Monday, August 09, 2010

Life in "Progress" City - Harlem edition

From the empire city...........

The shooting in Harlem started after a fight broke out at a crowded party that had spilled from a park into the streets on Sunday morning. When it was over, 50 bullets had been fired, one man was dead, and six others, including two police officers, were wounded.

Forty-six of the bullets were fired by four police officers; about 20 or so apparently struck a man who the police said had fired at officers after fatally shooting a man. He was expected to survive. The two wounded officers were not seriously hurt; one of them, who was in a plainclothes unit, had been shot in the chest by another officer. The wound was superficial, but could have been far worse had the bullet not struck the officer’s bullet-resistant vest. Police officials said that shooting probably resulted from an errant bullet, not a case of mistaken identity.

Three more people, believed to be bystanders, were also hurt, although it was unclear who fired those shots.


Boy, you know, if I were running New York City, I think I would impose strict handgun laws on the residents to prevent this sort of thing......

Turning Saturday night parties into turkey shoots?

Now that's "progressive"!

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