gun-marts and raise you a corner gun rent-a-center, like they have in Toronto. http://www.diversitywatch.ryerson.ca...globe_jan7.htm Now where's your link that proves Canadians are dying in wait lines for health care? ================= I have, and I've told you where else to check several times. that you wish to remain willfully ignorant is your decision. What I did not say was that such incidents aco****ed for 1000s of deaths each year, and thus, you are wrong to attribute that position. ================== Yet you keep implying it. How many crack dealers are there, how many parks? Adds up to 1000s of people killed in your fantasy world of make-believe. I never said any such thing, nor implied it. If even one person is killed with an assault weapon - a gun that is designed to kill many people quickly - that's obviously too many. ===================== Yes, that is exactly what you keep implying when you talk about spraying in parks. I'm not implying anything. I'm saying it: if more than one person is killed with an assault weapon that is one too many. ======================= Why? Why only these so-called assault weapons? Again, what makes then so much more dangerous than other weapons? Uhm. The fact that you can fire a lot of bullets in a short period of time? Duh. =========================== DUH, fool. Thanks again for proving your ignorance. Lots of non-assault styled weapons can fire 'lots of bullets in a short period of time', dolt. Thanks again for proving its all about your ignorant ideology. Oh, and I see that you are in fact capable of re-posting information. We are all still waiting for your repost of the evidence that Canadians are dying in waiting lines. ================= I have, and I've told you where else to check several times. that you wish to remain willfully ignorant is your decision. What was the date and time of your most recent posting of this information? It does not seem to be available on usenet. ================= I have, and I've told you where else to check several times. that you wish to remain willfully ignorant is your decision. Anyone else see it? It doesn't seem to be available. Why won't you share the date and time of yoru most recent post with this information? ====================== What is apparent is your complete ignorance in the use of your computer. Why are you afraid of the facts? Please share them. As you are aware, thus far you are the only person that can see them. ==================== As everyone is now aware, you are too stupid to use your computer, even when told where to look. Like I said before fool, that you are too afraid to know the facts is no skin off my nose. I gave you the opportunity to find them yourself, because if I bring them up, you claim they are biased sources. Whay a hoot you are. thabnks again for proving your ignorant ideology... \ |
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A Usenet persona calling itself KMAN wrote:
What's to stop an accused crack dealer from buying an assault rifle at the shop on the corner and shooting a witness? Well, a couple of things: First, there's the background check prior to purchase and second, and most importantly, there's the likelyhood that the witness will himself be armed and capable of defending himself. Third, there may be other armed citizens around who can likewise take down the crack dealer. Then there's the fact that he'll probably be in jail and won't be able to even attempt to buy a gun. But, sometimes that happens, though quite rarely. Most crack dealers are crack dealers, not murderers. These days, a lot of them don't even carry guns, because the penalties for dealing crack while in possession of a gun are positively draconian...and should be. I'm not implying anything. I'm saying it: if more than one person is killed with an assault weapon that is one too many. Utopian nonsense. How about if that "one person" is a child-molester/murderer just about to slit the throat of a little boy he's just finished raping? Is it okay to shoot him with an "assault weapon?" How about if that "one person" is about to slit YOUR throat? Would you be hoping someone might kill him before he finishes, or is your dedication to non-violence deep enough that you would rather be brutally and painfully murdered rather than have your attacker killed by someone with a gun? How about if it's your wife, or your child? How deep is your belief? I've never met anybody who didn't have a limit somewhere that would provoke them to use deadly force to defend someone dear to them. Are you the first? Somehow I doubt it. -- Regards, Scott Weiser "I love the Internet, I no longer have to depend on friends, family and co-workers, I can annoy people WORLDWIDE!" TM © 2005 Scott Weiser |
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in article et, rick at
