Another Shooting on Grand and Putnam
[nggallery id=”21402″ template=galleryview] This is getting really old. In what seems to be an annual occurrence, there was another shooting on the corner of Grand and Putnam last night. The 88th Precinct won’t confirm a thing, but according to several people standing around on the corner this morning, a car drove by last night at…
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This is getting really old. In what seems to be an annual occurrence, there was another shooting on the corner of Grand and Putnam last night. The 88th Precinct won’t confirm a thing, but according to several people standing around on the corner this morning, a car drove by last night at around 10:30 and sprayed an empty parked car with bullets, and in the process hit a female “innocent bystander” in the leg. She was reportedly not killed but, as the photos show, she lost some blood; as you can also see, a number of bullet holes are visible in the side of the building. As most people in the neighborhood are aware, this corner has been a hotbed of illegal activity for years. Two summers ago, after a young man was murdered for saying something insulting about another man’s girlfriend, the block was put on lock-down for the summer, which did temporarily push the drug activity a block or two away—not exactly an ideal solution for the people who lived on those blocks. In the community meetings that always follow, the police act sympathetic and talk about how difficult it is to put drug dealers away, but at a certain point it all rings hollow. If this were happening on the Upper East Side, you can be sure it would have been shut down long ago.
Turning Up The Pressure on Grand and Putnam [Brownstoner]
Murder on Putnam: Will The Cops Show Up Now? [Brownstoner]
North Williamsburg crime has skyrocketed this past year, btw.
Let Charles Barron know, I’m sure he’ll come down there an organize a demonstration. He cares about the community of course.
This is why I moved to Northside Williamsburg. The housing stock isn’t as pretty, but the worst thing I have to worry about dodging are hipsters on vintage schwinns.
Do any of you people have any idea how difficult it is to get a conviction against one of those “uber bad guys” in front of a Brooklyn jury? I am sure there are 10,000 legitimate reasons for this based on historical racism, police misconduct etc…. but the fact remains….
the standard of guilt for a Black defendant in front of a largely black Brooklyn Jury – is practically proof beyond ALL doubt.
Things are alot easier then they seem behind a computer – posting on a Blog
Uhhmmm 2:21 – would it be ok to say that “Young black people have to stop shooting [People]”
Those of us who are asian, hisapnic or white, would prefer not to be shot as well.
I also feel cops are less likely to shake things up because if they DO encounter one of these “uber bad guys” and have to use deadly force – a white cop shooting a black kid is grounds for Al Sharpton and the crew to call for their heads. it’s a high risk, low reward for the cops.
“Instead of the “stop snitching” creed – if you really want to avoid the police – how about this creed – “stop shooting each other”
I’m cool with this, and one of my neighbors and I (we’re both black) have had this conversation before. Young black people have to stop shooting young black people, plain and simple. That’s a problem for the black community to solve somehow. But as a well-compensated professional and homeowner who is NOT a criminal, I DEFINITELY avoid the police because I simply don’t trust them. Who’s to say that I won’t be the next “walking while black” victim? Am I really going to approach a police officer to provide assistance? Nope. Not “snitching” is a policy that some adhere to because they are criminals. But many other law-abiding folks adhere that policy because they have little evidence to suggest that police have their best interests at heart. Check out the post at 1:38.
Thank YOU 2:12. My sentiment exactly.
Back in the day, there was at least one murder in Bed Stuy and Clinton Hill EVERY DAY!
I also agree with 2:11…this is a story waiting to happen.
And a big one, at that…
5000:1 the cameras simply show a bunch of unrecognizable blobs moving around – surveillance cameras are virtually worthless at night.