For the sake of diversity, equality and social justice . . . I think it's important to note the similarities between a recent Parkville murder and so many homicides on Kansas City's Eastside.
This is most effectively done by displaying easily found online images of Parkville murder suspect Justin L. Dougan. Who, according the The Star, is a 19-year-old Kansas City youth, is believed by police to have fired the fatal shot that killed Spencer Crosthwait who was sitting in his car at a red light about 1 a.m. Thursday.
So, what are the similarities to constant Eastside violence? There has been a vigil where the community has felt helpless because of the outburst of violence.
The murder was senseless and the result of grudges that should have been more effectively mediated.
Finally, an innocent young man was tragically killed.
While the media is following the general theme of this story I don't notice much of the typical focus on the assailants in this murder given that each of the suspects are 17 years or older and qualify as adults in Missouri.
To wit, KICKASS TKC TIPSTERS have vigilantly worked to capture a look at one of the suspects and a bit of Parkville culture that surrounded the controversy. Check it:
A suspect's myspace page was still strangely active and contained a great many references to the local hip-hop scene proving that the music aspect of this social media network is still quite popular despite the hipsters who say otherwise.
While the profile was taken down, I don't remember any note of a summer job so I think this steady supply of cash speaks to the fact the suspect was well-funded.
Most troublesomely, here a photo of an arsenal from the myspace page of the suspect and that's obviously just dangerous looking and without much security.
And there's the mug.
So what have we learned . . . Murder suspects in Parkville have a lot in common with suspects from all across KC and a inordinate focus on cash and easily available guns marks violence in KC despite race or class disparity.
Real talk: We're not so different after all.
Good post, but you left out one important set of facts.
ReplyDeleteFact: One more pasty white boy from the burbs tries to play urban gangsta and fails miserably.
Fact: The very people he wants to be like would chew him up and spit him out in a matter of seconds. But only after taking all of his guns, dope and money. And probably his girlfriend as well.
Fact: He doesn't look like he has a doin time disposition, but he is about to learn some hard, heh, lessons.
I'm willing to bet those guns belong to a family member or he just snagged a pic off the net.
Final Fact : The kid is a poser and a punk who listened to one too many Eminem songs and took a life. He is about to live the dream, or nightmare, either way, they need to lose him under the jail.
The guns are his... his mom even gave him at least one as a gift. A winning family.
ReplyDeleteMidtown Miscreant - Good post & good comment. Looking at the picture disturbed me.
ReplyDeleteThe common element here is hip-hop. Looks like the P&L's dress code was smart after all.
ReplyDeleteAs for that money pic, I always have to laugh whenever these thug wannabes post a picture of them holding cash. That doesn't prove anything. Pretty much anyone can get a picture like that if they cash their paycheck and take a quick photo in the hours before it's all gone. Since this kid is 19 it's probably not even his but his mommy's.
Tony: Where's the required line about who paid for the Rizzo ad?
ReplyDeleteHip hop culture = stupid is as stupid does.
ReplyDeleteHe's about to graduate from wannabe to criminal real quick.
ReplyDeleteIs this Rizzo's Kansas City blog?
ReplyDeleteIs this Rizzo's Kansas City blog?
ReplyDeleteI hope this little shit is killed his first week in prison. And that someone pisses on his dead body.
ReplyDeleteAnother G keepin it real! Posing at your mom's hosue with her heart doley in the background! Nice!
ReplyDeleteGood post Midtown. When you gonna do him justice on your blog?
Isn't that Nick Wright the sports guy? He has that Barstow ghetto killer look to him.
ReplyDeleteHow's that gangsta thing working out for you?
ReplyDeleteBeing a gangsta looks too hard for me. First of all, you'd have to remember to always wear your cap slightly sideways. Then you have to be sure your pants don't fall down.
ReplyDeleteLet you pants fall down, and somebody gonna pump yo reverse snooki.
ReplyDeleteI think you nailed it Miscreant. He's a ghetto wanna-be. The 'I be bad culture.' Put the mom on trial as well. Badly raised boy who looks to me like he needed attention, took on a radical image to get it.
ReplyDeleteThat hip-hop culture has no respect for life and this is what you get.
Ya know. It's never been about race. It's about culture. And no we're NOT all alike. I expect that one wouldn't have amounted to much anyway. Sadly, he took out a kid who probably WOULD have!
Correctomundo Radioman.
ReplyDeleteVery sad. I'm friend's with the uncle of the kid that was gunned down. He was a good kid that had nothing to do with this violent, wannabe lifestyle.
ReplyDeleteDang, there is no racial context in those comments. I am just surprised no one said "these things don't happen in Parkville". Why don't someone just come out and say if it wasn't for Blacks and rap this wouldn't have happed?
ReplyDeleteIt's not about geography. badly raised kids in the suburbs are just as susceptible as those badly raised kids in the ghetto.
ReplyDeleteWhats different, is that most kids in the suburbs arent raised that badly. But then, some parents don't belong in the suburbs. They're still ghetto people and they raise ghetto kids. Color really doesn't have that much to do with it.
Again. CULTURE. VALUES.
I for one am grateful that people wear their hats sideways. It tells me that I have absolutely nothing in common with this person and can move on. Same thing with Crocs shoes.
ReplyDeleteRadioman's comments: Culture. Values. Truer words were never spoken. Bravo, Radioman.
ReplyDeleteWell, I'd say THANKS that you agree with me -- but STILL. I take no satisfaction in how our society is turning out! I'd rather it was so much better, but it's NOT!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, those who have thrown in with 'republicans' have chosen to follow the goverement leadersship and 'just say NO!"
Which means the Republicans just dont' want to PLAY when it comes to making our country better.
What should we do with them after that? Ignore them? Can we?
Tell me, what do you DO with friends who just don't want to play by the rules? I don't know either!
I guess, just vote them out!
Where did this punk get the gun?
ReplyDelete"his mother?"
"An innocent young man was tragically killed." This is a big difference with what goes on on the East side of KC. Most of those "victims" are anything but innocent and were just as likely to be the suspect as the victim.
ReplyDeletei kant waits to git dat bitch boy!!! dat pooper gonna be TIGHT till i finishes wit it and i be workin on he's gag reflex 2!! mmmmm mmmmmm gonna make dat bitch cry for he mamma but all he gonna git is he daddy!!!!
ReplyDeleteBe careful bubba. DAT GUY may just cut your dick off when you want him to service it.
ReplyDeleteAnd you'll bleed all over the shower room. Then you'll be a girl!
You see a white guy pretending. What if he's really a white gang banger thourgh and through? he might cut you and not even blink his eyes.
hahaha...not that silly piece of human shit!
ReplyDeleteLet's analyze the flow of this.
ReplyDelete1. Hip hop
2. all the stuff that goes with it
3. Shooting
Doesn't matter what color. Doesn't matter what gender. Doesn't matter what neighborhood.
Hip hop music.
Hip hop clothes.
Hip hop talk.
Dead bodies.
I don't understand how gangstas cause so much trouble when they have to use one hand to hold up their pants all the time.
ReplyDeleteI don't understand how gangstas cause so much trouble when they have to use one hand to hold up their pants all the time.
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