Comments on: Breaking News: 4 Shot in Columbia Heights

By: sara o.

sara o. — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:45:07 +0000

thanks for the links to the volunteer organizations guys!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:56:07 +0000

Thanks Jason.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:26:28 +0000

take off the last .

http://www.communityofhopedc.org/

By: ColHeightsChic

ColHeightsChic — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:24:23 +0000

Anon: I tried to look at your website for “community of hope” and received the message that I am not authorized to view the page. I have never received that message before. Any other way to get info on your group?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:05:11 +0000

I will shamelessly advertise our need for mentors at my place of employment, a shelter for homeless families called Community of Hope. We’re located at 14th and Girard, one block behind the shooting — http://www.communityofhopedc.org.

By: GforGood

GforGood — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:32:50 +0000

DK, I agree. I too am completely puzzled by the culture of not helping police at least try to solve crime. As if that is going to help in making the police treat you better, more equally and with more respect. Not being able to inform the police because of justified fear of revenge is of course a different matter.

By: Prince Of Petworth

Prince Of Petworth — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:24:11 +0000

I am but a simple observer…but I think mentoring programs or any programs that can “break the cycle of violence” are a good start along with a visible police presence.

By: dk

dk — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:23:44 +0000

bofrog, unfortunately in that area, not much. the 14th St corridor starting around clifton up to harvard is a constant problem. which makes it seem easy, right? you know where the problem is right?
unfortunately, it just ain’t that easy.

By: dk

dk — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:18:51 +0000

GforGood, I hope that wasn’t the only thing he said, and despite Jim Graham’s penchant very brief statements, I’m still assuming course that it wasn’t the only thing he said.

I’m just challenging PoP for using that quote in that it comes across as putting the blame solely on the police and gives Graham’s criticisms a mouthpiece through this blog.

Unfortunately, as with so many other crimes, especially homicides, it will take citizens coming forward with info in order to catch these scumbags. Hopefully, they will not continue to sad story of neighborhoods and neighbors who don’t want to “rat”, either out of fear, indifference, or straight up disdain for the police, and allow this to keep happening to their fellow citizens.
But as you all know, this is a problem that needs help across the board.

So PoP, where do we start?

By: bogfrog

bogfrog — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:10:20 +0000

Do we (the readers) care enough to do anything substantive?