Posted on 01/28/2005 5:41:03 AM PST by Pharmboy
Rick Dembow January 28, 2005 -- A stunning 28-year-old actress died in her fiancé's arms yesterday after a Lower East Side thug answered her challenge — "What are you going to do, shoot us?" — by firing a single bullet into her chest, cops said. Nicole DuFresne, of Brooklyn, had just left a trendy bar with her fiancé and another couple when they were confronted at about 3:15 a.m. by four muggers — two men and two women — at the corner of Clinton and Rivington streets, police said. One of the thugs, who was carrying a gun, demanded money. DuFresne's fiancé, Jeffrey Sparks, 28, not seeing the mugger had a gun and not taking the request seriously, tried to push past the man.
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as tragic as this is, and I give no quarter to thugs, when you're unarmed in the jungle it's best to not taunt the gorillas. it's even better to not be unarmed, when in the jungle.
I still think the whole thing sucks.
Sounds like no one was sober. Carrying a deadly weapon demands a level of responsibility. The choice that should have been there means the person carrying can't be drunk.
Should ban anything named Clinton in New York. That will cut down on crime.
I believe there are a few times when you shouldn't drink: when you are watching kids, riding a motorcycle or when armed. Prolly not a good idea to have a few Scotches when flying a plane also.
They were slummin' in a baaaaaad neighborhood.
It was named after this guy:
Clinton, George, 1739–1812, American statesman, vice president of the United States (1805–1812), b. Little Britain, N.Y. Before he was 20 he served on a privateer and, in the French and Indian War, accompanied the regiment of his father, Charles Clinton, in the expedition against Fort Frontenac led by John Bradstreet. After studying law in New York City he began practice in Ulster co. and was elected (1768) to the provincial assembly, where he became a leader of the anti-British faction. In 1775, Clinton was elected one of the state's delegates to the Second Continental Congress. Military duties as a brigadier general in the Continental Army prevented his signing the Declaration of Independence. Clinton's defense of the Hudson, although courageous, resulted in the capture of Fort Clinton and Fort Montgomery by the British general, Sir Henry Clinton.
Under the new state constitution, which George Clinton helped to frame, he was elected (June, 1777) the first governor of New York state. His energy and leadership as governor for six successive terms (1777–95) led to his being called the father of New York state. He managed trade and public welfare problems ably, and he successfully settled the Native American troubles in W New York. He advanced New York's claims to the New Hampshire Grants (now Vermont), initiated action on building canals (later realized by his nephew, De Witt Clinton), and unsuccessfully fought the transfer from New York to the United States of the right to collect duties at the port of New York.
An advocate of state sovereignty, Clinton was one of the chief opponents of the U.S. Constitution, writing seven letters against ratification, signed Cato, in the New York Journal. These were answered by Alexander Hamilton in his letters, signed Caesar, in the Daily Advertiser. Clinton's views on the Constitution were opposed by a rapidly growing party, the Federalists, under the leadership of John Jay. Jay, running against Clinton for governor, lost the election of 1792 only by a questionable manipulation of returns on the part of the Clintonians, and in 1795 Jay won with ease, Clinton having declined to become a candidate.
As a result of his alliance with the Livingstons and Aaron Burr, Clinton became governor for a seventh term in the Republican triumph of 1800; he still holds the record for longest-serving New York governor–22 years. In 1804 he was elected vice president for President Jefferson's second term. He sought the presidency in 1808, having won support for that office in previous elections, but again he received only the vice presidency, this time under James Madison.
He said of the gunman, "It looked like it's probably the first robbery he'd ever done. He wasn't good at it."
What the hell kind of comment is that???
You wouldn't be cleared: I'm pretty sure shooting a fleeing perp in NYC is against the law.
And will have the obligatory picture of the suspect at his 5th grade graduation.
Defending yourself against armed robbers in NYC is against the law - remember Bernard Goetz?
This whole thing is ridiculous. You have people arguing here who have never set foot in NYC.
"Paul Kersey" had the right idea too.
I know who the street was named after. I wonder if our kids will see all the Clinton streets across the nation and think they were named after Billery. I meant banning all things Clinton as in Billery.
let's put the blame on the murderer,Okay?
besides, most freepers admire those that stand up to criminals....
geesh.....let's give a little grace to the poor victim here.....
so she deserved Killin'?
I knew you were being tongue in cheek...not a lot of people know who George Clinton was. Sorry if my post implied that you didn't--I meant no insult.
The article said she had been a rape victim....she probably made the choice in the past not to be victimized again.
Yeah...that startled me also. I just chalked it up to the stress of the situation.
They were not in Brooklyn...they were in the Lower Eastside of Manhattan.
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