Another WTF???...what is wrong wth people?

[Wheezer]

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PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3) ? A Philadelphia teenager celebrating his 16th birthday is fighting for his life after a senseless shooting over an errant snowball.

Authorities said the Feltonville teen, identified as Tavin Rutledge, was shot in the head at point-blank range while playing with neighborhood friends in the 4800 block of D Street.

Witnesses say the shooting was sparked from a casual snowball fight amongst children.

A friend of Tavin's, involved in the playful snowball fight, said the shooting happened after a wayward snowball accidentally struck a nearby neighbor. The girl tells CBS 3 another adult male witnessed the incident and became enraged.

Neighbors say Tavin apologized to the man, but, he left the scene and returned with a gun.

Family and friends celebrating Tavin's birthday heard gunshots and ran to his side.

"We ran outside and saw Tavin laying on the step," said the victim's friend Mercedes Lebron. "When I picked him up, smoke stared coming out of his head ? He still was breathing and we told him keep breathing, calm down."

Tavin was rushed to Temple University hospital where he was placed on life-support. As of Monday morning he remained in critical condition with his family be his side.

Everyone who knows Tavin is trying to cope with the senseless shooting. "It was just a snowball fight," said neighbor Catherine Briggs,

"They were outside having fun with snowballs and instead of hitting him back with a snowball, he came back and shot him with a gun," said neighbor Monica Albelo.

Philadelphia police detectives said they are actively searching for the gunman and are pursuing several good leads.

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

Gee, Philly you say? No way, I don't believe it. What a shithole of a city.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl
Gee, Philly you say? No way, I don't believe it. What a shithole of a city.

i was assumeing Detroit when i looked at the title



and this is what happens when you glorify gang/thug life

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl
Gee, Philly you say? No way, I don't believe it. What a shithole of a city.

i was assumeing Detroit when i looked at the title



and this is what happens when you glorify gang/thug life

He was just keeping it real ... you can't disrespek with a snowball

 

[Aikouka]

Originally posted by: halik
He was just keeping it real ... you can't disrespek with a snowball

But you can trow that shid sidewayz gangsta style, yo.

 

[Slew Foot]

Philly......

 

[IceBergSLiM]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl
Gee, Philly you say? No way, I don't believe it. What a shithole of a city.

i was assumeing Detroit when i looked at the title



and this is what happens when you glorify gang/thug life

I don't see the connection here.

 

[Safeway]

How old was the shooter?

 

[Deeko]

Philly is such a beautiful place.

 

[xanis]

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl
Gee, Philly you say? No way, I don't believe it. What a shithole of a city.

Not all parts are bad. On the whole though, I agree with you. There is definitely way too much violence here, the public transportation is expensive, and everything closes around 8pm. Just a few of the things I don't like.

 

[Exterous]

WTF!? Really? Thats sad

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl
Gee, Philly you say? No way, I don't believe it. What a shithole of a city.

i was assumeing Detroit when i looked at the title

We don't have enough money to afford snowballs

 

[luv2liv]

i drive by that place every day. it is the hood!
im surprised those kids have the guts to play outside in the first place

 

[ghostman]

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl
Gee, Philly you say? No way, I don't believe it. What a shithole of a city.

i was assumeing Detroit when i looked at the title

and this is what happens when you glorify gang/thug life

I don't see the connection here.

I agree, nothing in the article implies gang/thug activity or how glorification of it caused this to happen. But I'm going to have to agree with Anubis here; it doesn't take a stretch of the imagination to see how the implication could have been drawn. I wouldn't be surprised (and I even think it's very, very likely) that the shooter fits the gang member/thug profile.

 

[amdhunter]

Snowned.

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: Deeko
Philly is such a beautiful place.

they city of brotherly hate...

 

[EGGO]

I think it's time they change their phrase until their crime rate says they an deserve it again.

As luv2liv said, that area where the kid was at is a real bad place to be.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Wheezer
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PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3) ? A Philadelphia teenager celebrating his 16th birthday is fighting for his life after a senseless shooting over an errant snowball.

Authorities said the Feltonville teen, identified as Tavin Rutledge, was shot in the head at point-blank range while playing with neighborhood friends in the 4800 block of D Street.

