Shooting In Boerum Hill
A reader emailed us last night after arriving home at around 8 o’clock to find that her block of Warren Street between 3rd and 4th Avenues had been shut down following a shooting. There were a couple of dozen cops on hand, and they said that someone from the nearby Gowanus Houses had been shot;…
A reader emailed us last night after arriving home at around 8 o’clock to find that her block of Warren Street between 3rd and 4th Avenues had been shut down following a shooting. There were a couple of dozen cops on hand, and they said that someone from the nearby Gowanus Houses had been shot; she inferred from there comments that it was a teenager. She also inferred that the shooter was still on the loose. Anyone else nearby pick up any other details?
etson–
The stats don’t really say that, at least in London:
http://www.londonnet.co.uk/news/2009/mar/london-murder-rate-not-going.html
And homicides are roughly two-thirds less than NYC.
Guns in the home are far more likely to be used against family members (either accidentally, in a domestic dispute, or suicide) than against an intruder. So get one if you want to keep your family in line, but not if you want to protect them.
tinarina,
I am from the UK originally. Guns are an increasing issue and (fatal) teen knife crime in London is getting almost as prevalent as teen gun crime here. Both trends are as the result of cultural changes more than the availability of weapons.
Rob – we are not letting you have a gun. I for one think you should not have a computer. Lotsa hate on this thread. Disgusting.
Etson–In places where guns are hard to get, like all of Europe, people don’t die from guns.
If guns weren’t so easily attainable, kids would resort to old fashioned violence, like fistfights and knives. Not pretty, but generally not lethal.
“maybe the people that kids actually DO look up to should come out and try to put an end to violence.”
Totally agree with this. Also, all this stuff about out of state guns is just NYC trying to pass the buck to other states for its own problems in its own communities. Working on people’s behavior should be the priority.
Yeah, ditto, until she gets knocked up and then he vanishes.
“If women refuse to date you because you’re a (juvenile) bad boy, you’ll see a bunch of guys behaving better. Unfortunately, bad boy behavior seems to be a plus instead of a negative.”
Totally – women love douchebags.
Have police investigated whether there were any Hot Wing Specials going on in the vicinity?