Logan: 200 people at block party see 2 yr old shot, noones talking

[seand]

These are some seriously misplaced priorities.

If you fire into a crowd and hit a child, you need to go to jail. For your good, for the community's good. Period.
Little girl was shot: why will no one talk?

[rocknroller]

They're cowards with zero respect for anything or anyone, including their own selves. What the hell is a 2yr old doing out in the streets at 9 pm anyway?

[seand]

What the hell is a 2yr old doing out in the streets at 9 pm anyway?

Hanging out with her parents and cousins, very likely. Not all kids are early AM risers. Mine never was. You do realize its the summer and the sun isn't starting to set till 8:30pm currently, right?

I totally agree its cowardice for neighbors to not help with the police investigation but its absurd to say 2 yr. olds should never be allowed out of the house at 9 pm on a residential street. Rather if you respect your neighbors and care for your kids, you should be compelled to speak up against someone violating the any basic level of decency or respect for civilian's safety.

[seand]

Democratic policies at work. We don't have these problems in the Republican neighborhoods. If Obama gets his way the whole country will look like N. Philly.

Wow could you translate your particular party preference more directly into racial code words?

This is no help whatsoever. Love or hate healthcare exchanges as a way to make healthcare insurance more portable (for example) this comment says nothing specific about this particular community's surrender to young men with guns who violate any social norm for keeping innocents and civilians out of your stupid turf wars or beefs about being "disrepected".

[seand]

You can not redistribute brains and ethics.

No otherwise, we would not have to suffer through your drivel.

[rocknroller]

Hanging out with her parents and cousins, very likely. Not all kids are early AM risers. Mine never was. You do realize its the summer and the sun isn't starting to set till 8:30pm currently, right?

I totally agree its cowardice for neighbors to not help with the police investigation but its absurd to say 2 yr. olds should never be allowed out of the house at 9 pm on a residential street. Rather if you respect your neighbors and care for your kids, you should be compelled to speak up against someone violating the any basic level of decency or respect for civilian's safety.

The article said the 2yr was standing in the street. Why wasn't the kid being looked after? I could see if she was in a pram, but that's not the case. I'm really sure she has two parents too. This sorry excuse for a parent won't even cooperate with the police! Who the hell protects the shooter of your baby? There is a serious problem with the lack of any moral compass with most blacks in this city. It's fvckin shameful!

[seand]

It was an unpermitted block party where everyone - parents, kids, etc. - were hanging out in the street and some idjit decides to settle a score by shooting into the crowd. They had cars parked to block traffic (which turned out to be a problem when suddenly an ambulance had to try and get through). Reread the story.

I agree 100% that protecting people that try to settle their disputes in that kind of public gathering where there were likely lots of kids around has something completely wrong with their moral compass.

The kid was near her mother and several other adults most likely, its just the adults ducked behind cars. As far as the father goes, it sort of sounds like he might be the man in the house with the shot leg who was possibly either the target or assailant in the shooting.

[annie]

I suspect this line has a lot to do with it:

One of the victims shot on 12th Street, according to police sources, has 18 prior arrests, including two for witness intimidation. He was the only victim with a criminal record.

[thoth]

I get being afraid of witness intimidation, but I don't understand being afraid of dropping an anonymous tip to the police. Right now they need suspects more than they need witnesses.

[annie]

I could see people not being convinced that the anonymous tip line is really anonymous. That it's routed to a third party may not be comforting like the police think.

[O.H. Lee]

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The kid was near her mother and several other adults most likely, its just the adults ducked behind cars. As far as the father goes, it sort of sounds like he might be the man in the house with the shot leg who was possibly either the target or assailant in the shooting.

"As the crowd scattered, police said, the 2-year-old girl remained standing between two parked cars until a woman noticed her alone and scooped her up as a second round of gunfire rang out - making it at least 10 shots fired on the block in a matter of moments.

It wasn't until the toddler was put into the arms of her 23-year-old mother, who'd run onto the porch of a house in the middle of the block with several others, that the mother realized her little girl had been shot in the stomach, police said."

Seems as if the mother got herself to safety, while the little girl fended for herself.

[O.H. Lee]

I can understand the neighbors fear of retaliation, but there is strength in numbers. If many of them banded together over the outrage of this little girl being shot and turned in the shooter, there is no way they all can be retaliated against and that would be a way to put a stop to this nonsense.

[MariusPontmercy]

I think some of these people would honestly rather see these guys on the street so long as they don't have to deal with the police. There's a lot of suspicion and hatred towards law enforcement in these neighborhoods. It goes beyond just intimidation, especially when providing a tip is anonymous. You have to actively not want the police to know anything if you clam up at this point.