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16. There are shootings in black neighborhoods in my town (sadly) quite often.

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 11:49 AM

Nov 2015

There are even more in Baltimore, Chicago, etc.

They DO make the news.

But they sure get ignored here.

I'm pretty sure I know why.

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At least 10 shot at park after parade in New Orleans [View all] applegrove Nov 2015 OP

What is CTV? Renew Deal Nov 2015 #1

Canadian TV. I'll see if they have a link. applegrove Nov 2015 #2

NBC cyberswede Nov 2015 #3

Link inside Solly Mack Nov 2015 #4

Here's a NOLA link, LOCAL news place uppityperson Nov 2015 #5

"Silver-colored machine gun" 1939 Nov 2015 #14

I knew it was going to be a second line KamaAina Nov 2015 #18

I had to google the term uppityperson Nov 2015 #19

but it happened in black neighborhood so who cares? 951-Riverside Nov 2015 #6

No speculation about the shooters' mental health either Recursion Nov 2015 #7

No speculation because it wasn't one lone shooter. NutmegYankee Nov 2015 #8

I wonder if alcohol and drugs were being used? JonathanRackham Nov 2015 #12

Yep. Bout as mentally FUed as the punk who shot up the black SC church. Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #22

Gang shootings in violent cities are not news worthy I guess hack89 Nov 2015 #9

Well, it ain't Sandy Hook, so... Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #21

Umm, it's one of the rotating top stories on the CNN website FLPanhandle Nov 2015 #10

But but but malaise Nov 2015 #11

Trayvon Martin 1939 Nov 2015 #17

A well armed society is a polite society Bucky Nov 2015 #13

My neighborhood is friendly AND safe. How's yours? Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #20