A mess last night here in Philly:

[PCIntern]

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20120704_Shootings_mar_Parkway_celebration.html



By Jason Nark, Julie Shaw and Stephanie Farr
Philadelphia Daily News

Daily News Staff Writers


Chaos erupted around the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Center City after a 17-year-old youth and a 19-year-old man were each shot in the leg about 9:20 p.m. during a dispute. Soon afterward, as police were chasing the alleged shooter — a 16-year-old boy — he pulled out a gun and pointed it at cops, prompting an officer to shoot him near 17th Street and JFK Boulevard, police said.

To add to the chaotic scene late Wednesday, a mass of sweaty, angry Occupy National Gathering protesters were making their way up Arch Street, chanting and pumping their fists, when reports of chaos amid the festivities on the Parkway began to spread.

Hundreds of people swarmed the Parkway and surrounding streets, with cops on foot, in vehicles and on bikes, and some streets closed off. Lt. Marty Best, of the 9th Police District, standing at 17th Street and JFK Boulevard, said afterward, "It is a little crazy. You have so much going on. You have a lot of different people. People throwing firecrackers, the traffic. You have the volume of people in general. You have groups of people running. By the time we sort it out, it's all a little bit draining."




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[bowens43]

1. more chaos caused by the easy availbility of guns.....

you have to be a sociopath to believe that handguns should be available to the general public.

[goclark]

2. my thoughts

exactly

[slackmaster]

5. Nice job of poisoning the well to justify your authoritarian wet dream, bowens43

A society in which only government employees and criminals have guns. Anyone who disagrees with you is a sociopath.

[Tejas]

6. Coddle rapists and murderers much?

Oh wait, my bad, the evil firearm crawled out of the drawer and snuck out into the night in order to feed its bloodthirsty lust. It MADE that 16yr old want to ruin his life and the lives of others. GUNNZ R BADD, MKY?

[annabanana]

3. Poor, poor "City of Brotherly Love". Ben F. is

a-spinnin' in his grave.

[slackmaster]

4. Stupid kids do stupid things

Ban stupidity.

[msanthrope]

7. I was sitting behind the Art Museum...fireworks delayed because of the shooting, and Occupy running

amok. They got it under control, and my daughter and I saw a great...and close, thanks to the wind...fireworks show.