Nine Injured, Most Slightly, as Armed Robbers Open Fire at a Brooklyn Diner

The New York Times ^ | January 18, 2004 | MICHAEL WILSON with Ann Farmer

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Actually, I did think that was funny. Imagine, Senator Hillary Clinton!? It would seem many thinking Americans have left NY.

[sarcasm]

You consider ignorance to be funny?

[The_Media_never_lie]

That's it, we have suffered enough. It is time to pull all Americans out of Brooklyn!

I didn't know we had any up there.

[Gritty]

Mr. Spurgeon was shot in the buttocks... "I was laying on my mink coat. I didn't want them to see it.

One can only imagine what this dude looked like before he leaped under the table.

It's odd there are no urgent pleas for more gun control laws following this mass mayhem shooting. But then, almost all honest citizens are already disarmed in Brooklyn, so there is little need.

[Imal]

"I was laying on my mink coat. I didn't want them to see it."

Good thing they didn't take his ostrich feather or steal the diamond out of his gold tooth.

[cyborg]

LOL or a premonition of things to come. I wonder he sopped at Mugabe's satan cup of youth.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Be mad. It seems to suit you.

[sarcasm]

Not mad - just pointing out your ignorance.

[Cindy]

re post no. 20...

Most people are scared when they are victims of violent crimes, especially when they see a gun. HOWEVER, with all those people in the diner how come there is not info on the suspects on these news reports. I have not seen any report saying they are in custody.

Let's look at a HYPOTHETICAL print-out of a suspect on a HYPOTHETICAL crime report:

WMA
20
5-10
225
Shaved head, goatee, wispy mustache
blu skull cap, olive grn jkt/baggy blk pants/Nike type running shoes
1 gold tone heavy metal chain necklace
tt: none observed
weapons: 2 hand guns
words "FU AH All your money belongs to me"

Ok, if I was a reporter hearing the description on a scanner or reading it on a crime report print out; I would be telling the worried public in our HYPOTHETICAL situation that authorites are looking for:

A whte male, in his 20's, around 5-10 and 225 pounds. The suspect has a shaved head, a goatee and a wispy mustache. The suspect was last seen wearing a blue skull cap, an olive green jacket, baggy black pants and Nike type running shoes. He had a heavy gold metail chain necklace around his neck. The victim advised he had 2 handguns. Anyone seeing this HYPOTHETICAL suspect please contact your HYPOTHETICAL law enforcement authorities.


And that's my point. That was a horrendous crime. What do the suspects look like so the concerned public can be on the lookout for these guys.

[Cindy]

NEW YORK...

http://nypost.com/news/regionalnews/16114.htm

"45 BULLETS FLY" (January 19, 2004)

By LARRY CELONA, MARK BULLIET and WILLIAM NEUMAN

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Investigators found 45 shell casings after the rapid-fire shootout - which some witnesses said they at first mistook for firecrackers in the run-up to the Chinese New Year. Five of the shells came from a .38-caliber revolver which was found beside the dead man.

Police also found six shells from a .45-caliber handgun and 34 shells from an AK-47."

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http://nypost.com/news/regionalnews/16120.htm

"SURVEILLANCE SHOTS EXPOSE FACES OF BRAZEN DINER GUNMEN"
By LARRY CELONA


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "January 19, 2004 -- These are the coldblooded gunmen who shot eight people during an early-morning robbery at a Brooklyn diner, cops said.

Cops yesterday released the grainy photos, taken from a security video camera at the Galaxy Diner in East New York, in a bid to hunt down the men responsible for the Saturday robbery."

[AndyTheBear]

Why didn't the patrons shoot back in self defense?

Because peasants do not have the right to arm themselves.