Posted on 09/05/2011 9:44:13 PM PDT by NoLibZone
Three men shot in broad daylight along a parade route in Brooklyn Monday were among more than 40 injured by gunfire during a Labor Day weekend of violence.
The latest violence came Monday evening when police say a NYPD officer was shot in the arm. Two other civilians were shot dead along Park Place in the Crown Heights neighborhood. Another person was in critical condition after being shot, sources said.
Earlier in the afternoon, police said two men were shot -- one in the leg, and one in the stomach -- along the West Indian Day Parade on Eastern Parkway. Police chased the suspect, who fled on foot. The suspect remains at large.
A third victim was shot in the leg later in the afternoon.
The victims were brought to Kings County Hospital.
Since Saturday morning, there have been at least 46 people shot in the city, with one other fatality.
Four men were shot at a barbecue in East Flatbush early Monday morning; 17-year-old Tyrief Gary was shot in the chest and killed.
At the Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn Sunday morning, Mayor Bloomberg spoke out against the incidents over the weekend, which at that point was at 25.
"There are just too many guns on the streets and we have to do something about it," he said, and urged for more federal control and stricter gun control laws across the country.
No it must be Nuns doing the violence or cub scouts!
Good thing they have very strict gun laws in New York City.
I’m assuming that everyone got a good description of the height, weight, clothing and cars of the perps too.
No, that will be nothing compared to when Obummer loses the election in 2012.
Looks like the D.C. mood of being above the law is creeping into NY.
Bloomberg, you are a putz. Giuliani made the streets of NYC safe, yet you are losing them to crime with your ineffective NYPD. Go ahead and blame “guns” for your failed leadership. Meanwhile, I and my tourism $ will go elsewhere.
Fast & Furious NYC?
“Why are New Yorkers so violent?”
They’ll be even more so now that our permanent underclass is having its’ freebies reduced due to budget constraints. Also, there is a culture clash between the Americans with their pacifism and the tribal warfare at or below the equator (where many NYers lived until three months ago)./s
I have enjoyed several trips to NYC but would be hesitant to go there now. Yep, Guiliani turned Tiimes Square from a squalid, dangerous place to a tourist centerpiece. Amazing what one man can do when he is not afraid of criticism.
More casualties than Iraq and Afghanistan combined.
Congratulations, Mayor Bloomjerk.
Wonder how many of these guns got into the hands of bad guys courtesy of the Obama admin?
Too bad most are too young to realize how funny your comment really is. LOL!
I’m thinking dragnet?
“Car 54” was a TV comedy series on Sunday nights in the early sixties, about two mismatched policemen who stumbled through their duties. Fred Gwynne (who later played Herman Munster)was one of the cops.
It was from a far simpler time.
Good times.
BTW, NYC is still the safest large American city, by far. The murder rate here is well below the District of Columbia, Chicago, and other fine Democrat garden spots. Interestingly, all these cities have strict anti-gun laws...proving the damn laws have no value.
I’d be willing to bet that if you plotted the location of the shootings, the race of the shooter (if known), and the race of the victim, there would be some pretty glaring correlations that might be drawn. Of course, rather than actually do any work, the media would just rather wring its hands.
Thanks—those posts brought back memories.
Good ones.
There’s a hold up in the Bronx,
Brooklyn’s broken out in fights.
There’s a traffic jam in Harlem
That’s backed up to Jackson Heights.
There’s a scout troup short a child,
Kruschev’s due at Idlewild
Car 54, Where Are You?
There’s a hold up in the Bronx,
Brooklyn’s broken out in fights.
There’s a traffic jam in Harlem
That’s backed up to Jackson Heights.
There’s a scout troup short a child,
Kruschev’s due at Idlewild
Car 54, Where Are You?
Oops, I missed your post before I posted.
JFK messes up the lyrics. LOL
No Guns for those Whitey Terrorist Tea Party types. The violence must end.
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