Ukrainian families fear for their families safety in Portland

[solv3nt]

The readers opinion piece ends with "gun culture is to blame for gang shootings". I don't think the lefties will ever wake up.

Readers respond: Ukrainians fear for Portland gun violence

Letter to the editor

www.oregonlive.com

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[Unka-Boo]

 

[Certaindeaf]

Didn't click but smoking crack isn't really a mark of culture, it's a mark of smoking crack.

 

[Camelfilter]

Ukraine could ship traffic cones back in the empty containers arms come in. Some might make it to PDX for the sensible plan of using traffic devices to reduce drive by shootings from gangs. Gangs which PDX politicians say don't exist anyways.

No gang unit = no gang data = no gangs. Pretty sensible really, and common sense as well...

 

[Xaevian]

Maybe if the word gets out, it might slow the massive migration from the south.


Probably not.

 

[solv3nt]

I still think we should give the gang bangers marksmanship training, then they'd have less collateral and off each other at a faster rate. Therefore, fewer gang bangers. Supply and demand.

 

[Xaevian]

Just make gangs illegal. Problem solved!

 

[solv3nt]

Just make gangs illegal. Problem solved!

You can't, they're a federally protected class.

 

[bcp]

"gun culture is to blame for gang shootings".

Gang culture is to blame for gun shootings.

Bruce

 

[Xaevian]

You can't, they're a federally protected class.

Do we need to refer to their members as Gangterx so we don't offend anyone?

 

[Diamondback]

Give the Ukes some guns and let them fight for their neighborhoods... maybe they can help us relearn how it's done.

 

[Ura-Ki]

Such a loaded and dissentious "Story" it's not Ukraini are worried about the U.S. gun violence, it's ONE family whose member was a victim of a shooting!
These arseholes are just making this sh!t up as they go, hoping to tug more heartstrings as we move closer to Nov. and #114, the most anti gun legislation in the nation! This is nothing but an agenda driven "hit piece" following the anti gun agenda, nothing more!

The average Ukraini isn't even aware of Orygun, they would only hear of something if it made international news, and god help us if that happens! No, the Ukraini have their own problems to deal with, and outside this one family, they simply look at it as dispassionately as we see their world and it's happenings!

 

[Certaindeaf]

Do we need to refer to their members as Gangterx so we don't offend anyone?

X marks the wet spot!

 

[Cavedweller]

Thanks for this post. I'm still laughing. Notice that Mr. Jack Bennet lives in Sun River. Sun River is really nice. I wish that I were so lucky.

Mr. Bennet says: Ms. Guzenko's relatives in an active war zone are concerned about her safety on the streets of an American city in broad daylight! Could anything else be said to make it clearer how insane U.S. gun culture is?

Dear Mr. Bennet: If it's that bad, I know a place she can move back to. Need I say more?

I followed the link to the original story. A snippet:

"Trees, apartment buildings and a parking lot surround the area where Guzenko came under fire. Cars pass, and pedestrians cross the street. Guzenko avoids the place. "I was never worried about guns," she said."

Earth to Ms. Guzenko: Guns are not the problem. Criminals are the problem.

 

[AK0perator47]

I don't think that they are worried… story is probably completely wrong with what was stated… more than likely it was the person here trying to tell family members back in Ukraine that they would be safer here because gangs shoot worse than the Russians.

 

[Dr Prepper]

Do we need to refer to their members as Gangterx so we don't offend anyone?

"Gang member" has negative societal connotations. We must refer to them as "party members" and: "we hope to see you at the polls come Nov.!"

 

[Provincial]

Russians lob "mass destruction" missiles randomly at Ukrainian cities. Portland gang members just use 9MM and .40 S&W, which will, respectively, "blow out your lungs" or give you a "Portland Nose Job."

 

[Diamondback]

"Gang member" has negative societal connotations. We must refer to them as "party members" and: "we hope to see you at the polls come Nov.!"

You mean "Valued Core Constituents"...

 

[Dr Prepper]

I don't "like it" but yeah that's accurate. We need a.. Oh wait... we do! Now they can sticky it on the quick reactions I'd use this one a lot.

 

[Stomper]

Thanks for this post. I'm still laughing. Notice that Mr. Jack Bennet lives in Sun River. Sun River is really nice. I wish that I were so lucky.

Mr. Bennet says: Ms. Guzenko's relatives in an active war zone are concerned about her safety on the streets of an American city in broad daylight! Could anything else be said to make it clearer how insane U.S. gun culture is?

Dear Mr. Bennet: If it's that bad, I know a place she can move back to. Need I say more?

I followed the link to the original story. A snippet:

"Trees, apartment buildings and a parking lot surround the area where Guzenko came under fire. Cars pass, and pedestrians cross the street. Guzenko avoids the place. "I was never worried about guns," she said."

Earth to Ms. Guzenko: Guns are not the problem. Criminals are the problem.

Since Ukraine is taking a portion of all those "free" weapons that they're getting from the West and selling them on the world back market, tell them to ship some here…. otherwise, he should STFU.