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Yesterday afternoon, a 13-year-old was shot in the ankle as he walked home from school in Brownsville. A grocery owner told the Post the boy fell in front of his store, crying, "I got shot! I got shot!" and witnesses say that some "older youths had been running down the street - one firing at least four shots at the other."
This past weekend, a 3-year-old was grazed by a bullet while in Bed-Stuy. Last week, 16-year-old Tavin Alves was shot in the head when he looked out his window and later died from his injuries. It turns out that the man who shot Alves, Sean Gordon, has been on probation (he's been arrested 17 times) and possibly should have been in jail for a drug arrest, but was released early. We were reminded of this part of the 1990 Time article about NYC's decline:
This summer, in one eight-day period, four children were killed by stray gunshots as they played on the sidewalks, toddled in their grandmother's kitchens or slept soundly in their own beds. Six others have been wounded since late June. So many have died that a new slang term has been coined to describe them: "mushrooms," as vulnerable as tiny plants that spring up underfoot.Certainly, crime has decreased dramatically since 1990, but Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday, "We have to get guns out of the hands of criminals. And innocent people, children, are getting shot...There are fewer murders. But one murder is one murder too many, and a lot of these accidental shootings - a lot of them are just graze wounds or flesh wounds - could be fatal wounds with just the tiniest change in the direction of the bullet."
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Out of curiosity: Anyone know if there is increased Police presence in those areas?
In my part of Queens, every time a house gets robed, we get visible foot patrols.
The problem is that the natives in that area HATE the PO-LEECE. And if an NYPD shoots one of the natives you'd get endless protests and marches. But if the police stay away, they get blamed for ignoring their plight. What are you gonna do?
I sure hope this thread is one of the few that doesn't turn racist... it's counter productive.
I teach high school in Bed-Stuy and have a good relationship with many students. I've heard stories that made me unbelievably sick to my stomach. Cops who are actually gang members and 911 operators contacting gang members in specific areas when people call in to report something (so they can leave the area before the cops arrive).
There are some REAL problems in these communities. I'm not saying that it is a systematic problem only (there is a huge issue of personal responsibility), however, there are plenty of really good people living in these areas (and in the projects) who are neglected and are living in fear (which in some cases brings about the ridiculous (no snitching) logic).
I'd love to see a good, productive discussion about these issues instead of ignorant, misinformed, racist remarks.
miked1116,
It's the year 2007. It's not that hard to move out of the projects. Stop making excuses.