Two people shot at site of Denver marijuana rally, police say

[Hissyspit]

Source: Reuters

Two people shot at Denver marijuana rally: police

Sat Apr 20, 2013 7:47pm EDT

DENVER (Reuters) - Two people were shot at a pro-marijuana rally in Denver on Saturday, police said.

One person was shot in the leg and another was "also down with unknown injuries," Denver police said on their Twitter page. Police said it occurred at Civic Center Park, which was the site of a large marijuana rally.

(Reporting by Keith Coffman; Writing by Alex Dobuzinskis; Editing by Paul Simao)


Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE93J0KF20130420

[rightsideout]

1. that's just great arggh

[El Supremo]

2. Shots fired in Denver's Civic Center after pot rally, 3 shot

People were shot in Denver's Civic Center during Saturday's pot rally.

According to paramedics on the scene three people were shot. Denver police reported that one victim was shot in the leg and and another victim suffered unknown injuries.

All three victims are en route to Denver Health Medical Center.

Read more: Shots fired in Denver's Civic Center after pot rally, 3 shot - The Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_23070899/shots-fired-denvers-civic-center-after-pot-rally#ixzz2R3ChCJRA

I'm not going anywhere where lots of people gather anymore. This is sick

[gateley]

5. Could have been accidents, but you'd think they'd indicate that. Hmmmm.

[sigmasix]

16. "after" or "during?"

The reporting here indicates the shos were fired after the rally, but in the same area. Just an innocent typo, I'm sure.

[greiner3]

3. When I am 'medicated';

I neither want to shoot nor can't shoot.

WTF is wrong with people?

[mimi85]

8. I feel that way

ALL the time. I've had it with shootings. Every fucking day. It needs to stop - somehow. Enough.

[TheMadMonk]

10. When I'm "medicated" I get out the Nerf guns. /nt

[BadtotheboneBob]

22. Yes, they are handy...

... to shoot at stupid, inane TV commercials... and friends that laugh too much and too loud... and eat up all the goodies... and can't remember the punch lines of jokes (gad, that's irksome)... and that lady-friend who wants to put on ABBA. She gets 'nerfed' regularly by popular demand. Great things, nerf-guns.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

17. "WTF is wrong with people?"

Dunno,...just roll with it.

[windowpilot]

4. More guns...

n/t

[intheflow]

6. This will be used by legalization opponents as "proof" that pot-smokers are dangerous.

Rather than looking at the fact that 19,998 people were peaceably gathered and TWO criminals brought GUNS to a public event.

Next logical correlation: marathons bring out the criminal element in society.

[abq e streeter]

7. Already has..Saw a FB post to this effect from an otherwise liberal person.

I told her I was disappointed to see her twisted logic. Getting shot proves pot makes you violent apparently... I have known other progressives who should know better, including on DU, who mindlessly repeat anti-marijuana propaganda (though fortunately they are the exception not the rule). Although, embarrassingly, in New Mexico,it was a right wing libertarian governor (Gary Johnson) who bravely called for an end to the idiotic "war on drugs" , and the state Democratic establishment fell all over themselves issuing vehement denouncements of him for it.

BTW, Perfect analogy re: the marathon bombing.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. Lots more people shoot and get shot when drunk.

[99th_Monkey]

15. True, but since when does that matter anymore?

This will be like red meat for livid anti-pot anti-science crowd,
actually a little too "conveniently so" for my taste. I mean
hell there have been these kinds of gatherings for decades with
NOTHING like this EVER happening that I recall anyway; and
now all of a sudden after two states outright legalize pot, now
one of those states has a "random shooting" at their pro-pot event.

[intheflow]

21. I've known drunks and I've known potheads.

Been hospitalized by the drunks, who generally started out laughing, moved onto crying and then got belligerent and pissed-off for imagined slights on my part.

Never ever had a finger laid on me by the potheads, who generally started out laughing, moved onto eating and then fell asleep.

Alcohol is a far more dangerous drug. You would be hard-pressed to find credible news stories about people smoking pot - and only doing pot - shooting or otherwise intensionally injuring people. The reporting on alcohol - and only alcohol - proves just the opposite.

[Festivito]

20. It's the prohibitionists that are dangerous, not the pot smokers.

The anti-pot smokers would rather us have another deadly civil war than for themselves to lose the money they make keeping pot illegal.

[caseymoz]

11. New excuse: pot must be illegal because . . .

. . . it's not compatible with the save use of guns.

[otohara]

12. No Where is Safe - Terrorized By Guns

I thought about going,
OMG - you can't go anywhere without fear of getting shot in this fucked up, gunned up country.

[kestrel91316]

13. I'm generally the last person to shout False Flag, but in this case with TPTB so eager to

prove the evils of cannabis, I can't help wondering who did the shooting, and were they hired to do so.

[Rain Mcloud]

14. I notice that it does not say whether the shooter was a supporter

or protester or even security.
One thing is certain though,the shooter in question is certainly a douche.

I cannot imagine anyone committing violence while under the influence of cannabids,it just does not work that way.
Hungry,sleepy,happy,creative,compulsive these things i can believe but violence takes too much ill will and initiative.
With one paragraph being reported,i would suspect that the journalist may have sampled some of the wares probably inside a microbus and with the Greatful Dead on the 8-track in full quadrophonic glory.

I remember trying to zen the Dark Side of the Moon,while simultaneously exploring the flavor universe contained inside a cup of frijoles sprinkled with cheese and Salsa Verde with an ice cold Royal Crown Cola on an obscure side street in east L.A. with some fellow Bodhisattva's.
Good Times,my friends!

[LostOne4Ever]

19. If it turns out it was a pot opponent...

Does that mean being anti-pot is pro violence?

If they can use bad logic against legalization why cant we?

[Rain Mcloud]

25. Touche'

They have ran all over us because we have allowed them to.
Had the letter of the law been followed and prosecuted to its fullest extent then much of the state of the union would not be in this sorry mess,in fact it would be stronger today.
I guess the old saying is true after all,You can not sue the King without his permission.
Mussolini would be proud of them.

[olddots]

18. seems like the big money that can buy media is still for prohabition

reuters news service is pretty shoddy and struggling .Naturally if we blame the source we are marginalized.

[In_The_Wind]

23. THIS is totally absurd.

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[JustABozoOnThisBus]

24. If only the pot-smokers had shotguns ...

Just kidding. Legalize it now. Simply remove the "criminal" tag.

[midnight]

26. In another article: "Police will be out in full force"

"We had 60,000 people here last year and expect 75,000 to 80,000 this year," Lopez told Reuters.

Lopez said the rally is part of a "grassroots" effort to compel the federal government - which still lists marijuana as an illegal narcotic - to stop prosecuting pot users.

Denver police spokesman Sonny Jackson said he could not say if crowds will be as large as organizers claim, but police will be out in full force.

"Our main concern is protecting public safety. It is still illegal to consume marijuana in public, but our officers will use their own discretion," on whether to cite individuals for public consumption, he said.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/20/us-usa-colorado-marijuana-idUSBRE93J0HA20130420