#6462701 - 07/17/12 10:31 AM
Re: scarb block party shooting
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OracerO
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^^ All joking aside, my condolences to you and wife. +1
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#6462724 - 07/17/12 10:38 AM
Re: scarb block party shooting
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Hey guys, we don't have 100% confirmation still, but the 23 yr old male victim is my wife's cousin. He was a good kid. Graduated from York and started up his own business. My wife's family is all at her aunts house and everyone is devastated. Just waiting to hear back from the homicide squad/coroner. RIP Josh. Did he live there? RIP He lives in Ajax with his family. Just bought a new car too. Funny thing was the last time we spoke, he was telling us he wanted to be a cop. He was truly an innocent bystander and was at the wrong place at the wrong time. Please value each minute of your lives because you truly never know when your life can be senselessly taken.
wow man, that's brutal, way too young. The fact that he was just a bystander makes my blood boil.
Was he together with that girl that also passed?
When i first heard the news I thought he was the intended target due to a fight or something.
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#6462862 - 07/17/12 11:19 AM
Re: scarb block party shooting
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zc911
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damn RIP
My co-worker lives less than 500ft from where it happened. His wife heard about 30 pops.
Bring back the public hanigng or stoning. I would support the death penatly for people who do this
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#6463226 - 07/17/12 01:54 PM
Re: scarb block party shooting
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#6463347 - 07/17/12 02:35 PM
Re: scarb block party shooting
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While both of you (JoshuaErrett and BitchslappedByLogic) have good points about the relevence of music produced in this neighbourhood, I am nevertheless very troubled by this quote from a song (by a local artist) cited above http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCTMJVI9z3c&feature=related:"Fuck a gun range, my aim sloppy - Shower posses, make it rain, kill everybody" From the sounds of it, this looks exactly like what went down last night. This obviously doesn't implicate the rap artist in this shooting, or anything like that, but it does point to a complete lack of 'a code' (e.g. G code) being promoted in the area. If I recall, Tupac Shakur played an important role in developing a code of conduct between feuding gangs in LA. I hope that these artists work to promote something similar in Toronto, rather than promote further tragedy (particularly with those outside 'the game').
*buys vest*
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#6463452 - 07/17/12 03:19 PM
Re: scarb block party shooting
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Do you have more info? Were they using an automatic or semi? I still don't understand how so many people were injured...
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#6463490 - 07/17/12 03:40 PM
Re: scarb block party shooting
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I doubt it's auto too, that alone I think carries a 7 year sentence on its own (just having possession of one)...but again for 19 people to be injured I'd assume it was quite a few bullets flying.
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#6463579 - 07/17/12 04:10 PM
Re: scarb block party shooting
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The Postman
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Condolences to the family and friends. Shitty way to go. Shot by some scumbag wannabe gangster.
Do you have more info? Were they using an automatic or semi? I still don't understand how so many people were injured... 2 or 3 guys each with a handgun loaded with 9-15 rounds. .22 or a 9mm will penetrate and pass through most things pretty easily without causing much damage. Neither are overly power and wont do alot of damage unless its a head shot or several centre of mass. Both are cheap and easy to get too.
A .40 will do a pretty decent amount of damage, even will poorly aimed shots. Thats why the cops use them. Most cant shoot for shit, but at least they can stand, aim and work their sidearms properly. Gangbangers, not so much.
A .45 would leave alot more people dead or very seriously injured. Its a very big and heavy round that does alot of damage. You get hit with one of those in the head or chest, youre done.
Its cases like this where I dont supoort our gun laws at all. A responsible, well trained licenced to carry gun owner like myself could have ended this shooting, the Eaton Centre on or that girl on Yonge St a few years ago within a few seconds.
Instead, I cant leave my home with my guns without calling the cops first while these scum bags start firefights at a family party.
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#6463735 - 07/17/12 05:18 PM
Re: scarb block party shooting
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Condolences to the family and friends. Shitty way to go. Shot by some scumbag wannabe gangster. Do you have more info? Were they using an automatic or semi? I still don't understand how so many people were injured... 2 or 3 guys each with a handgun loaded with 9-15 rounds. .22 or a 9mm will penetrate and pass through most things pretty easily without causing much damage. Neither are overly power and wont do alot of damage unless its a head shot or several centre of mass. Both are cheap and easy to get too. A .40 will do a pretty decent amount of damage, even will poorly aimed shots. Thats why the cops use them. Most cant shoot for shit, but at least they can stand, aim and work their sidearms properly. Gangbangers, not so much. A .45 would leave alot more people dead or very seriously injured. Its a very big and heavy round that does alot of damage. You get hit with one of those in the head or chest, youre done. Its cases like this where I dont supoort our gun laws at all. A responsible, well trained licenced to carry gun owner like myself could have ended this shooting, the Eaton Centre on or that girl on Yonge St a few years ago within a few seconds. Instead, I cant leave my home with my guns without calling the cops first while these scum bags start firefights at a family party. While I agree with your premise how many people at that party do you think could qualify to be gun owners (let alone are actual legal gun owners).
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#6463787 - 07/17/12 06:02 PM
Re: scarb block party shooting
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Its cases like this where I dont supoort our gun laws at all. A responsible, well trained licenced to carry gun owner like myself could have ended this shooting, the Eaton Centre on or that girl on Yonge St a few years ago within a few seconds.
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/201...bbers-in-Ocala-
Worked in this instance but in the case of a blocko do you really think you can isolate the intended target out of a huge, running and panicking crowd?
Vigilantism is a slippery slope!
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#6463835 - 07/17/12 06:46 PM
Re: scarb block party shooting
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#6463909 - 07/17/12 07:14 PM
Re: scarb block party shooting
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RIP
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#6464169 - 07/17/12 09:26 PM
Re: scarb block party shooting
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Instead, I cant leave my home with my guns without calling the cops first while these scum bags start firefights at a family party.
If you were there with a gun, it probably caused same or more damage as both gangs try to kill you while everybody is running around in chaos. 2 way gun fight is now a 3 way.
Ummm, flawed logic much?
I wish we were allowed to conceal carry here.
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#6464197 - 07/17/12 09:45 PM
Re: scarb block party shooting
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The Postman
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Risky, shooting is a very fun hobby to take up. If you've never been, check out Target Sports Canada. You can try about 30 different various handgun and rifles there.
Back in my prime, I could hit 3 separate targets 2-3 times from about 10 feet away in about 3.5 seconds.
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#6464236 - 07/17/12 10:24 PM
Re: scarb block party shooting
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#6464250 - 07/17/12 10:33 PM
Re: scarb block party shooting
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The Postman
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Sounds like a good kid. Shame.
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#6464285 - 07/17/12 10:54 PM
Re: scarb block party shooting
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What's impressive is this guy was only 23 and had this barber shop that sounds like could've been raking it in. What a shame man.
I hope whoever is responsible gets caught by karma 10x worse. Mother fuckers.
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#6464589 - 07/18/12 08:30 AM
Re: scarb block party shooting
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the shop was 9 months old. i wouldnt say it was raking it in but he and his buddies were on their way!
very sad.
What I meant is the $ potential was there. The kid was educated, VERY YOUNG, how many people even have an ontario inc number at 22, let a lone a cash business that caters to a growing demographic that blow money like it's going out of style in an area that's basically perfect for the service he was offering.
It's a shame, this guy was going places.
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