South Minneapolis / Slain teen's family says he was shot mistak...

Monk wrote:

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By they, do you mean the City and the Police? By it- are you talking about gang violence?

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hbirch wrote:

<quoted text>So odds must be against you then when your driving in Mpls also ? I was there [mpls] a few weeks ago. At the Target center. Lets just say my 6yr old hasn't recovered fully from the evenings events. Not sure what scared him more the rude parking lot [non english speaking dude] or the mega times we were approched for money. He has no plans on ever going again. Cant blame him at all.

Andy wrote:

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You don't miss a beat.

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Monk wrote:

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Pronouns mean different things to different people.
What you say is part of the equation. The Police are in a no win situation, that doesn't mean that they don't care or that they don't try to improve things.

Andy wrote:

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I am very Pro-Police. My point is, when the police go after gangbangers, gang activity or suspected activity, the public screams foul, police brutality and/or profiling.

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Emmett Dysart age 11 wrote:

Jesse was a good kid and i know that as a fact. Me and him use 2 play vidogames ect. He was good no matter what u say so just dont say that he was a gang banger because he was wearing a silly hat we have better pic of him. they just did not air them and I agree that u will have a better chance dying in the city but still he was just playing foot ball in his backyard how dose that make him in the wrong place at the wrong time they (the muderers)were in the wrong place they should not have even been in his back yard because think about it it was his back yard not theirs. He was doing the right thing he was an awesome kid my cuzin r.i.p. jesse we will all miss you jesse.

pierce wrote:

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No, silly, I was talking about overall levels of danger to one's life. In the city, you have much better odds of being randomly accosted and/or shot, because of much higher population density and proximity to poverty. In the suburbs/country, you have much better odds of dying in a car accident because cars are going faster, roads are more poorly lit, more deer, and no one lives walking distance from their local bar.
Bottom line - life is dangerous no matter where you live. In the course of protecting your 6-year-old from one danger, you'll invariably be exposing him to another.
As a side note - Your child will, at some point, have to deal with a rude parking attendant who doesn't speak English all that well. And maybe even panhandlers. Learning how to deal with scary people is an important life skill (because life can be scary), and it's really easy to spot those that haven't learned it.

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Mary katherine wrote:

When are black people going to wake up and take accoutability for the actions of these FERREL youth. Enough already. Quit having kids if you are not going to take care of them and possibly have a father in thier future.

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Mary katherine wrote:

When are black people going to wake up and take accoutability for the actions of these FERREL youth. Enough already. Quit having kids if you are not going to take care of them and possibly have a father in thier future.

aaa wrote:

he was IG always flagged out