Cowlesy
07-01-2009, 04:37 AM
http://freep.com/article/20090630/NEWS01/90630050/Gunfire+wounds+7+Detroit+teens++3+critically
Seven teenagers were wounded — three critically — after they were sprayed with gunfire this afternoon by two masked men at a bus stop near Cody 9th Grade Academy on the city’s west side.
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Police later recovered a green minivan about a mile away that they believed the gunmen used to flee.
Five of the seven victims were taking classes at Cody. Two boys, ages 14 and 16, and a girl, 17, were in critical condition at Sinai-Grace Hospital.
Four other victims were taken to Henry Ford Hospital. A 17-year-old boy was in serious condition, a 17-year-old girl was in temporary serious condition, and a 15-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl were in stable condition, Detroit police said.
It was the second shooting in as many weeks near a Detroit Public school offering free summer school classes.
I didn't put the <shrug> there to show my indifference, but to highlight what I see as the indifference about these kids getting shot in the media. I haven't heard a BYTE about it on the newschannels, yet they're STILL talking about James Von Brunn who shot 1 security guard. And I do not in any terms mean to marginalize the security guard's family's loss by saying that, but seven (#@)$#@ kids were shot at ONCE yesterday outside a school!
The point of this post is not to get into one of those philosophical arguments about "well 4 guys in Iraq were killed yesterday...or 800 kids starved in Uganda yesterday...why aren't you outraged about that" circular arguments, merely just to highlight what I see is selective media coverage.
Seven teenagers were wounded — three critically — after they were sprayed with gunfire this afternoon by two masked men at a bus stop near Cody 9th Grade Academy on the city’s west side.
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Police later recovered a green minivan about a mile away that they believed the gunmen used to flee.
Five of the seven victims were taking classes at Cody. Two boys, ages 14 and 16, and a girl, 17, were in critical condition at Sinai-Grace Hospital.
Four other victims were taken to Henry Ford Hospital. A 17-year-old boy was in serious condition, a 17-year-old girl was in temporary serious condition, and a 15-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl were in stable condition, Detroit police said.
It was the second shooting in as many weeks near a Detroit Public school offering free summer school classes.
I didn't put the <shrug> there to show my indifference, but to highlight what I see as the indifference about these kids getting shot in the media. I haven't heard a BYTE about it on the newschannels, yet they're STILL talking about James Von Brunn who shot 1 security guard. And I do not in any terms mean to marginalize the security guard's family's loss by saying that, but seven (#@)$#@ kids were shot at ONCE yesterday outside a school!
The point of this post is not to get into one of those philosophical arguments about "well 4 guys in Iraq were killed yesterday...or 800 kids starved in Uganda yesterday...why aren't you outraged about that" circular arguments, merely just to highlight what I see is selective media coverage.