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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Florida is the new Pakistan
Posted by Alex Pickett on Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 5:41 PM
It's not often I'm surprised by an article in one of our local papers. As a native Floridian, few things surprise me about this state anymore (News of the Weird — that's all I have to say).
But a front page story in today's Times did it:
Celebratory gunfire is a statewide problem
What?!
From the article:
Celebratory gunfire like the kind that precipitated the fatal shooting of Javon Dawson at a crowded graduation party Saturday night is on the rise around Tampa Bay and the state, causing injuries and even deaths, say law enforcement officials.
This is so much of a problem that St. Pete police even created a public service announcement in April warning party people about the dangers of celebrating with guns (as if the laws of physics are lost on these pistol-wielding revelers).
What is this? Pakistan?!
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Anyway, the news about this surrounds the recent shooting of a 17-year-old black teen by a white St. Pete police officer. Last weekend, police responded to a graduation party after calls about celebratory gunfire. According to police, Javon Dawson had a gun and pointed it at police. They shot him twice.
Back to celebratory gunfire: the article above quotes a Gulfport police officer who says on New Year's Eve, you can't go 30 seconds without hearing gunfire. In fact, the department even has a special unit to deal with such crimes. I have to admit, I've been out of town for New Year's the past two years. Anybody else hear celebratory gunfire in their neighborhood on New Year's Eve?
Am I just close-minded and blind to the cultural differences in our state? Or is this quite possibly one of the stupidest trends in Tampa Bay, right after bead throwing?
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