ONCE AGAIN MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR day in Miami is celebrated with criminals talking over the roads and shooters killing or wounding children.
The children were wounded at a park named for the civil rights icon.
It has become a scoff law’s tradition known as “Wheels up, Guns down” when miscreants from around the nation converge on Dade County (Miami) with their dirt bikes and three and four-wheel all terrain vehicles (ATV), vehicles illegal to use on public streets.
They terrorize motorists, thumb their noses at cops, and some get killed for their stupidity.
This has nothing to do with King nor guns.
According to the Fort Lauderdale (FL) Sun-Sentinel,
- A dirt bike rider was killed in a crash in northwest Miami in a crash that happened about 7 p.m. Monday, police said.
A day earlier, on Sunday, an ATV rider was killed in a crash on the Palmetto Expressway, according to WPLG-Ch. 10.
Additionally, a motorcyclist who was part of a larger group of ATV riders was critically hurt in a crash near Northwest 167th Street and 27th Avenue, according to the Miami Herald.
Organizers say the ride is supposed to promote peace and honor King's message of nonviolence.
Miami’s CBS Channel 4 reported that By 10:30 p.m., law enforcement in Miami-Dade and Broward (counties) arrested 36 people, confiscated 74 various motorcycles, dirt bikes and ATVs and seized three firearms. The confiscation and firearms counts were later adjusted upward, with at least four guns seized.
So much for “Wheels up – Guns down.”
MEANWHILE Fox News headlines King Day parade turns violent when 8 shot in Miami and reports
- A national holiday that was supposed to be about nonviolence erupted into mayhem in Miami when police say eight people were wounded in a shooting at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park.
Police say they are not sure what started the shooting on Monday afternoon. Hundreds of people had gathered in the park after the annual MLK Day parade in the Liberty City neighborhood. People scattered in all directions when they heard the gunfire.
The wounded ranged in age from 11 to 30. Miami-Dade Detective Daniel Ferrin says two suspects were being questioned.
Miami's WSVN Channel 7 broadcast
- According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, three juveniles and three adults were shot, and two other juveniles were grazed by bullets. The two juveniles who were grazed were treated on the scene and released to their parents.
Miami-Dade Police searched for the shooters in nearby homes. At around 5:20 p.m., officers confirmed they had detained two people for questioning and recovered two weapons from the scene.
“[This happened] too close to home,” said witness Tammy Meeks, who was attending the celebration with her family. “I mean, I had my son out here, my nieces and nephews were here, and my main concern was to make sure they were OK. My main goal was to get down and cover them, so they wouldn’t be harmed. It’s terrible. I mean, this is supposed to be Martin Luther King Day. This should be one of the one days out of the year where whether you’re white, black, Hispanic — no matter what you are — we come together and just have fun and care for one another, and it’s senseless that we can’t just do that on one day of the year.”
Miami's WSVN Channel 7 broadcast
- According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, three juveniles and three adults were shot, and two other juveniles were grazed by bullets. The two juveniles who were grazed were treated on the scene and released to their parents.
Miami-Dade Police searched for the shooters in nearby homes. At around 5:20 p.m., officers confirmed they had detained two people for questioning and recovered two weapons from the scene.
“[This happened] too close to home,” said witness Tammy Meeks, who was attending the celebration with her family. “I had my son out here, my nieces and nephews were here, and my main concern was to make sure they were OK. My main goal was to get down and cover them, so they wouldn’t be harmed. It’s terrible. I mean, this is supposed to be Martin Luther King Day. This should be one of the one days out of the year where whether you’re white, black, Hispanic — no matter what you are — we come together and just have fun and care for one another, and it’s senseless that we can’t just do that on one day of the year.”
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