I didn’t mean to imply that I thought you, specifically, were afraid Manerva. I meant it in a general sense.  Sorry for the confusion.  But I see your point, it is scary for people to confront this issue.  But there is safety in numbers, too.  I certainly don’t want to put myself or anyone in danger.  Anyhow, even if this particular incident isn’t gang related, it’s still violence that doesn’t belong in our city.  I think about all the what if’s.  What if I was driving by with my kids when this shooting was happening?  I wasn’t, but next time I, or some other innocent bystander could be, and it enrages me.  I am not suggesting protesting only gangs, but all violence, gang realated or not, which has been occuring in Mount Vernon lately.  Sorry for rambling.

Marching to protest along division aint gonna do me any good! You’ll just gonna get shot at or shout out. Norris & his cohorts aint gonna join me either. Most of us in this forum aint gonna do nothing anyway, they’ll just keep blobbing along behind their screen names! Neither clinton nor obama can do anything good anyway, so for now, I’ll just stick with them NRA.

The only thing thats helping now is the economy. Its going downhill fast and so with them house prices along division. I cant wait to see in the next year or so that them $ will just be worth 50 cents! Then I’ll even hire a band to play at the park ‘cause them transplants will be either heading south and north and them houses demo’d and so wit them realtors!

*blink* *blink* ok then...MVRES I was JOKING about him being polish.  I knew there was greater than an 80% chance that the name would be some kind of latino name.  Whatsgoingon, you’re right on about the crime in general, and there is safety in numbers.  Skagitgirl - you and I were thinking the same thing....and it isn’t like bank robbers or rapists do drive by shootings.  I guess I was trying to be fair in my assessment..but you’re right.  When you hear drive by..it definately makes you think of only one thing.

and on that note:  http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/03/10/gang.killing/index.html

Sad truth in that article Manerva. Thanks for the posting. I hope scrugg is ok..... blobbing behind his screen name and organizing his thoughts.

I heard that the city of Mount Vernon is putting together a truck and canopy full of paint, graffiti remover, and other supplies and having volunteers drive it and clean graffiti from the neighborhoods.  I say if you want to get involved, that would be a great start.  I think that we just contact the police dept. to sign up.

what would be great if the state of washington put together a truck that had a mayor remover!

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