By Jim McPeak (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1557) on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 9:47 pm: |
I just received a call from my daughter Kate in San Francisco. Some of you may know she is a doctor at the University of California San Francisco. She had a case this week where a father and three sons were in a car. The dad was 40 and the sons were 20, 18, and 15. There was a drive by shooting. The father was killed, the 20 year old was killed and Kate had to take the 15 year old off life support yesterday. The 18 year old was not scratched, but obviously witnessed the entire incident. She is really upset.
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By Freddie (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #10425) on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 9:51 pm: |
Terrible Jim ..... our thoughts and prayers are with the family AND with your Kate
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By Kobi in Virginia (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #6620) on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 9:54 pm: |
OH wow....that is SO very sad!!! What a senseless tragedy!!! Prayers for that entire family for their losses Drive by shooting! Grrrr...
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By David Frank (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #699) on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 9:57 pm: |
Jim...very sad situation. The cases you can do nothing about are sometimes the hardest to deal with.
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By Mare (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2204) on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 9:58 pm: |
Jim,
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By Judy T (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #4666) on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 10:13 pm: |
Jim,
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By Jim McPeak (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1558) on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 10:16 pm: |
Mare, that is exactly what Kate told me tonight. He said it over and over. My Katie is usually very up and happy. She was very distraught about this one. David, as a doc, I guess you know better than we about this stuff. Just had to pass this on. I just hope they find these maniacs.
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By Kristi.....aka HBYCbee (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2105) on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 11:18 pm: |
so sorry Jim for what you and your family are going through....
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By Eileen - Italia trip booked, no kidlets! (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #12736) on Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 6:10 am: |
I am so sorry, I wish I new what to say. Thoughts going out to Kate, your family and the 18 yr old.
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By Jim McPeak (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1559) on Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 7:29 am: |
After I talked to Kate, I did some research this morning. The good news is they got the ba$t*** that capped this family. They were simply trying to back up after making a mistake on a one way. The suspect is a member of MS-13, probably one of the worst and brutal gangs in the United States. We have them in Philadelphia as well. My friend Joe who is a Philadelphia cop has stories on them that would make your skin crawl. If you are interested, here is the news story. I sent it to Kate, but it is her 4:30 AM. It is 7:30 AM EST.
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By Debbie Babcock (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #7444) on Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 7:48 am: |
Just heartbreaking, I can't take hearing news like this and there is so much in the news today. Jim, I don't even like Phila. anymore, will only go there to get to the airport, nothing else as the crime is just out of control. So many useless shootings. I'm sorry I could not read the article, your post was enough to read, but my heart goes out to your daughter and that young man, I hope he has someone to lean on for support.
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By Tribs, Live From Bonaire (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #6335) on Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 8:01 am: |
I'm so sorry Jim.
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By Jim McPeak (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1560) on Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 8:12 am: |
Deb, I never realized you were so close. My wife Kathi is from Stratford, NJ originally. She went to Paul VI for high school. Her parents and sister still live there. I agree with your assessment of Philadelphia. Even the airport is bad. Unfortunately, I grew up in the inter-city when it was a wonderful place to live. My daughter Megan and her husband live in the Northern Liberties section and love it there. My son Ryan lives in Fairmount. I raised my kids in the burbs and they moved back to where I came from. Go figure.
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By Kobi in Virginia (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #6622) on Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 8:41 am: |
Glad they caught the POS that committed this crime! MS13 has made their way into my little, itty, bitty area. Our office building, we own, got tagged by these gang jerkweeds; hate MS13!
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By Tom (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #17089) on Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 8:59 am: |
My heart goes out to all of the family members and to Kate.
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By Eileen - Italia trip booked, no kidlets! (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #12741) on Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 9:02 am: |
I'm glad they caught that ahole.
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By Bette ( BC from you know where) (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #628) on Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 9:07 am: |
Jim, this seems so wrong. I can only wish you lots of strength.
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By Jerry (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #11505) on Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 9:32 am: |
There is no way to express ones feelings about this needless act. Jim, I'm sure Kate did everything in her power. I have the upmost respect for people like Kate.
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By John "Smack" Anderson (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1568) on Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 9:43 am: |
Jim,
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By Boat Chick************** (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #5594) on Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 10:47 am: |
Jim, I'm so sorry, healing thoughts for Kate, the surviving son, family, friends, and the community. Senseless is right.
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By Eileen - Italia trip booked, no kidlets! (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #12744) on Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 10:49 am: |
I feel the same way on CP, I wish they would bring it back here. I am not afraid of sharing that view.
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By RA. yeah it's summer!! (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2636) on Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 11:24 am: |
Jim, so sorry for Kate and the family. I hope she finds peace in knowing she did all she could, and for that she should be commended.
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By Vince DePietro (Bellevue Condos ) (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1528) on Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 11:31 am: |
Koodos to the good people of San Fran who provided the tips to the police to apprehend this malevolent creature. If convicted certainly sounds like a death penalty case to me.
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By Boom starts with a Tara (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #7367) on Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 1:49 pm: |
My heart goes out to Kate. I've seen how much those kinds of calls affect Guy even many years later. Kate has to remember that she did her best and was there for a reason --- her expertise and compassion. I'm so grateful that she has you and Kathi to lean on.
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By Jim McPeak (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1565) on Friday, June 27, 2008 - 8:02 am: |
No it's not. That is how Australia and Georgia began. Antarctica is wide open. Give them a shovel and a winter jacket. Drop them off at Mac Murdo Sound and say, "Good luck." We'll be back for you when your sentence is up. Meet right here in June of 2028. Call if you need anything.
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By Boom starts with a Tara (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #7388) on Friday, June 27, 2008 - 12:46 pm: |
That's exactly my thought. Let the predators prey on each other....
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By Boat Chick************** (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #5628) on Friday, June 27, 2008 - 9:47 pm: |
Jim, I think you are on to something...hmmm...have any of you seen the special "locked up abroad"? the worst was Venezuela, let's send them all there. The guards "rarely go behind the gates" the prisoners had guns, knives, greneds, the guards opened the gate and threw them in. Rough justice? Not a bad idea.
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By Babs (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #12144) on Saturday, June 28, 2008 - 11:46 am: |
Jim, I work at UCDavis Medical Center (the only other Level 1 Trauma Center in N. Cal) and unfortunately, we have the same situations going on in Sacramento...many of my patients are in the hospital for the same horrific reasons...the proliferation of guns on the streets is out of control, a definite increase from the 90's.
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By Ron Gould*** (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1637) on Saturday, June 28, 2008 - 8:27 pm: |
Babs, The only reason the "BAD GUYS" don't walk up to your door and kick it in is they don't know what they will find on the other side!!!
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By Jim McPeak (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1574) on Saturday, June 28, 2008 - 11:02 pm: |
I went to grad school at both Temple and PENN, two very inter-city schools in Philadelphia. At night, around 10 PM I got out of my classes. To walk back to my car, I carried a .38 special that I got from my uncle when he died. No, I did not have a permit. I would have never even blinked to use it if people tried to stop me from going to my car and just going home. I had babies then. I pulled it once, and the people just took off who were trying to stop me from going to my car. There would have been four dead people if they had not made the right choice.
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By Seb (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #3385) on Sunday, June 29, 2008 - 1:34 pm: |
In some countries, prisoners must keep their own communal houses, clean their own clothes, feed themselves, GO TO WORK, and help on the prison farm when collective labor is required. They live in their own society, but are trained to live as a integral part of that society. In this way, these diseased people are reintegrated into the general population.
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