LONSBERRY: (Rochester NY) City Was Wrong To Allow Clifford Ave 'Vigil'

WHAM1180.iheart.com ^ | 4/13/20 | Bob Lonsberry

[AbolishCSEU]

It was gunplay, off Clifford Avenue, like so much gunplay lately and forever in the city of Rochester. A quick series of shots and wounded young men, the fire department washing down the scene a few hours later and a collection of bottles and Mylar balloons a few hours after that.

It’s been that way for decades.

But Sunday was different.

A dozen hours after a young life was lost, scores and then hundreds, over several hours, gathered near the scene and moving through the neighborhood.

Without masks, without social distancing. Mingling and talking and drinking.

While you sat home, unable to go to church, or have Easter dinner at your mom’s house

[AbolishCSEU]

Social Distancing selectively applied by African-American mayor. When confronted with the question, "what if the vigil attendees were hospital/nursing home workers?" The good mayor responded "Do they LOOK like they work at hospitals and nursing homes?"

Of course this last part has been scrubbed.

[AbolishCSEU]

video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJv5hYhJwAI

[sport]

What else did you expect?

[AbolishCSEU]

Minorities hit hardest.

[CathyWhite]

“Because if what we’re preached to about social distancing every day is true...”

It’s not.

[Sacajaweau]

Time for her to lose her throne. Rules for whites but not for blacks?

And they were mourning another Rochester killing besides.

Lonsberry is an honest broker.

[silverleaf]

The reasons may never be known...

[dfwgator]

Orange Man Bad!

[AbolishCSEU]

So it definitely isn’t but why should a certain Community get a pass?

[sport]

Yep! And we can’t have that, can we?

[CathyWhite]

Agreed. They shouldn’t.