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It is one of the busiest thoroughfares in the city - I got stuck in the gridlock which followed.
I am still troubled about this shootout in the middle of the day in such a busy area. This morning we were discussing the options but how should police react when gunmen start shooting? Two of the gunmen died - one was captured.
http://www.loopjamaica.com/content/video-fatal-shootout-between-cops-and-gunmen-st-andrew
IrishAfricanAmerican
(3,804 posts)Stay safe.
multigraincracker
(32,527 posts)keep your head down.
Stay safe my Dear.
luvs2sing
(2,220 posts)Stay safe.
Do we really need more guns than citizens?
Stay safe, dear malaise!
marble falls
(56,358 posts)he took us on the best four hour tour that included only one 'tour' kind stop - his mothers little shop that was filled Jamaican themed lighters, papers, pipes, etc.
But we got to see some of the prettiest forests and streams I've ever seen.
The most educational thing he did was get us caught in a Kingston traffic snarl. It made me aware of how it must be to be black in a lot of US cities as a distinct minority. And absolutely nothing bad or unpleasant was happening to me. Four old white faces in a sea of youthful black faces.
I didn't feel any racism towards me at all. But I finally got what it is to be an island in an uncertain sea.
I have white privilege by birth (I am uncertain how much worth that has in Jamaica), but I also carry a healthy amount of white guilt. I can understand why there is tension between an island and the sea even without overt racism. And all I took was the 10 cent tour.
malaise
(267,805 posts)marble falls
(56,358 posts)... ourselves remarkably similar in our hopes and dreams.
The more I traveled, the more I've noticed a certain sameness around the world. Of course, I am not talking about McDonald's, Starbucks and KFC, but that we are all human and we all have aspirations that are similar once the politicians are ignored.
malaise
(267,805 posts)Kid Berwyn
(14,650 posts)Thank Goodness. Thank Goodness. Your Guardian Angel...
I hate what guns do to people. If ones around, they will get used.
malaise
(267,805 posts)by at least 40 minutes one way and got caught up in the gridlock on the way back - I was never in danger. Still we were all discussing this earlier -I think I'm a good driver, but I'm not sure I could turn my car around in such a situation.
panader0
(25,816 posts)Rude boys. Dem a loot dem a shoot dem a wail....
malaise
(267,805 posts)or Police and thieves in the street...
His name is actually Junior Marvin - was part of the Wailers