08 September 2010

Bright lights, big city...

...never a gun registry around when you need one...
The scene of a North York shooting Tuesday night where a man was shot three times was washed down and cleaned up before Toronto Police investigators discovered where it happened.

Hospital staff at Humber River Regional on Finch Ave. called investigators when a 31-year-old man shot in the arm, buttocks and leg hobbled into the emergency ward around 9 p.m. Police said the man refused to help them or provide any details of where he was shot or who pulled the trigger.

Investigators were able to later trace the scene down to a townhouse complex of Driftwood Ave. But when they arrived, they discovered the scene was washed down by someone, severely contaminating the evidence and leaving little for forensic experts, police said.
Just another day in the hood, I guess.

No word as yet from Mayor Millers office... on which gun club the shooter belonged to.

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FROM THE TORONTO SUN COMMENTS:
Where I come from, we call that a "hunting accident."

"You'd shoot an unarmed man in the back?"
"It's the safest way."

Star Trek, Deep Space Nine

James F. Blake, September 8th 2010, 1:00pm
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RELATED: There oughta be a law
A twice-deported Jamaican drug dealer was slammed Wednesday with a seven-year prison sentence after Toronto police caught him with a .357 Magnum during a routine traffic stop.

Justice Anne Molloy said Selbourne Phills bumped two police cars in attempting to flee after he was stopped in the Kipling Ave. - The Queensway area in October 2007. Phills tried to reach for his loaded handgun during a violent struggle to resist arrest with officers.
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LAST WORD: Who cares about that reading shit...

...if you got skillz... like, say... marksmanship...
A new study projects that the number of Canadians with low literacy skills will rise 25 per cent over the 30-year period from 2001 to 2031.

The report released today by the Canadian Council on Learning predicts that more than 15 million adults in Canada will have low literacy skills.
Hmmm... are they sure about that? It's just not something I've encountered in my neighbourhood.