Witnesses say the shooting was sparked from a casual snowball fight amongst children.

A friend of Tavin's, involved in the playful snowball fight, said the shooting happened after a wayward snowball accidentally struck a nearby neighbor. The girl tells CBS 3 another adult male witnessed the incident and became enraged.

Neighbors say Tavin apologized to the man, but, he left the scene and returned with a gun.

Family and friends celebrating Tavin's birthday heard gunshots and ran to his side.

"We ran outside and saw Tavin laying on the step," said the victim's friend Mercedes Lebron. "When I picked him up, smoke stared coming out of his head ? He still was breathing and we told him keep breathing, calm down."

Tavin was rushed to Temple University hospital where he was placed on life-support. As of Monday morning he remained in critical condition with his family be his side.

Everyone who knows Tavin is trying to cope with the senseless shooting. "It was just a snowball fight," said neighbor Catherine Briggs,

"They were outside having fun with snowballs and instead of hitting him back with a snowball, he came back and shot him with a gun," said neighbor Monica Albelo.

Philadelphia police detectives said they are actively searching for the gunman and are pursuing several good leads.

That sucks...

I hope he pulls through and I hope they catch the fucker who did that and throw the book at him...preferably a very large and very heavy book travelling at 200mph. :|

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Wheezer
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PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3) ? A Philadelphia teenager celebrating his 16th birthday is fighting for his life after a senseless shooting over an errant snowball.

Authorities said the Feltonville teen, identified as Tavin Rutledge, was shot in the head at point-blank range while playing with neighborhood friends in the 4800 block of D Street.

Witnesses say the shooting was sparked from a casual snowball fight amongst children.

A friend of Tavin's, involved in the playful snowball fight, said the shooting happened after a wayward snowball accidentally struck a nearby neighbor. The girl tells CBS 3 another adult male witnessed the incident and became enraged.

Neighbors say Tavin apologized to the man, but, he left the scene and returned with a gun.

Family and friends celebrating Tavin's birthday heard gunshots and ran to his side.

"We ran outside and saw Tavin laying on the step," said the victim's friend Mercedes Lebron. "When I picked him up, smoke stared coming out of his head ? He still was breathing and we told him keep breathing, calm down."

Tavin was rushed to Temple University hospital where he was placed on life-support. As of Monday morning he remained in critical condition with his family be his side.

Everyone who knows Tavin is trying to cope with the senseless shooting. "It was just a snowball fight," said neighbor Catherine Briggs,

"They were outside having fun with snowballs and instead of hitting him back with a snowball, he came back and shot him with a gun," said neighbor Monica Albelo.

Philadelphia police detectives said they are actively searching for the gunman and are pursuing several good leads.

That sucks...

I hope he pulls through and I hope they catch the fucker who did that and throw the book at him...preferably a very large and very heavy book travelling at 200mph. :|

Better yet, they can write the book on a bullet and shoot him in the head with it. It's a red hot knowledge injection straight to the source.

 

[se7en]

Originally posted by: EGGO
I think it's time they change their phrase until their crime rate says they an deserve it again.

As luv2liv said, that area where the kid was at is a real bad place to be.

Phily the city of brotherly caps in yo ass.

This is so sad it happened over a freakin snowball. . .

 

[rezinn]

They should put people who do this sort of thing in a giant trash compactor.

 

[clamum]

"When I picked him up, smoke stared coming out of his head ? He still was breathing and we told him keep breathing, calm down."

:|

At least the police say they have some good leads. Wow. Just makes me sad and angry... a snowball fight on his 16th birthday and now he's in critical condition after being shot point-blank in the head by some reject. :thumbsdown:

 

[polarmystery]

Originally posted by: Exterous
WTF!? Really? Thats sad

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl
Gee, Philly you say? No way, I don't believe it. What a shithole of a city.

i was assumeing Detroit when i looked at the title

We don't have enough money to afford snowballs

I see what you did thar....

 

[nakedfrog]

If only his mom had sent him to live with his aunt and uncle in Bel-Air

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: rezinn
They should put people who do this sort of thing in a giant trash compactor.

And make Soylent Green?

 

[OdiN]

Well he shouldn't have thrown that snowball at the guy I guess.