wrote on 2/24/05 10:44 PM: "KMAN" wrote in message ... in article et, rick at wrote on 2/24/05 9:12 PM: "KMAN" wrote in message ... snippage... Since I never made that claim, seems you are wrong as usual. ============= ROTFLMAO What a hoot! what part of... "...I'm sure that's what the Framers had in mind...that a crack dealer can arm his posse with assault weapons with a trip to the gun shack on the corner and spray the local park with semi-automatic (or perhaps converted to automatic) gunfire..." kamn 2/20/2005 1:41 ...doesn't sound familier to you? Or, are you now claiming that somebody else here is posting fraudulantly using your name? No look at what you said: "You're the one that claimed that the drug dealers were buying assault weapons at the corner gun-mart, and that they killed 1000s of people every year" ============== Yes, I repeated the gist of your previous spew... A spew that is so full of ignorance and idiocy that it only gets the derision it deserves. Your "gist" include a specific claim that I did not make. Thus, your "gist" was an attempt to deceive that was exposed. ===================== No, it was not. The only thing 'exposed' was you continued ignorance on any subject you seem to reply to. I remain confident that the Framers did not have in mind that a crack dealer could buy an assault weapon at the store on the corner and spray the park with semi-automatic gunfire. ======================= No, they didn't have that in mind, and only you belive it or are trying to say that that occurs. Crack dealers have no rights to buy arms. Crack dealers who have not lost their rights to buy arms can buy them. You do realize that not every crack dealer ends up being convicted, right? Heck, all they have to do is go down to the corner and buy the right weapon to shoot any witnesses against them! ===================== LOL Do you make this up as you go, or has your fantasies been the main part of your life for years now? What I did not say was that such incidents aco****ed for 1000s of deaths each year, and thus, you are wrong to attribute that position. ================== Yet you keep implying it. How many crack dealers are there, how many parks? Adds up to 1000s of people killed in your fantasy world of make-believe. I never said any such thing, nor implied it. If even one person is killed with an assault weapon - a gun that is designed to kill many people quickly - that's obviously too many. ===================== Yes, that is exactly what you keep implying when you talk about spraying in parks. It happens. http://www.freep.com/news/locway/shoot4_20040604.htm Detroit shooting spree deaths climb Multiple victims contribute to alarming homicide rate June 4, 2004 Destiny Payne, 11, lost an eye after her home on Dequindre was shot up in April. With her is her mom, Yolanda Richardson. Police say the suspect admitted to having the wrong house. His real target was a rival drug dealer. Gunmen spraying bullets with high-powered weapons and killing more than one person during a single shooting spree are driving up Detroit's homicide rate. Detroit police call it the new gangster mentality. The haphazard shooters kill more than one person in an effort to leave no witnesses behind or to send messages of dominance without regard to who is in the bullets' paths. Such manic gunplay is the latest trend in one of America's most violent cities, according to Detroit police, national experts and a Free Press analysis of homicide statistics over the past 2 1/2 years. The numbers show: * About 60 multiple-victim shootings through May 31 of this year. In 17 of those cases, more than one person died, compared with seven such deaths at this time last year. * The practice of shooting up homes, cars and yards is catching children in the cross fire, contributing to child homicides. RELATED CONTENT * HOMICIDE VICTIMS: Those in drug trade are statistic leaders * Of the nation's 10 largest cities, Detroit -- ranked 10th -- experienced the greatest increase in homicides in the first five months of this year -- in large part, because of multiple-victim shootings. But Detroit police say one of the biggest culprits in multiple-victim homicides is rival drug dealers. "There is a drug war in this city. It's not an organized war; it's a guerrilla war," said a Detroit homicide detective, who asked not to be named because he feared retaliation for speaking without department permission. Criminologists say they do not know of any other city that is experiencing as many multiple-victim shootings and related homicides as Detroit. According to police in the nine other largest cities, such shootings are rare. Detroit homicide detectives call them common. During a single week in May, there were three multiple-victim shootings, killing two people and injuring seven. There were no triple, quadruple or quintuple homicides at this time last year. But this year, there have been. "You may or may not have the right house. You may or may not have the right person. You may or may not have the right person in the right house," Detroit Homicide Lt. William Petersen said of shooters. "It's just stupid. There are so many people dying of stupidity out here." And sometimes, children are the unintended victims. This year, 11 children 16 and younger have been killed, four accidentally.In at least one case, children were injured when a shooter took aim at the wrong house. Last Friday, a 4-year-old was killed when someone shot up her father's car as he was putting his children inside. The child's father also died. A 6-month-old child was not injured. There have been no arrests. Four children were wounded April 7 when the wrong house was sprayed with gunfire. Yolanda Richardson was making Easter plans with her six children and an 8-year-old guest at her home in the 17500 block of Dequindre when the walls exploded with bullets. The bullets hit Richardson in the buttocks; they struck 16-year-old Johnnie and 9-year-old Precious in the foot. Her daughter Destiny Payne, 11, started running upstairs, pushing her friend up with her, Richardson