Hartford, CT: the new Beirut
Over the weekend in Hartford, 11 people were shot.
There’s an article in this morning’s Hartford Courant, but interestingly enough they won’t allow any comments on the article. Well, actually it is not interesting, because Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez recently berated the Courant for the negative publicity the city receives. I guess the Courant is buckling under to the “Little Professor.”
The shootings took place in three attacks after the West Indian Pride Parade. The 11 victims included a 7 year old boy and a 17-month old girl.
A follow-up article relates that Perez and the police chief (how does this guy keep his job?) have imposed a 30-day curfew. Anyone under 18 who is out after 9pm without a parent or guardian will be picked up by police and take to a community center where the parents can pick them up.
Wow. Lotta teeth in that, eh? Well, at least they’ll be out of the line of fire. Unless a shooting erupts at the community center.
Things were never this bad when Mayor Mike ran the show.
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