The sources of Denver's tragedy

Rocky Mountain News ^ | 04 Jan 07

[rellimpank]

Too many define manhood through violence

What makes someone spray a limousine with bullets even though he has no idea who might die? A "gun culture," answers The Denver Post, under the headline "Williams' murder a cowardly gun crime." Suffice it to say that the murder of Darrent Williams would not have occurred, at least in the fashion it did, without a gun. But that fact in itself explains little. What is most horrifying about this crime was the killer's casual targeting of people he hardly knew or didn't know at all over what perhaps was a disagreement or a perceived slight - an example of "disrespect" that had to be avenged.

It may be "culture" at the bottom of this tragedy, all right - gangster culture. Criminal culture. Culture in which lethal violence is considered the accepted if not the anticipated response to, for example, a heated argument.

[rellimpank]

---good answer to yesterday's garbage from the Denver Post-- --http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1761714/posts

[BFM]

Ask the Dems... it must be Bush's fault.

[rellimpank]

--the link--

--http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1761714/posts

[Radio_Silence]

But to the left, where all cultures are equal no matter what they do or the values they hold, it's so much easier to just blame the gun.

This will only serve to further punish the law abiding citizens of Denver with yet more ridiculous gun control laws.

[Citizen Tom Paine]

It is not what is in the hand that matters. It is what is in your heart. The question is what is there about our culture that turns our children into murderers?

[Al Gator]

When you don't spank your kids for doing bad, when you puff them up with "self esteem" even when they are failing, when you refuse to make them take responsibility for their actions, then you have bred a generation of emotional losers who are all full of fart gas and nothing else.

Such a preening, self important wastrel does not know how to handle rejection or reprimand or someone pointing out to them that they are losers. When this happens, their ridiculously blown out of proportion sense of "pride" in themselves, causes them to freak out and, not knowing how else to act, they reach for the only thing that they think will "right the wrong done me". And now you reap what you have sewn.

[Houmatt]

What makes someone spray a limousine with bullets even though he has no idea who might die?

It's not they have no idea, but that they don't care. That's the problem.

[dfwgator]

The sources of Denver's tragedy

He should have known how to fly.

Oh wait I thought this was about John Denver.

[Wolfstar]

Ask the Dems most FReepers...it must be Bush's fault.

There. Fixed it.

[r9etb]

A very excellent editorial.

[WakeUpAndVote]

Are you drinking JD in water? /s

[DCPatriot]

Until Bill Cosby replaces Jesse Jackson as #1 spokesperson for African American issues.....well just < YAWN >!!!!!!!

[george76]

the Tahoe is registered the 27-year-old Brian Hicks, a self-professed gang member.

Hicks is currently in jail on unrelated attempted murder and drug charges. Hicks made local headlines roughly a month ago when the key witness in his attempted murder trial was gunned down in front of her home.

http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=62604

[HarleyLady27]

....those damn guns.....

You bet, those guns did it again, of course its not the idiot that has ILLEGALLY gotten one now is it?

[JennysCool]

What is most horrifying about this crime was the killer's casual targeting of people he hardly knew or didn't know at all over what perhaps was a disagreement or a perceived slight

And also, perhaps, the MSM's casual recital of lofty speculation before the facts are in.

[george76]

A person with Williams at the club was said to be dressed all in red, a color commonly associated with the Bloods gang.

Sources tell 9NEWS that while at the nightclub, that person was in an altercation with other club-goers dressed in all blue, a color commonly associated with the Crips gang.

Hours later, the limo was sprayed with bullets near 11th and Speer Blvd.

Police say the manner in which the bullets were sprayed were typical of an intentional act to hurt someone, as they were shot roughly at head level.

[HarleyLady27]

I can imagine, having lived in Denver for 15 years, that the gangs are still at it....but its not the GUNS that are the problem, its the PEOPLE who have the guns that are the problem.

You cannot stop ILLEGALLY owned weapons, I don't care how many laws you have...its no different than drugs...but for our MSM idiots to keep pounding day after day about the guns, is as childish as staying the "SUV" killed someone....these are ITEMS, its the HUMANS behind the ITEMS that are the problem.....

[george76]

We agree.

The gangs are growing. The problem is not the guns. The problem is the criminals.

[Youngman442002]

I live in Denver and its amazing to me how the politicians and the press want to hide the fact that Gangs were involved on both sides...Its a Gangster Rap thing...its what they live and DIE for...what tragedy???????????