Comments on: Gun Violence in the Hood

By: Lil Yach yach

Lil Yach yach — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:53:31 +0000

Amir was my only big brother. I can prove it because I know he used 2 live n Albany Projects but we (his immediate fam) lived on Washington right beside P.S. 11. I was 5 when it happened & never really got 2 much info about the acual shooting. If u read this comment hit me on my Myspace page. Dabusinessproductions@myspace.com.1

By: flatbushman

flatbushman — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:22:25 +0000

Oye it’s a tragic part of life in the city…. One my boys got shot in the neck on the Q train home from school when we were at Murrow. He lived thank Christ. Somebody I didn’t know got got on the next block up from me a few days ago… No mention of either incident the news… It’s hard not to think that some lives are considered to be of less worth than others… But like Nesto said, you gotta go back to the roots, the psychologically and physiclly violent history of this country to place what goes on today in the proper context. It’s not happening in vaccum like alotta people are inclined to think.

By: bknesto

bknesto — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:14:01 +0000

Changeling, I agree with you wholeheartedly the violence is senseless but to stop it we can’t just look at the branches and leaves…we have to look at the root as well.
Technite, it was gritty but far from the epitome of the slums. My friends from Brownsville, Bushwich and East New York would call it vacation when they visited me!!

By: '93Technite

'93Technite — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:33:02 +0000

Your commentary is right on dude. I like your gritty depiction of what the area was like back then. People dont realize how wild things were in the 80’s in CH. FG was wild as well. During my time at ‘tech, it was not recommended to be out around dusk. Streets come alive.

By: The Changeling

The Changeling — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:14:08 +0000

This senseless violence has really been bothering me since I moved to the hood. I’ll be honest–at first I tried to ignore it, but now I starting to believe that this is how people want to live. Where have we gone wrong?