Teen-on-Teen Shooting on Downing Street
We received a tip—which we’ve since been able to confirm—that there was a double shooting on Saturday night in the schoolyard at PS 56 in Clinton Hill. Evidently there was some kind of gathering (described by one neighbor as “insanely loud”) that had a number of teenagers at it and that at about 8:45 p.m….
We received a tip—which we’ve since been able to confirm—that there was a double shooting on Saturday night in the schoolyard at PS 56 in Clinton Hill. Evidently there was some kind of gathering (described by one neighbor as “insanely loud”) that had a number of teenagers at it and that at about 8:45 p.m. a boy and girl (ages 14 and 15) were shot by another teen who is still at large; neither victim was killed. Unfortunately, there seems to be a incident like this every year around this time. Any other neighbors hear the goings-on or witness the aftermath?
Of course we want SOME things to be different–are you thrilled with a status quo where kids are shooting each other? or drug dealers doing business in broad daylight? how can you possibly take issue with advocating change on those fronts?
Or start your own blog, What.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 1, 2009 11:45 AM
When you smell napalm…
The What
Someday this war is gonna end..
DowningStreet–who are you going to write to? Would love to join some kind of campaign to put pressure on the city to secure that yard. Let me know and I will also write to that person.
brownstoner–what else can we do with this board to draw attention to what DowningStreet mentions above?
“What, you really undermine many of your other intellectually sound posts with this kind of idiocy. With very few exceptions, this blog doesn’t publish cute, profile-y stories about any people the way a typical neighborhood paper might…”
Ok we have some “Clarity”. The fucking Meds are working!
“o before you go throwing around accusations, go look up how many “positive stories about neighborhood people” we’ve done about people in Brooklyn Heights or Park Slope (though our streetlevel post about the new Tattoo parlor on Greene Ave surely would qualify as the kind of thing you’re complaining we never do)”
Oh no stupid BLACK people! You know the ones with darker skin, likes Soul music and Rap.
“You persist in projecting your own issues onto this blog when there is no reason to at all. If we had been emailed about a similar shooting in Park Slope or Boerum Hill this morning that had not been picked up in the mainstream media, chances are we would have posted that as well.”
I thought the Blog was about “the restoration of Brownstones”??????!!!!!!!!!!! That was your “Mission Statement” remember stupid or maybe it has transformed itself into Covert race/class warfare. You fucking knew the undercurrent of the story Jon. You post this fucking garbage to DIVIDE us not benefit where you live at!!!!
What if someone was thing on moving to Clinton Hill??? With this garbage you have killed that opportunity!!!!!!
“Obviously when senseless shootings happen within shouting distance of our own house it is of particular concern to us and we have a vested interest in drawing attention to it. That’s not a covert race war, it’s a desire to reduce crime and violence where we happen to be raising our children. Get a grip.”
No Jon you want thing to be “DIFFERENT” and now you’re being disingenuous…
The What (Brooklyn’s Finest! Wish you could say that)
SOMEDAY THIS FUCKING WAR IS GONNA END!!!!!
Or start your own blog, What.
What, you really undermine many of your other intellectually sound posts with this kind of idiocy. With very few exceptions, this blog doesn’t publish cute, profile-y stories about any people the way a typical neighborhood paper might…so before you go throwing around accusations, go look up how many “positive stories about neighborhood people” we’ve done about people in Brooklyn Heights or Park Slope (though our streetlevel post about the new Tattoo parlor on Greene Ave surely would qualify as the kind of thing you’re complaining we never do)…You persist in projecting your own issues onto this blog when there is no reason to at all. If we had been emailed about a similar shooting in Park Slope or Boerum Hill this morning that had not been picked up in the mainstream media, chances are we would have posted that as well. Obviously when senseless shootings happen within shouting distance of our own house it is of particular concern to us and we have a vested interest in drawing attention to it. That’s not a covert race war, it’s a desire to reduce crime and violence where we happen to be raising our children. Get a grip.
rob — pls. stop feeling cool because some teenager shot some people 2 neighborhoods away from where you live.
But do feel free to move there if that’s the kind of thing that turns you on.
Gun laws need to be tougher. Assault with a deadly weapon needs to carry a longer sentence with no parole. I also think we should bring back hard labor.
You don’t know me, Rob.
You think you know me, but you don’t.
You really need to learn how to be more accepting of other people. The way you generalize and stereotype is really frustrating.
Take a cue from Benson’s last line in the other thread…live and let live.