Dallas Councilman Representing Oak Cliff Calls For Action Over Frequent Gunfire
Posted by Latter-Task-9174@reddit | Dallas | View on Reddit | 35 comments
PoontangRain@reddit
Ditto this for “Five Points” off Park Lane.
jffadvisors@reddit
The 70’s called…they want their tie back.
Even-Boysenberry-127@reddit
Your constituents are creating the problem, councilman.
Latter-Task-9174@reddit (OP)
There is a link to an old story in this one, but last I check didn't Maxie's kid get shot because he tried holding up/robbing a delivery driver?
Meanwhile let's not forget Maxie's daughter is also awaiting trial for murder after she and co-conspirators lured a man to his murder and then they dumped a body which was then burned.
Why are we treating this person with some level of respect like HIS FAMILY isn't responsible for a 1% of the murders in Dallas that year?
987YouBloodyTulip789@reddit
The people who shot him can claim what they want for their defense, but the article in this post says those people have been sentenced to prison so evidently that defense failed and they have been found guilty.
Visual-Change-8670@reddit
I normally do not respond to false statements, but this time I will. None of what you said is true. Before u make a post know the truth. Smh... #fakenews.
Careful-Swimmer-3259@reddit
This has been out there for years. I am not sure why you say it is fake news unless you are supporting this guy.
https://othersidedallas.com/2022/08/17/maxie-johnson-goes-back-to-school/
YaGetSkeeted0n@reddit
What the fuck? That’s wild lol. We sure know how to pick ‘em in my district
dallasuptowner@reddit
It's the same thing with the fireworks, everyone knows who is responsible but the cops choose not to do anything about it.
Arrest a couple of people, absolutely throw the book at them, have code enforcement so far up their ass that they can see daylight and splash it all over the media and this is a solved problem.
But no, you can tell the cops the exact house that has been lighting fireworks off literally all night and they won't bother.
dfwpopo@reddit
Still have to prove who exactly shot off the fireworks.
poop_pebbles@reddit
Trying g to keep the property value low.
benhur217@reddit
More police?
Cool-Flatworm5205@reddit
That would result in more gunfire if anything. How about mandatory firearm safty training, and background checks?
jarlstridr@reddit
That works for people who follow the law. People who engage in this often get their guns off the street, which are often stolen.
You need more police to respond to random gunfire calls and also make the gunfire charge stronger.
Cool-Flatworm5205@reddit
I know plenty of people who say stuff like this and then get drunk and do negligent discharges in their backyard. But if they had a background check and saw their DUIs they wouldn't be able to do shit like that. Police can only be reactive, how about we be pro active about this for once.
Lynn_Davidson@reddit
You know plenty of people who get drunk and shoot rounds in their backyard? It sounds like you associate with losers.
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Cool-Flatworm5205@reddit
Yeah my redneck family is full of losers ....
TaylorFarmsSaladKit@reddit
Just an FYI, DUIs are not usually a disqualifying crime for gun ownership. You can absolutely get a dui, bail out, and then celebrate by drunkenly shooting on the air.
Cool-Flatworm5205@reddit
Not sure if you're talking to me, but that's my point, it's insane.
Dawnzarelli@reddit
I’ve had a police officer sitting in his suv down the damn street from me, just watching the shitty bar at like 6 pm and refusing to take a call to my house a block and a half away to take a knife out of my door jamb and supervise me to lock up my back gate until the next day. I drove my ass down there where I knew he was and politely asked for his help. Mf was all “I was going to come in the morning.” What?! Really? The easiest fucking thing you’re gonna do and this is your reply? He didn’t even properly handle the knife as evidence. Laid that shit on my dusty ass counter top ( was in the middle of an insurance repair). Cops don’t want to deal with shit. I never hear wee woo after gun shots.
TaylorFarmsSaladKit@reddit
Dude I’ve seen the ones shutting down the Kirk street bridge parking lot watch clearly drunk drivers pull up the stop with their lights off. The cops will just half-assedly tell them turn their lights on and let them drive off without doing anything.
benhur217@reddit
How? Are criminals compelled to shoot at police like an involuntary reflex?
Cool-Flatworm5205@reddit
How many nation wide anti police brutality protests is it going to take for you to understand reality.
benhur217@reddit
Yea loot the local Target that’ll prove your point
Additional-Sky-7436@reddit
I don't understand people who shoot bullets into the air for fun.
Like, y'all, those are expensive. Y'all out there dropping $100 in bullets every night and complaining about the price of gas.
2-4-6-h8@reddit
I remember during lockdown, when bullet prices were through the roof, hearing random pop-offs, and thinking "Who the hell can afford that in this economy?!"
potatobot3000@reddit
Gotta keep the property taxes down somehow
BigFloatingPlinth@reddit
Ain't helping one bit
GuairdeanBeatha@reddit
It’s not supposed to help the residents, it’s supposed to help rich people get richer.
GuairdeanBeatha@reddit
It also drives down property values. Get the value low enough, buy as much as possible, get someone in power to demand heavy police presence, drive out the “undesirables”, get property values back up, and flip the properties for a healthy profit.
potatobot3000@reddit
Hey, I just want value low enough to be able to afford a home in the city I grew up in and that Im a public servant for. The buying up of homes could be easily solved our city council writing legislation, but they are looking for real estate themselves.
mental_midgets@reddit
The councilman needs to put those meta glasses to work.
ElGranQuesoRojo@reddit
I'm going to stop this.... by telling somebody else to stop this.
Tralliz@reddit
Fuck no. Gotta scare the whities moving in. It delays gentrification.