The comic strip, Shoe, suggested that now politicians settle their disputes with their mouths rather the past method of dueling. A thought came to me: if politicians, like Hamilton and Burr, settled their long standing political animosities with the duelo, then the number of weapons in general possession must have been truly huge. And we complain about there being too many guns in our nation and yet our politicians settle their differences with words, whether verbally or with social media.
Shooting at West Hempstead Stop & Shop: 1 dead, 2 wounded; suspect at large, police sayLONG ISLANDby: Lauren Cook
Posted: Apr 20, 2021 / 12:16 PM EDT
WEST HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — A shooting at a Stop & Shop supermarket in West Hempstead on Long Island Tuesday left a man dead and two others wounded, Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said.
Police were called to an active shooter situation at the Stop & Shop on Cherry Valley Road just before 11:20 a.m., Ryder said.
Video from the scene showed at least a half-dozen police vehicles outside the supermarket and police tape cordoning off the area.
Police said a suspect has not been apprehended and officers are canvassing the area. Investigators have a person of interest that they are actively searching for, Ryder said.
“There has been an active shooter situation at the West Hempstead Stop & Shop. The #NassauCountyPD is canvassing the area & nearby schools have been notified to lock down & secure their buildings. The subject has not been apprehended yet & we ask that area residents remain indoor,” the police department tweeted.
The West Hempstead School District announced a “lock out” after administrators were told there was police activity in the area.
“Good morning. This is a message from the West Hempstead School District. We were informed by the police that there is activity in the area. We are presently in a lock out and we’ll inform you when it is over. Please do not come to the buildings. Everyone is safe. Thank you,” the school district wrote on Facebook.
Adelphi University urged anyone on its campus in nearby Garden City to shelter-in-place.
Wait—I thought it was gospel that the more guns there are in a society, the more civil the society will be. If everyone had a gun, no one would be shooting up kids’ birthday parties and the like, right?
I guess the flaw in that opinion is that guns exist for one purpose: to kill animals. And since human beings are animals, it all works out automatically.
Real as this is, all the media coverage is a bit harmful. It drives the misconception that mass shootings kill more people than individual shootings, when the opposite is true. Handguns kill more people than AR-15s. All semiautomatic guns should be heavily regulated.
The sad part of this cartoon is that, well, at least here in California, if the shooter isn’t white or a white police officer, it drops out of the news cycle.
Concretionist about 3 years ago
Are we sure that the troops want to come home from the Mideast?
Radish the wordsmith about 3 years ago
GOP and NRA’s version of paradise.
GiantShetlandPony about 3 years ago
Parents don’t let your kids become mass shooters. I know parents can only do so much, but it’s apparent some need to do more.
Meg: All Seriousness Aside about 3 years ago
If only some smart person could figure out exactly what liberal policy is causing all of these! They must have something in common!
loridobson Premium Member about 3 years ago
Ho hum, mute it until the weather comes on.
FrankErnesto about 3 years ago
They are mad because everything they have been taught has been proven false. So mad, that they could kill somebody. So they do.
RonnieAThompson Premium Member about 3 years ago
Good morning y’all. Have a safe day my friends.
preacherman about 3 years ago
The comic strip, Shoe, suggested that now politicians settle their disputes with their mouths rather the past method of dueling. A thought came to me: if politicians, like Hamilton and Burr, settled their long standing political animosities with the duelo, then the number of weapons in general possession must have been truly huge. And we complain about there being too many guns in our nation and yet our politicians settle their differences with words, whether verbally or with social media.
Radish the wordsmith about 3 years ago
Sounds like its time for GUN CONTROL!
Patjade about 3 years ago
This form sure is getting a workout lately.
https://www.madmagazine.com/blog/2017/10/03/mads-do-it-yourself-constantly-reoccuring-mass-shooting-news-story
Radish the wordsmith about 3 years ago
Shooting at West Hempstead Stop & Shop: 1 dead, 2 wounded; suspect at large, police sayLONG ISLANDby: Lauren Cook
Posted: Apr 20, 2021 / 12:16 PM EDT
WEST HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — A shooting at a Stop & Shop supermarket in West Hempstead on Long Island Tuesday left a man dead and two others wounded, Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said.
Police were called to an active shooter situation at the Stop & Shop on Cherry Valley Road just before 11:20 a.m., Ryder said.
Video from the scene showed at least a half-dozen police vehicles outside the supermarket and police tape cordoning off the area.
Police said a suspect has not been apprehended and officers are canvassing the area. Investigators have a person of interest that they are actively searching for, Ryder said.
“There has been an active shooter situation at the West Hempstead Stop & Shop. The #NassauCountyPD is canvassing the area & nearby schools have been notified to lock down & secure their buildings. The subject has not been apprehended yet & we ask that area residents remain indoor,” the police department tweeted.
The West Hempstead School District announced a “lock out” after administrators were told there was police activity in the area.
“Good morning. This is a message from the West Hempstead School District. We were informed by the police that there is activity in the area. We are presently in a lock out and we’ll inform you when it is over. Please do not come to the buildings. Everyone is safe. Thank you,” the school district wrote on Facebook.
Adelphi University urged anyone on its campus in nearby Garden City to shelter-in-place.
https://pix11.com/news/local-news/long-island/shooting-at-west-hempstead-stop-shop-draws-large-police-response-county-executive/
AndrewSihler about 3 years ago
Wait—I thought it was gospel that the more guns there are in a society, the more civil the society will be. If everyone had a gun, no one would be shooting up kids’ birthday parties and the like, right?
I guess the flaw in that opinion is that guns exist for one purpose: to kill animals. And since human beings are animals, it all works out automatically.
VadimUzdensky1 about 3 years ago
Real as this is, all the media coverage is a bit harmful. It drives the misconception that mass shootings kill more people than individual shootings, when the opposite is true. Handguns kill more people than AR-15s. All semiautomatic guns should be heavily regulated.
grumpypophobart about 3 years ago
WKILL the mass murder channel. ‘Your non-stop mass shooting channel. For non-stop police brutality, tune into our other channel, WCOP.’
grumpypophobart about 3 years ago
WHO woke Bill up!!??
Michael G. about 3 years ago
Just as they nail the murderer in Mpls, this.
JanaKralovna about 3 years ago
We can keep the flags at half-mast permanently.
lucky_irishman5 about 3 years ago
The sad part of this cartoon is that, well, at least here in California, if the shooter isn’t white or a white police officer, it drops out of the news cycle.