Comments on: He Testified http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/09/he-testified/ Welcome to the beautiful life Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:13:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: CB http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/09/he-testified/#comment-40532 CB Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:25:32 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/09/he-testified/#comment-40532 slap on the wrist weapons charge? Anyone with knowledge of D.C. gun laws care to give an informed assessment of this? I was under the impression that laws built around the gun ban are intentionally harsh -- the original intention being, that the gun charges made it easier to throw the book at pushers and bangers who they couldn't put away easily otherwise. slap on the wrist weapons charge?

Anyone with knowledge of D.C. gun laws care to give an informed assessment of this?

I was under the impression that laws built around the gun ban are intentionally harsh — the original intention being, that the gun charges made it easier to throw the book at pushers and bangers who they couldn’t put away easily otherwise.

]]> By: CP http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/09/he-testified/#comment-40531 CP Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:49:55 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/09/he-testified/#comment-40531 Congratulations. I'm glad someone did his civic duty Congratulations. I’m glad someone did his civic duty

]]> By: Jay'O http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/09/he-testified/#comment-40530 Jay'O Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:40:53 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/09/he-testified/#comment-40530 If anyone wants to get more involved in making our community safer, please contact Cecilia Jones at: cecilia.a.jones@gmail.com. She is helping create this new neighborhood watch program - not to be confused with patrols that require people to go out an confront thugs. This is more like getting all the law abiding neighbors to be in contact with each other and look out for one another. We've done this on our block and it REALLY helps! If anyone wants to get more involved in making our community safer, please contact Cecilia Jones at: cecilia.a.jones@gmail.com. She is helping create this new neighborhood watch program – not to be confused with patrols that require people to go out an confront thugs. This is more like getting all the law abiding neighbors to be in contact with each other and look out for one another. We’ve done this on our block and it REALLY helps!

]]> By: ET http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/09/he-testified/#comment-40529 ET Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:42:27 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/09/he-testified/#comment-40529 Well I am glad that you testafied. Hopefully it won't go to trial. Well I am glad that you testafied. Hopefully it won’t go to trial.

]]> By: wotv http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/09/he-testified/#comment-40528 wotv Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:54:18 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/09/he-testified/#comment-40528 This inspires me to participate in community building. Can the gentleman who testified make some requests of what we can do in return? I am committed to chip in. This inspires me to participate in community building. Can the gentleman who testified make some requests of what we can do in return? I am committed to chip in.

]]> By: NAB http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/09/he-testified/#comment-40527 NAB Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:13:56 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/09/he-testified/#comment-40527 Calling the cops when he saw the guy with the gun, leading to the cops arriving and dumping the gun definitely made the neighborhood safer. It took the gun out of his hands, right thing to do, no one is arguing that. Testifying against him so he gets a slap-on-wrist weapons charge, if anything, is unlikely to do a damn thing. 0+0 = 0. Calling the cops when he saw the guy with the gun, leading to the cops arriving and dumping the gun definitely made the neighborhood safer. It took the gun out of his hands, right thing to do, no one is arguing that. Testifying against him so he gets a slap-on-wrist weapons charge, if anything, is unlikely to do a damn thing. 0+0 = 0.

]]> By: RaceCar http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/09/he-testified/#comment-40526 RaceCar Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:35:29 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/09/he-testified/#comment-40526 NAB - are you serious?? From what I remember he called the police on a guy who had a gun in his hand right out in the open! Who knows it this guy was about to go shoot someone, or go home and shoot his girlfriend or if the gun was used in a murder? Maybe he was buying the gun and was going to go rob someone (like you) at gun point? Maybe he didn't take down every criminal like a masked superhero, but come on - it all adds up (AND IF THAT CONFISCTED GUN HAD A BULLET WITH YOUR NAME ON IT YOU'D SURE AS HELL FEEL SAFER!) NAB – are you serious?? From what I remember he called the police on a guy who had a gun in his hand right out in the open! Who knows it this guy was about to go shoot someone, or go home and shoot his girlfriend or if the gun was used in a murder? Maybe he was buying the gun and was going to go rob someone (like you) at gun point?

Maybe he didn’t take down every criminal like a masked superhero, but come on – it all adds up (AND IF THAT CONFISCTED GUN HAD A BULLET WITH YOUR NAME ON IT YOU’D SURE AS HELL FEEL SAFER!)

]]> By: NAB http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/09/he-testified/#comment-40525 NAB Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:18:33 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/09/he-testified/#comment-40525 I still fail to see how sticking someone with a puny weapons charge makes the neighborhood "safer". I still fail to see how sticking someone with a puny weapons charge makes the neighborhood “safer”.

]]> By: Tim http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/09/he-testified/#comment-40524 Tim Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:01:32 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/09/he-testified/#comment-40524 Well done. I appreciate your sacking up and doing what many others would not. You've made the neighborhood a safer place. Thank you. Well done. I appreciate your sacking up and doing what many others would not. You’ve made the neighborhood a safer place. Thank you.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/09/he-testified/#comment-40523 Anonymous Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:56:30 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/09/he-testified/#comment-40523 Good for him! The only way the bad guys will get the message that they have to respect others in the community is if we tell them. On way to tell them is to testify. While some are afraid of "retribution" in reality, it is really rarely directed towards witinesses the bad guys don't know. Furthermore, most (90%+) of these cases never go to trial and thus no need to testify in public! Good going dude! Good for him! The only way the bad guys will get the message that they have to respect others in the community is if we tell them. On way to tell them is to testify. While some are afraid of “retribution” in reality, it is really rarely directed towards witinesses the bad guys don’t know. Furthermore, most (90%+) of these cases never go to trial and thus no need to testify in public!

Good going dude!

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