said. Destiny turned around and was hit once. She lost her right eye. Police arrested the alleged shooter, who they say admitted that he shot up the wrong house while looking for a rival drug dealer. At the home, bullet holes remain in a chair and to the right of the door. Richardson is looking for a new home, but she can't afford one. The family is staying wherever they can find space. "We were a house full of kids," she said. "Now we are everywhere." But officers also deal with the other extreme -- when a shooter deliberately targets everyone inside. On March 1, for example, someone got out of a white Ford Taurus and opened fire as he walked up to the home of a reputed drug dealer in the 9700 block of Woodlawn. Using an AK47, he fatally shot Kevin Cooper, 33, Robert Neal, 32, and Dorian Latham, 39, all of Detroit. Two days later, Toryana Royal, 22, turned himself in to the 12th (Palmer Park) Precinct. Another suspect, Alfonzo Thomas, 20, is still on the lam. 5 months, 3 increases Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said she cannot explain why Detroit has more multiple-victim shootings than most cities but that she thinks better technology could curtail them. Worthy said she would like to have better ways to track guns and casings so her office could better link criminals to crimes. That linkage could increase their prison sentences. She said criminals who kill more than one person often have committed other crimes. In the span of five months, the city homicide rate has seen three surges, Detroit Police Chief Ella Bully-Cummings said. The chief declined to be interviewed for this story. The first uptick was in January, when 18 people were killed in a six-day period -- including a triple and three double homicides.The homicide rate surged again in mid-February, resulting in a decision by police brass to require officers to work 12-hour shifts to help curb the trend. The rate climbed again throughout much of April, when about 40 people were killed. In one week in April, there were four multiple-victim shootings. James Alan Fox, a Northeastern University criminologist, said there has been a slight increase in gang-related homicides nationally, led by Los Angeles and Chicago. But Detroit is not plagued by organized gangs. |
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"KMAN" wrote in message ... in article et, rick at wrote on 2/24/05 10:44 PM: "KMAN" wrote in message ... in article et, rick at wrote on 2/24/05 9:12 PM: "KMAN" wrote in message ... snippage... Since I never made that claim, seems you are wrong as usual. ============= ROTFLMAO What a hoot! what part of... "...I'm sure that's what the Framers had in mind...that a crack dealer can arm his posse with assault weapons with a trip to the gun shack on the corner and spray the local park with semi-automatic (or perhaps converted to automatic) gunfire..." kamn 2/20/2005 1:41 ...doesn't sound familier to you? Or, are you now claiming that somebody else here is posting fraudulantly using your name? No look at what you said: "You're the one that claimed that the drug dealers were buying assault weapons at the corner gun-mart, and that they killed 1000s of people every year" ============== Yes, I repeated the gist of your previous spew... A spew that is so full of ignorance and idiocy that it only gets the derision it deserves. Your "gist" include a specific claim that I did not make. Thus, your "gist" was an attempt to deceive that was exposed. ===================== No, it was not. The only thing 'exposed' was you continued ignorance on any subject you seem to reply to. I remain confident that the Framers did not have in mind that a crack dealer could buy an assault weapon at the store on the corner and spray the park with semi-automatic gunfire. ======================= No, they didn't have that in mind, and only you belive it or are trying to say that that occurs. Crack dealers have no rights to buy arms. Crack dealers who have not lost their rights to buy arms can buy them. You do realize that not every crack dealer ends up being convicted, right? Heck, all they have to do is go down to the corner and buy the right weapon to shoot any witnesses against them! ===================== LOL Do you make this up as you go, or has your fantasies been the main part of your life for years now? What I did not say was that such incidents aco****ed for 1000s of deaths each year, and thus, you are wrong to attribute that position. ================== Yet you keep implying it. How many crack dealers are there, how many parks? Adds up to 1000s of people killed in your fantasy world of make-believe. I never said any such thing, nor implied it. If even one person is killed with an assault weapon - a gun that is designed to kill many people quickly - that's obviously too many. ===================== Yes, that is exactly what you keep implying when you talk about spraying in parks. It happens. =================== What corner store did they buy these guns from? Your ignorance is exposed, again... http://www.freep.com/news/locway/shoot4_20040604.htm Detroit shooting spree deaths climb Multiple victims contribute to alarming homicide rate June 4, 2004 Destiny Payne, 11, lost an eye after her home on Dequindre was shot up in April. With her is her mom, Yolanda Richardson. Police say the suspect admitted to having the wrong house. His real target was a rival drug dealer. Gunmen spraying bullets with