Tuesday, November 09, 2010
WP: After Death, Grief & Questions
The Post interviews the family of slain teen Little Joe Sharps. Sharps was walking with a friend last night when the individuals approached the two and opened fire killing Sharps, and striking his friend in the leg. He lived in the 1500 block of Queen Street, and died a couple of blocks away where Oates meets Holbrook Street. Sharps was a senior at Spingarn. He had hoped to attend college in Florida or New York.
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Anyone else think that calling Trinidad, "violence-plagued", is a bit harsh"?
The neighborhood definitely has its issues but I wouldn't go as far as labeling it as such. I can say that this is the third violent crime (2nd murder) that I know of since June.
I definitely know the "chances" of a violent crime are higher here than some other neighborhoods but to get labeled "violence-plagued" should based on reality of events.
My prayers to the family
12:33,
it just isn't accurate. It's one of those lazy journalist ticks, sort of like how the Post constantly used the word snarled to talk about traffic.
This is the first shooting death this year. It's the third homicide of the year. One of those was an old man who was pushed by another old man and hit his head, lingering for months in coma. Last year we had ZERO homicides. That's reality.
Lazy reporting...but I'm glad the article led with the mother's comments about the good kids getting caught up in the violence. There are a lot of good families and individuals in Trinidad. It only takes a few bad folks to tarnish the neighborhood. I'm not sure the reporter fully grasped that at its core, Trinidad is a really nice neighborhood.
Also evidence of lazy reporting is saying that the 1500 block of Queen is a half mile from the corner of Oates and Holbrook St, rather than the 1/10th of a mile it actually is.
Great and interesting one. Keep it up.
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Three homicides in less than a year in a very small neighborhood is way too many. The writer's description was apt.
Why do Trinidad residents demonize anyone who dares describe their neighborhood as anything but an urban utopia?
Instead of cheering the reporter for having the guts to actually get the family's side of the story, you're calling him lazy. I don't see any of you people talking to the family or (excepting the first commenter) showing any sympathy for the family. Instead, you complain about semantics. It's shameful, really.
I feel sorry for the kids that are trying to fight their way out of these neighborhoods and give themselves a chance at life. I wish the city council would focus on giving them a shot at success rather than pandering to the juvi criminals with an ineffective revolving door and no accountability. I'm truly sorry for the parents and family. I'm sorry our city leaders don't give a shit about the general safety of all of us and our children. Your city failed you. You did the right things, the city didn't.
Is the block right? I mean it's be a little over two years since I lived there, and I met almost everyone on that block, but never met a married couple with a teen age son.
How many people live in Trinidad? A quick google didn't turn up anything useful.
I'm wondering if the police camera (there's one at Oates and Holbrooke, right?) caught anything. Or if it was even on.
Today I over heard a girl's conversation on the H street NE shuttle about this case. Her version differs from the parent's version. She said the two boys were coming back from the liquor store where they went to buy a "roll up". She said the boys got shot over a beef that started in school. She further said that the survivor in the hospital would not say more than that because detectives were always around.
Call the police and tell them what you heard. If you got a good look at the girl on the bus give the police her description or better yet, where she lives
To save others from having to go to urban dictionary.
Roll Up:
"The paper you use to roll ya weed up Ex: Backwoods, Dutchies, Phillys etc "
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