I'm really starting to get sick of the f***king gun violence in my neighboorhood... but more than that I'm getting sick of the cowards in the 'community' that protects the a**holes that do it.
Major shootings in the neighbourhood:
Scenario 1:
Three years ago, I'm down picking up some Chinesse (need the walk) when I hear what sounds like fireworks... and then see some security guy sprinting down the middle of the street between cars... followed by some guy with a MAC-10 blazing away. The shooter empties his gun and runs back to an apartment building, grabs his car and flees. Cops show up and track down the building security guard, and try and figure out what the hell is going on. Turns out the shooter objected to the security guard having his car ticketed - so the cops go to the apartment to nail the guy... but the folks in the apartment building won't talk - so the cops stake out the place and nail him when he comes back 2 days later.
Scenario 2:
Last year I decide to check out the new Falafal place a couple of blocks from my house - see if they got good Shwarma

While chatting with the owners and getting my shwarma the front window shatters, because some guy across the street in the apartments is shooting a f**cking AK-47 at some guy who "disrespected" him. I hit the deck at the first shot, and crawl behind the counter (not that it would have done much) and stay there to the cops show - cops cordon of apartment and commence a apartment to apartment hunt for the shooter. They corner him and the guy starts shooting at theme through the walls- one cop is hit in the vest. Cops toss in a stun grenade, and rush him. Community outraged that the shooter suffers a broken collar bone during the arrest, an "outrage" given the shooter was 14.
Scenario 3:
A couple of months ago I was on my regular bus route (heading to York U Library); bus in front stops and all the passengers bolt out of it - apparently some thugs at the back started mouthing off and harrassing this guy at the back - mocking him for being white, reading a book, and for listening to "crap music" on a walkman - guy tells them to shut up - thugs pull out gun and shoot him... and 11 year-old girl in the face. 40 people on the bus bail - only 5 waited for the cops or help the guy that was shot (the girl and mother ran with the rest of the crowd). To date only 7 people on the bus have talked to the police...
Scenario 4:
Yesterday I get off the subway at Yorkdale (major mall and transit point) during rush-hour and head on down to the pick-up point to start walking to Home Depot to meet up with a friend from another chapter - car pulls up, guy gets in, guys talk, passenger bails, driver starts firing at the guy and crowd... two women are hit in the 18 or so shots. Once again the crowd scatters, and only a few people remain to help those hit and wait for the cops.
Two women shot outside subway
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/Con...acodalogin=yes
All of this violence is sorely testing my faith in our immigration system (first two scenarios the shooters where illegally here - scenario 3 the shooter had a heavy Jamacian accent so who knows). The violence is also pointing out that we need to lock down the border with the US tighter - to many guns are still getting through... Finally the "community" has to come to it's senses and realize that loyality should be about race or country of origin - a criminal is a criminal.
EDITED TO ADD:
Link to the memorial for of a police officer shot a decade ago (mentioned in a later post ~ sorry about the delay in tracking down a link) - down the block from my grandparents place (up to a year ago they still left their door unlocked).
http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/honou...ndex.php?id=34
There is more I could have added but I honestly have forgotten about many others (kinda worries me) - but I do remember a fair amount of organized crime related "hunting accidents" back in the 80s early 90s (anyone interested just do a search for Comisso (yes same guys from bakery

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