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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,446 posts)
Mon Nov 14, 2022, 09:27 AM Nov 2022

Boy critically wounded in Prince George's, police say. Update: he died.

He was cutting grass.

With so much attention, and justly, on #Election2022 it may be tempting to think that daily life, its joys and sorrows is suspended. It isn't so. Regretfully,terrible things still happen and may directly or not even be linked to the world of politics.

washingtonpost.com
Boy critically wounded in Prince George’s, police say
13-year-old was shot in Hillcrest Heights, according to police.


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marble falls

(57,083 posts)
3. It's at least one more with you. We don't allow grave dancing here on RWers, let alone snarking ...
Mon Nov 14, 2022, 10:27 AM
Nov 2022

... over a black child's senseless murdering.

marble falls

(57,083 posts)
4. Dave, I know you didn't post this as a joke, but it is wrongminded. Consider self deleting or ...
Mon Nov 14, 2022, 10:29 AM
Nov 2022

... modification, please.

SoCalDavidS

(9,998 posts)
5. Fine
Mon Nov 14, 2022, 10:36 AM
Nov 2022

But what’s a joke is America, and the idea that Anything will EVER, and I mean EVER, be done to curb gun violence. There will be plenty more stories like this before Today is over, that we won’t even hear about.

marble falls

(57,083 posts)
6. You are right. Gun violence will never stop on its own. The 2nd Amendment does not say ...
Mon Nov 14, 2022, 10:48 AM
Nov 2022

... what gunhuggers claim. And there's nothing funny about it. Kids are dying every day and nobody hears about 90% of them ever except in a statistic.

Your posting is one thing I look forward to here.

SoCalDavidS

(9,998 posts)
7. Thanks
Mon Nov 14, 2022, 12:57 PM
Nov 2022

It never ends. If this were any other country, a shooting incident such as this one would be major nationwide news. But here it's a 2 minute segment (if we're lucky), and then the media moves back to the ad nauseum coverage of the election count.

"Nothing to see here, move along. And now back to our regular scheduled programming."

marble falls

(57,083 posts)
8. Isn't it just disgusting what a huge part of the media is about, features, spotlights the Orange ...
Mon Nov 14, 2022, 04:41 PM
Nov 2022

... Shitgibbon?

He's become the media equivalent of a cotton ball in our collective ear. The more we hear about him (and he is the creation of constant media buzz), the less we are able to hear about other things.

SoCalDavidS

(9,998 posts)
9. I May Have To Abandon DU & All News Outlets For The Next Few Days
Mon Nov 14, 2022, 05:22 PM
Nov 2022

I'm sure it's going to be wall to wall coverage and commentary about Asshole's speech tomorrow night.

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