Posted on 09/06/2013 3:22:53 PM PDT by NotYourAverageDhimmi
Charlotte’s recent spate of violence took a new twist Thursday night when gunfire broke out at an anti-violence vigil in the city’s Villa Heights neighborhood.
Four people were injured, but police say none of the victims’ injuries is considered life-threatening. No arrests have been announced.
Mothers of Murdered Offspring sponsored the vigil, calling attention to last Thursday’s death of Javon Booker, who police say was fatally shot when he allegedly tried to rob a convenience store on Tom Hunter Road in north Charlotte. The service took place in the 2500 block of Pinckney Avenue, a block south of Matheson Avenue.
Shortly after 10:30 p.m., police were called by someone at the vigil who said a person pulled a gun and began firing at people.
When officers arrived, they found that most people had fled, and there were no shooting victims. But within a short time, police learned that there were four victims, each of whom had called 911 from a different location.
Detectives spent much of the night gathering evidence and talking to witnesses.
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I sense an Ad Council spot. Not.
no....
I went to a rap concert and a funeral broke out.....
He attempted to rob an inconvenience store.
Javon .... don’t even need to check .... one of those made up names gives it away. I assume that the mentality is that if you are named Javon, Trayvon, or whatever you are entitled to rob or attack others and get a free pass .... but not all the time.
“Last night I went to the fights but instead a hockey game broke out.”
Javon, Trayvon, La'Von, Whovon, Mevon, Wattavon...take whatever "von" you want, and it's ghetto, baby.
A small town near me had a candlelight vigil right after 9-11. Wife and I went, expecting to hear some Fire & Brimstone speeches by the mayor, and "trampling out the vintage" rhetoric by the attending church leaders. What we heard was the most maudlin, hand-wringing performance I ever witnessed. There was a general miasma of "poor us" and "Can't we all get along B/S". I wanted to leave, but stayed out of respect for the fallen, but by God, that was the last of these "vigils" I will ever attend.
I prefer this think of diseased, rabid animals. Healthy animals don't behave this way.
They can hold as many peace vigils as they want. Until they begin to understand that individual hearts and then homes have to be changed, the problem will only get worse. Positive change has to come from the inside out and it starts with responsible parents, preferably two of them. And no, the government cannot be counted as one.
No, you cannot!
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