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?
“The thing I keep returning to is the culture of machismo and the “code of the streets” and all that shit”
Having lost faith that young men can get their act together, I considered if young women could do anything. Responsible young women could go a long way to make this behavior shrink. 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.
“Virtually all of the guns seized in NY state come from out of state. It’s a huge part of the problem.”
Excellent, I agree on all points, tinarina.
Gun use will never seriously decline in this country until enough people and politicians have the balls to stand up to the NRA.
NY gun laws are some of the strictest in the nation, but it hardly matters when any crook or psychopath can drive down to a state like Virginia and buy guns privately at a gun show without any paper trail or background check.
Virtually all of the guns seized in NY state come from out of state. It’s a huge part of the problem.
“Community leaders” are typically politicians with an agenda and a need to get re-elected because they’ve failed at being lawyers or whatever other job.
the city owned medical center on the park slope side of 4th ave and Dean is called the Boerum Hill med center. or something similar.
I would call this area boerum hill. If it’s Gowanus than all of beorum hill is gowanus.
cobble, i agree!!!! that’s why i said he shouldnt have one, clearly it’s illegal. but i dont believe in banning guns outright. people should be allowed to have them with permits.
and quote:
“Community leaders are coming together to call for an end to the violence.”
and i KNOW this might sound cliche.. but maybe the people that kids actually DO look up to should come out and try to put an end to violence. i dont think kids care about or even know who their “community leaders” are, as most of those community leaders are probably too old and lame for them. you know what i mean..
*rob*
Rob — if you took a moment to think. Just a moment. Do you not see a difference between a knife and a gun? How many knife wounds are inflicted on *unintended* victims? It’s hard to get knifed accidentally standing in your kitchen 1/4 mile away from the knife…
ALSO — it takes a lot of psychological effort to *walk up to someone* and knife them with the intention of killing them. And most knifings don’t have the intention of killing… and guess what, the guy with the knife has a lot more control. A guy with a gun? There’s a good chance of killing someone even if you didn’t intend to.
Oh and NO — GOD NO — I don’t think you should have a gun in your home.
sounds like someone was mad that they got some sandy oysters at clover club
That Vada Vasquez incident sickened me. The Daily News yesterday had a big article about other innocents caught in gunfire.
I reflect often on what will lessen gun violence. The thing I keep returning to is the culture of machismo and the “code of the streets” and all that shit. No one speaks out about that, or highlights the destructive path that is an early life of youth crime. I heard on the news last night, “Community leaders are coming together to call for an end to the violence.” Yeah right – real effective.