Another Riverwest Shooting

October 10th, 2006

A Jimmy John’s driver got robbed, shot and killed as he attempted to make a delivery in the neighborhood of Humboldt and Burleigh, in Milwaukee’s Riverwest. Not far from my home, my friends. Very frightening.

This took place about 3 blocks away from the Art Bar, where owner Don Krause was shot in the chest by a 14 year old kid. Thankfully, he lived, but the problems remain: somehow, idiots having no regard for human life are obtaining guns and wreaking havok on innocent people.

Sounds like the war in Iraq.

How can a nation whose history is steeped in warfare have any hope of raising children that shun violence?

The problem is compounded by those who think purchasing a gun solves the problem.

This gun violence must stop.

Pigeonholed under blog, crime, personal, society | Comments (12)

12 Responses to “Another Riverwest Shooting”

  1. me on October 14, 2006 10:55 pm

    I really wish you would move so that I would not worry about you.

  2. Heidi Bloom on October 16, 2006 5:54 am

    I second that.

  3. Roman Edirisinghe on October 16, 2006 9:08 am

    Where am I going to move to?

  4. me on October 16, 2006 11:00 pm

    anywhere else but still close enough to visit

  5. Roman Edirisinghe on October 16, 2006 11:02 pm

    I hear you and sort of agree. I would love to move someplace else, somewhere safer.

    Soon enough, but definitely not before winter, unfortunately.

  6. me on October 17, 2006 10:27 pm

    poop

  7. Roman Edirisinghe on October 17, 2006 11:32 pm

    I know. I’m dreading winter.

    Heidi has it tough:

    http://heidibloom.blogspot.com/2006_10_01_heidibloom_archive.html

  8. Heidi Bloom on October 18, 2006 4:19 pm

    75 degrees today, you poor unfortunate souls!

  9. me on October 18, 2006 10:13 pm

    again I say poop

  10. Roman Edirisinghe on October 19, 2006 12:07 am

    Wow. 75 degrees. That sounds lovely.

    Are there any retreat centers in your area where someone could check out of reality for a little while, have privacy?

  11. me on October 20, 2006 12:50 am

    what you are talking about is gettin naked and lettin it all hang out – say what you mean, my friend

  12. Heidi Bloom on October 20, 2006 11:58 am

    There’s a holistic mental health center with arts and crafts, but it’s for women only. Maybe you could wear a disguise. If you want privacy though I recommend a remote cabin in the smokies, but it’s only in the 50′s today anyway.

    Schönes wochenende.

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    Roman Edirisinghe is an artist and musician based out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Born in Russia, raised in Germany, Sri Lanka, and the United States, Roman's various cultural experiences inform his creative expression.

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