Slog - Comments on Re: Post Office Shooting http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/re_post_office_shooting Indeed, there was a shooting in the parking lot of the post office on 23rd and Union. According to one post office employee, one shot was fired at about 4:20pm. A man sitting in his vehicle was struck in the shoulder. Another witness said the man drove himself to the hospital. More details if they become available.... Copyright 2008 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:16:44 -0800 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 22:48:13 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Spiccoli Haaaahhhh! 4:20 Bro! Gnarl.

]]> Spiccoli http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/re_post_office_shooting#c770337 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/re_post_office_shooting#c770337 News Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:39:09 -0800 Comment by lostcount Seriously - I've lost count of how many shootings have happened within a 3 block radius of this place. What is going on with these people????

]]> lostcount http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/re_post_office_shooting#c770348 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/re_post_office_shooting#c770348 News Wed, 25 Jul 2007 22:14:52 -0800 Comment by gfrancie You would be keen to shoot someone too if you had to wait in line at that post office. Half the time only one person is working the counter. The line will become ridiculously long and no one comes out to relieve the mail clerk.

]]> gfrancie http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/re_post_office_shooting#c770357 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/re_post_office_shooting#c770357 News Wed, 25 Jul 2007 22:58:49 -0800 Comment by Say what you mean What do you mean, these people? That's pretty loaded.

]]> Say what you mean http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/re_post_office_shooting#c770388 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/re_post_office_shooting#c770388 News Thu, 26 Jul 2007 02:12:53 -0800 Comment by duh! Don't play dumb.

by these people, he means "white people who have gentrified the once charming neighborhood."

that, or "crazy ass black people who didn't have a home to sell to get out of the CD"

]]> duh! http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/re_post_office_shooting#c770403 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/re_post_office_shooting#c770403 News Thu, 26 Jul 2007 02:59:26 -0800 Comment by Ziggity ROFL! "These people"! It's funny because they're not you!

]]> Ziggity http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/re_post_office_shooting#c770428 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/re_post_office_shooting#c770428 News Thu, 26 Jul 2007 07:26:45 -0800 Comment by Chad Time for the mayor to shut down Post Offices? I think so.

]]> Chad http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/re_post_office_shooting#c770437 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/re_post_office_shooting#c770437 News Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:15:50 -0800 Comment by COMTE Damn, I always knew that "Post Office Lounge Nightclub" was going to be a source for trouble someday!

I'm just glad this happened BEFORE I dropped off my office mail there at 5:30 yesterday.

@2, I hear you. This is about the fourth or fifth incident in that vicinity in the past four months. Makes me wonder if the recent business closures (CC's Burgers, the pharmacy on the corner) are the result of some of this.

As for "those people", anyone who lives in the neighborhood (as I do) can tell you there are fairly large numbers of young people who hang out at that intersection, mostly in the parking lot between the Liquor Store and the Post Office, and the building across E. Union only recently replaced the broken windows that had been shot out a couple of months ago.

It's too bad, because it's otherwise a nice area what with places like Central Cinema, 2010 Bikes, Cappy's Boxing Gym, Adey Abbeba restaurant, Kathy's Coffee, and the Chinese apothecary just up the street. But at the same time SPD has had to park one of their mobile precinct vans there on numerouos occasions, just to maintain some semblance of law-and-order.

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/re_post_office_shooting#c770536 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/re_post_office_shooting#c770536 News Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:47:28 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle We need to shut down all post offices and put postal carriers in GITMO.

Signed,

The Presidunce

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/re_post_office_shooting#c770613 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/re_post_office_shooting#c770613 News Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:52:17 -0800 Comment by lostcount RE: "These people".
Folks, all I meant was the people who are walking around pointing guns during broad daylight. No idea about the race involved in the recent shootings, all I know is I don't like it ok?

]]> lostcount http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/re_post_office_shooting#c771140 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/re_post_office_shooting#c771140 News Thu, 26 Jul 2007 22:48:13 -0800