the hero is the gun...

bigpoppapuff · 11-05-2005, 01:56 PM

2 pals get high, get pistol & gun each other down

Two men who were fatally shot in Brooklyn on Thursday night managed to kill each other with the same gun, police said yesterday.
Kenny Berry, 27, and Jon Shuler, 20, were smoking marijuana in a vacant first-floor apartment in Crown Heights when they got into an argument - the latest of many between the pair - over a small amount of money, police said.

An enraged Shuler left the St. Marks Ave. building just before 9 p.m., only to return minutes later with a handgun. He pumped several bullets into Berry's chest, a witness told police. The mortally wounded Berry managed to grab the gun from Shuler and shoot him once in the stomach before collapsing, police said. Shuler then staggered outside and fell to the ground.

The witness called 911, and both wounded men were rushed to local hospitals - Berry to Kings County, Shuler to St. John's Episcopal - where each died within three hours, police said.

**cigarsarge** · 11-05-2005, 02:08 PM

That's a good one.

Dumbasses reach new heights daily.

**hex1848** · 11-05-2005, 02:19 PM

I like how they emphasize that marijuana was being smoked, like its the pots fault the guys were dumb asses.

**TheSilentChamber** · 11-05-2005, 02:24 PM

Yeah, pot didnt make them do it. I'v smoked alot of pot and I'v only shot a few people... numbers dont lie man.

**cigarsarge** · 11-06-2005, 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by TheSilentChamber

Yeah, pot didnt make them do it. I'v smoked alot of pot and I'v only shot a few people... numbers dont lie man.

What kind of ignorant post is this? If you take leave here you won't be missed.

Think about it...Two guys smoking pot in a vacant apartment with a gun present. They aren't the friendly type. WTF were they up to...Getting high before doing a robbery? Getting high before they rape your wife? Little different scenerio that you smoking a blunt with your buds and watching a movie.

I live in a world where reality comes home on a daily basis. The reality is these guys were an ozing sore on the butt of society. Maybe you would like to party with them!!

One thing for sure...Society won't miss them.

**SuperChuck** · 11-06-2005, 01:00 PM

Originally Posted by cigarsarge

Think about it...Two guys smoking pot in a vacant apartment with a gun present.

They actually didn't have the handgun present; the article says one guy left and returned with the handgun. That makes me think they were just stupid kids getting high.

**SuperChuck** · 11-06-2005, 02:49 PM

Originally Posted by cigarsarge

Two guys smoking pot in a vacant apartment with a gun present. They aren't the friendly type. WTF were they up to...Getting high before doing a robbery? Getting high before they rape your wife?

This is two misdemeaner offenses. From this you make the assumption that they are not only evil people for smoking marijuana and trespassing (neither of which is terribly harmful to anyone but themselves), but that they are obviously planning to commit a felony.

I choose to treat each person with respect and dignity, in spite of whatever prejudices I may have against them for where they live, their race, their creed, their social upbringing, etc. I realize this makes me sound like a naive, stupid kid. I realize that I could very easily say "these kids are a scourge on society and are obviously bad people" and be liked by everyone. However, to me, saying "these kids are obviously evil because they smoke marijuana" is no different than saying they're evil because they are black or white or hispanic or muslim or jewish. It's making a pre-judgement based on very little solid information.