Comments on: Man shot near Occupy Oakland

By: Franklin

Franklin — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:38:00 +0000

and in other news, someone ate a bagel in new york.

By: John McGaw

John McGaw — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:23:00 +0000

Unless things have improved a lot in Oakland since I left the Bay Area then a single shooting in a largish area during a multi-week period is a miracle. Not of commission but of omission. Shootings in Oakland are about as uncommon as flatulence after an all-you-can-eat bean dinner.

By: artaxerxes

artaxerxes — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:51:00 +0000

The media is tying the murder to the Occupiers, clever that. And quick. Of course, reports completely ignore the fact that shootings like this are almost daily occurrences in Oakland. And they have been for years.

But the spin has begun.

By: แอ็ะปปี้

แอ็ะปปี้ — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:05:00 +0000

Yep, the incident in Burlington was a self-inflicted gunshot wound by a homeless veteran.

Incredibly sad. But we’re regrouping.

By: lakelady

lakelady — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 04:05:00 +0000

Unfortunately this has become a fatal shooting. Authorities are asking anyone with videos of photos of the incident to help identify what happened.

By: Scott MacPherson

Scott MacPherson — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:02:00 +0000

You want Oakland crime stats? Here you go.
http://oakland.crimespotting.org

By: RJ

RJ — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 02:29:00 +0000

I came here to say basically what you said about crime in Oakland. But you make a good point about checking the crime stats. I’d like to see if Occupy Oakland has flushed some of the dregs out of their area, however temporarily.

By: lishevita

lishevita — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 02:24:00 +0000

Oakland has a lot of shootings all the time. The neighborhood where the camps are is not exactly the best, either. I used to live just a few blocks from there, and part of the cost of having a car and no off-street parking was replacing windows that got broken out every couple of months. The fact that there is crime in or around the Occupy encampment is not news.

I’d be interested to see the crime stats for the area last year, six months ago, three months ago, and then since the beginning of the encampment. Perhaps the real news is hidden in those stats. Perhaps…

By: Phoc Yu

Phoc Yu — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:51:00 +0000

In Burlington VT, there was a shooting (perhaps self-inflicted?) at the Occupy camp, which has turned the otherwise placid protest a bit more contentious… http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20111110/NEWS02/111110019/After-shooting-occupiers-clashing-Burlington-police