You know, I really just don't get violence at nightclubs. Everyone is supposed to be there to have fun, drink, and dance the night away. It doesn't seem right that people should have to worry about violence breaking out beyond a fight here and there, but unfortunately yet another episode of gun violence happened this week.
In Chelsea, at the Juliet Supper Club, three people were shot (one fatally) early in the am on Tuesday morning. This tragedy is certainly not the first New York City nightclub violence, but once again it seems that most people are missing the story - gunplay at a nightclub. Instead, most of the stories seem to be focused on the fact that several NFL athletes were on the premises help Victor Cruz (New York Giants wide receiver) celebrate his birthday.
This irritates me because it doesn't focus on the fact that people were injured and one even died. Instead, it just hypes of the fact that some sports players were on the premises. Where is the focus on the violence or the outrage about guns being in a place where people are supposed to have fun?
It also reminds me of the time when a former Giants player shot himself in the leg - all of the hype was on him, how it would effect his team, and how injured he might be, ignoring the fact that he had a gun in a club that could have endangered innocent bystanders.
Come on New York City - let's leave the guns at home and focus on having fun. Bottle service can be expensive enough without a trip to the nightclub costing someone their lives. Bottles not bullets!
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