The Danzig Street shooting occurred on the evening of 16 July 2012 during a crowded block party at Morningside Coronation (pictured), a social-housing complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Threats and confrontations between members of rival gangs escalated into the city's worst mass shooting, a gunfight which killed two and injured twenty-four others. Those convicted in relation to the shooting were teenagers during the fight. The Ontario provincial government enacted social programs aimed at curbing youth violence, while Rob Ford, Mayor of Toronto, called for the shooters to be expelled from the city. Jason Kenney, the immigration minister, cited the shooting in debate of the Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act which came into effect in 2013. The Toronto Police Service developed new crime-prevention strategies, producing intelligence about crime in the city. This allowed a targeted crackdown on the Galloway Boys gang and other gang activity in the city, and a dramatic reduction in shootings and other crimes.
Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danzig_Street_shooting
_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1377:
The ten-year-old Richard II was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_II_of_England
1950:
Korean War: A Korean People's Army unit massacred 31 prisoners of war of the U.S. Army on a mountain near the village of Tuman. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaplain%E2%80%93Medic_massacre
1994:
Fragments of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 began colliding with the planet Jupiter (impact site pictured), with the first impact causing a fireball that reached a peak temperature of 24,000 kelvin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_Shoemaker%E2%80%93Levy_9
2004:
Millennium Park, a public park in Chicago, Illinois, and the world's largest rooftop garden, opened to the public. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Park
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
gilet: 1. (historical) 2. A waistcoat worn by a man. 3. A bodice worn by a woman similar to a man's waistcoat; also, a decorative panel at the front of such a bodice, or worn separately. 4. (by extension) A sleeveless jacket resembling a waistcoat but generally closed at the neck; specifically, one which is padded to provide warmth. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gilet
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
The song the carrousel was playing was "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes." It was playing it very jazzy and funny. All the kids kept trying to grab for the gold ring, and so was old Phoebe, and I was sort of afraid she'd fall off the goddam horse, but I didn't say anything or do anything. The thing with kids is, if they want to grab the gold ring, you have to let them do it, and not say anything. If they fall off they fall off, but it's bad if you say anything to them. --The Catcher in the Rye https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Catcher_in_the_Rye