high-powered weapons and killing more than one person during a single shooting spree are driving up Detroit's homicide rate. Detroit police call it the new gangster mentality. The haphazard shooters kill more than one person in an effort to leave no witnesses behind or to send messages of dominance without regard to who is in the bullets' paths. Such manic gunplay is the latest trend in one of America's most violent cities, according to Detroit police, national experts and a Free Press analysis of homicide statistics over the past 2 1/2 years. The numbers show: * About 60 multiple-victim shootings through May 31 of this year. In 17 of those cases, more than one person died, compared with seven such deaths at this time last year. * The practice of shooting up homes, cars and yards is catching children in the cross fire, contributing to child homicides. RELATED CONTENT * HOMICIDE VICTIMS: Those in drug trade are statistic leaders * Of the nation's 10 largest cities, Detroit -- ranked 10th -- experienced the greatest increase in homicides in the first five months of this year -- in large part, because of multiple-victim shootings. But Detroit police say one of the biggest culprits in multiple-victim homicides is rival drug dealers. "There is a drug war in this city. It's not an organized war; it's a guerrilla war," said a Detroit homicide detective, who asked not to be named because he feared retaliation for speaking without department permission. Criminologists say they do not know of any other city that is experiencing as many multiple-victim shootings and related homicides as Detroit. According to police in the nine other largest cities, such shootings are rare. Detroit homicide detectives call them common. During a single week in May, there were three multiple-victim shootings, killing two people and injuring seven. There were no triple, quadruple or quintuple homicides at this time last year. But this year, there have been. "You may or may not have the right house. You may or may not have the right person. You may or may not have the right person in the right house," Detroit Homicide Lt. William Petersen said of shooters. "It's just stupid. There are so many people dying of stupidity out here." And sometimes, children are the unintended victims. This year, 11 children 16 and younger have been killed, four accidentally.In at least one case, children were injured when a shooter took aim at the wrong house. Last Friday, a 4-year-old was killed when someone shot up her father's car as he was putting his children inside. The child's father also died. A 6-month-old child was not injured. There have been no arrests. Four children were wounded April 7 when the wrong house was sprayed with gunfire. Yolanda Richardson was making Easter plans with her six children and an 8-year-old guest at her home in the 17500 block of Dequindre when the walls exploded with bullets. The bullets hit Richardson in the buttocks; they struck 16-year-old Johnnie and 9-year-old Precious in the foot. Her daughter Destiny Payne, 11, started running upstairs, pushing her friend up with her, Richardson said. Destiny turned around and was hit once. She lost her right eye. Police arrested the alleged shooter, who they say admitted that he shot up the wrong house while looking for a rival drug dealer. At the home, bullet holes remain in a chair and to the right of the door. Richardson is looking for a new home, but she can't afford one. The family is staying wherever they can find space. "We were a house full of kids," she said. "Now we are everywhere." But officers also deal with the other extreme -- when a shooter deliberately targets everyone inside. On March 1, for example, someone got out of a white Ford Taurus and opened fire as he walked up to the home of a reputed drug dealer in the 9700 block of Woodlawn. Using an AK47, he fatally shot Kevin Cooper, 33, Robert Neal, 32, and Dorian Latham, 39, all of Detroit. Two days later, Toryana Royal, 22, turned himself in to the 12th (Palmer Park) Precinct. Another suspect, Alfonzo Thomas, 20, is still on the lam. 5 months, 3 increases Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said she cannot explain why Detroit has more multiple-victim shootings than most cities but that she thinks better technology could curtail them. Worthy said she would like to have better ways to track guns and casings so her office could better link criminals to crimes. That linkage could increase their prison sentences. She said criminals who kill more than one person often have committed other crimes. In the span of five months, the city homicide rate has seen three surges, Detroit Police Chief Ella Bully-Cummings said. The chief declined to be interviewed for this story. The first uptick was in January, when 18 people were killed in a six-day period -- including a triple and three double homicides.The homicide rate surged again in mid-February, resulting in a decision by police brass to require officers to work 12-hour shifts to help curb the trend. The rate climbed again throughout much of April, when about 40 people were killed. In one week in April, there were four multiple-victim shootings. James Alan Fox, a Northeastern University criminologist, said there has been a slight increase in gang-related homicides nationally, led by Los Angeles and Chicago. But Detroit is not plagued by organized gangs. |
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