[shrinkermd]

It is a mistake to see poverty as the major cause of crime. The values and social organization of the those in the "underclass" probably result in both poverty and social chaos.

This story shows the lack of empathy, identification or whatever that is required in a civilized society to preserve safety and order.

[battlegearboat]

Bush’s fault.

[Long Island Pete]

Snitches get stitches and wind up in ditches.

[EarthBound]

Indeed, at least 20 people were within sight of the gunfight among well-known members of the Sex Money Murder subset of the Bloods gang 15 months ago, but the case remains unsolved because not a single one will testify or even describe what they saw to investigators

This is disgusting. These are the fruits of the "no snitching" culture.

[SIDENET]

Even a local program designed to coax young men out of gangs by buying them business suits has seen its limitations; one participant had his outfit designed in Bloods red.

Keepin' it real. (real stupid)

[dakine]

“Tajahnique “

??

[theDentist]

The witnesses include Vera Lee, Tajahnique’s grandmother, who declined to be interviewed for this article. People who have spoken to her about the shooting said she would not talk to the police for fear she would “have to move out of the country.”

Then if you won't do right for your own grandshildren, you won't do right for anyone.

[gridlock]

...residents furious that anyone could be callous enough to stage a gun battle in broad daylight where dozens of children were playing...

I would venture to guess that most gunfights are not "staged", these days. They see to be more impromptu, come-as-you-are type affairs...

[PBRSTREETGANG]

[wideawake]

They should be proud of themselves. They stood up to a wounded little girl and refused to snitch. These are truly the kind of tough guys the “stop snitching” campaign is all about.

[palmer]

Even a local program designed to coax young men out of gangs by buying them business suits

So they can graduate from "gang banger' to "hustler".

[Rodney King]

Well, at least it is illegal for the witnesses to buy drugs, despite this casualty.

[VR-21]

I swear there are legions of people in modern American cities who are not even worthy of their rats. Yet rather than hunting down and exterminating these utterly worthless degenerates, the likes of Bloomberg would address this problem by taking my gun rights away.

[Brilliant]

NY is no more poor now than it was under Giuliani. The reason crime has escalated is that the NY libs don’t care about it.

[Global2010]

Well America there you have it.

I can remember back when FR started we use to say society is getting like “Clockwork Orange”.

Now I can honestly say we have surpassed “Clockwork Orange”.

God help us.

[Balding_Eagle]

There are a lot of people who think that the threat of the death penalty doesn’t affect behavior.

This is another example of how wrong they are.

[WildcatClan]

This has gone on and on and on and nothing is ever done. A lot of moronic yackety-yack about poverty, racism, diversity, tolerance, empowerment and even midnight basketball. The violence got so bad at one time they even tried having islamic patrols (slight pause so we can all laugh or vomit) control the violence. All gangs, should be put on notice and subsequently eradicated. The right of assembly is lost when the reason for assembly is violence. This defies my usual philosophy of personal responsibility, but I would say the best thing that could happen to solve this would be that Hip-Hop music (I use the term, music, loosely) would lose popularity. The glorification of these murderous thugs goes a long way in seeing they retain whatever power they have. These thugs would be ripe for the military entity I think should replace the border patrol. Clean it all up, one thug, one city at a time.

[OCCASparky]

Must be the lead in the pipes that’s keeping people from coming forward and testifying against these scumbags. /sarc

[weegee]

“No snitchin”. The code of the playground has infected our society of eternal adolescence.

[giobruno]

The only way these gangs are going to be shut down is when they are put into a hole, one by one, until the rest are too scared to remain in the gangs for fear of their lives. If you terrorize the gang members by targeting them for a speedy death, what remains might reconsider. Problem is, once these young men started disappearing, the clamor from the “community” would be deafening; these bangers are part of the community and are relatives and children of the people who “never saw a thing.” The gangsters have enough support within the ‘hood to be protected form both prosecution and a anti-gang Star Chamber. Fence it in and let them have at it.

[Gay State Conservative]

Don't snitch.That's the word in the 'hood.Doesn't matter if the victim was black...doesn't matter if the cop is black.

Don't snitch.