LI Bar Is Taking Bets on Which City Will Have More Shootings Over Labor Day Weekend

[tgenerico]

LI Bar Is Taking Bets on Which City Will Have More Shootings Over Labor Day Weekend

The battle against gun violence has plagued every city across the country, and on Labor Day in particular, New York City usually has to contend with a higher than average number of shootings.

Now a bar on Long Island is making a game out of the violence, and the struggle to quell it.

Patchogue bar The Cliffton posted their sick game on Facebook, pitting NYC against Chicago. The chart is set up like a typical Super Bowl pool, with patrons picking the number of shootings each city will see, and winning money if they choose the right numbers. Beneath the scoreboard, it says "let the shooting sprees begin!"

Mayor Paul Pontieri called the wagering "foolish at best and disgusting at its worst because it isn't what we are about." Pontieri is urging the police and state liquor authority to get involved, given that gambling at the establishment is illegal.

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[greenjar_01]

1. You can bet that a Patchogue bar is highly populated by NYPD

For the gunners who revel in posting news items about Chicago shootings, this is the pack of amoral dipshits you're running with.

[tgenerico]

4. Not Patchogue specifically which is a little far for a daily commute (not impossible).

But the less upscale parts of Long Island generally.

I wouldn't assume it was NYPD guys doing it, but the same mindset is part of the general culture thereabouts.

I'm originally from Little Neck (Queens just barely on the NYC side of the line).

Stories like this don't just get me going politically, they kind of leave me wishing there were another species I could join.

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2. Boy, wouldn't it be just hilarious if Patchogue won the pool?

One guy with a perfectly legal AR-15 could make some serious book.

[Klaralven]

3. "because it isn't what we are about"

This is one of the most stupid statements that politicians make.

Whatever "it" is, the statement usually means that a lot of people are actually "about it", and the politician is in denial.