Author Topic: North Tampa rioting in 6 to 8 months! (Read 793 times)

gofaster · « **on:** April 06, 2004, 11:22:12 AM »

Maybe I should buy some riot gear and get ready.

If this lady doesn't get convicted for vehicular manslaughter, then there's going to be a riot like this city has never seen.

No good can come from this case, whether she's found guilty or not. Two kids are dead, two more are/were in the hospital (one was released today with a steel rod in her leg), and the community will lose a well-liked teacher.

When I first heard that one of the suspects had hired Barry Cohen (a prominent criminal defense attorney who charges big money) but the suspect hadn't been identified, I figured it was a white family living in one of the big-ticket planned communities up in North Tampa. The victims were black children who live in "Suitcase City", an underdeveloped area of town known for a transient population and poverty.

The kicker is, not only did she flee the scene, she tried to cover it up by washing and hiding her car.

lazs2 · « **Reply #1 on:** April 06, 2004, 03:48:44 PM »

We never have any good riots here in Dixon.

lazs

Bodhi · « **Reply #2 on:** April 06, 2004, 04:00:59 PM »

Nice to see you are ready to hang her already...

Let the courts deal with it. If there are rioters, hang them.

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 06, 2004, 04:07:31 PM »

I know a guy who had to flee the seen in East Palo Alto.

He was driving down a side street when a teen on a bike poped out, and he hit the bike and stoped. The kid was not hurt but the bike was, and he was trying to give the kid his insurance info, when a mob of very angry black guys showed up (Black kid). They started to threaten to kill him and he and his two passangers got back in the car and took off.

Nothing was ever reported to the Police from either side.

LAWCobra · « **Reply #4 on:** April 06, 2004, 04:12:13 PM »

Just send in the National Guard:aok

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #5 on:** April 06, 2004, 06:12:28 PM »

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Originally posted by lazs2
We never have any good riots here in Dixon.

lazs

Ever notice how riots usually occur in locations where the local law enforcement isnt very accepting of armed citizens?

Sixpence · « **Reply #6 on:** April 06, 2004, 06:14:43 PM »

Did someone win a championship?

Frogm4n · « **Reply #7 on:** April 06, 2004, 06:51:13 PM »

The devil rays have a winning percentage that is higher then it will ever be.

AKIron · « **Reply #8 on:** April 07, 2004, 01:08:42 AM »

Two accidents and two speeding tickets since 2000, she was a reckless driver. That doesn't mean she was at fault in the accident but I'm betting she was negligent based on her record. No excuse for not stopping to render aid. I think she'll be spending some time in the "big house".

LAWCobra · « **Reply #9 on:** April 07, 2004, 01:12:11 AM »

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Originally posted by AKIron
No excuse for not stopping to render aid. I think she'll be spending some time in the "big house".

As she should!

Eagler · « **Reply #10 on:** April 07, 2004, 08:16:27 AM »

did you see her lawyer?

she is guilty but will not be charged as much as the "neighborhood" thinks she needs to be no matter what her punishment is...

AKIron, do you know the area, it is 99.9% black and a cracktown, one of the highest crime rate areas in tampa, what do you think would have happened if she stopped? One more death?

not stopping is one thing (I agree with that = I would not have stopped), trying to cover it up is wrong.

But Cohen will show that it is dimly lit, the kids were unsupervised, without an adult, crossing the street not at a crosswalk - and I'd bet he pulls their mother into it, what was she doing, where was she at...its gonna be ugly, hopefully the media will not fan the flames.

gofaster · « **Reply #11 on:** April 07, 2004, 08:21:29 AM »

That particular street is dark. And I do mean pitch-black dark. Its under-developed, with no curbs, no sidewalks, and very few streetlights (some of which are partially blocked by 100-year old oak trees). I've driven down it a couple of times on my way to the University Area Community Park gymnasium for volleyball. I can't blame her for hitting the kids, but I do blame her for not stopping long enough to check on them, and I do blame her for trying to cover up her crime.

On the other hand, at least she came forward (probably when she realized the heat was closing in on her) and tried to apologize to the family. Two other vehicles are still being sought.

She can pretty much kiss her teaching job good-bye. She might even lose her dance studio if enrollment drops as a result of the eventual trial.

gofaster · « **Reply #12 on:** April 07, 2004, 08:22:20 AM »

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Originally posted by Frogm4n
The devil rays have a winning percentage that is higher then it will ever be.

And the Lightning are in the play-offs. Of course, in NHL hockey just about every team goes into the play-offs.

1K0N · « **Reply #13 on:** April 07, 2004, 08:35:59 AM »

I have been there before, stopping in that area is not a choice. Turning yourself in at the police station was a choice after leaving the scene. Barry will get her a lighter sentence but not freedom...

IKON

lazs2 · « **Reply #14 on:** April 07, 2004, 08:40:17 AM »

sour said...."Ever notice how riots usually occur in locations where the local law enforcement isnt very accepting of armed citizens?"

well.... oddly enough I did. They allways happen in these pockets of liberal paradise that are "progressive" and remove the right(or put up huge obstacles) of citizens.

There are pockets of lawless barbarians like the Koreans who defended their stores with firearms and deprived the rightious "protestors" of their gawd given right to burn down their stores.

Even with all the examples.... some are still blind and feel that the constitution is outdated because man has evolved past violence.

lazs