Gunfire Around the City

2006_07_bullets.jpgLast night, a teenager and the police exchanged gunfire, and an innocent bystander was grazed by one of the bullets. The police had been resopnding to reports of an armed youth in Harlem, and when they asked the 16 year old to drop his weapon, he shot at them. So the police returned his fire, and 50 year old Denise Williams was hit. The Post says the teen had "just left a party for a slain Bloods gang member." Williams is recuperating at a Harlem Hospital; police are still looking to the shooter and will see whose bullets hit Williams.

And an argument outside a nightclub in Queens led to two club employees plus a bystander getting shot. A car was double parked near Woodside club Blagio, and employees asked the driver to move the car. Naturally, the driver and another friend just had to get into an argument with the employees and pull a gun. Two club employees were both shot in the leg, as was a female clubgoer who had been standing outside. One man was arrested, but Newsday says no gun has been recovered.

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Cops make such bad decisons often. How do you open fire where podestrian are likely to be present. Where are we the wild wild west? If you don't have a good shot, why bother?

Close down the guido clubs, my friends, and you have a crime borough. Steroids and hair gel are a deadly combination.

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alas, not true (blaming guidos, i mean). "The Post says the teen had "just left a party for a slain Bloods gang member."" also, the gang member fired first (according to the post). personally, i think that clubs need to be held accountable for what goes on right outside of their doors (e.g., they should be responsible for maintaining order on the block).

the other shooting was at the "Blagio" in Woodside, that could be a guido club.
steroids, hair gel/mouse and Caddy Escalades makes for a dangerous combo.

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vad - i don't know how much of a "bad decision" it was. as article said the police were returning fire so they had been shot at. what other options did they really have?

I f*cking hate guns more than pretty much any item on Earth.

Deep thoughts, by mihow.

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