Employee shot at The Blind Rabbit restaurant in Riverside

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

You  didn't ask me - but I'm opposed to capital punishment, full stop. I don't know the case of the Perrywinkle child, but wouldn't support a death sentence in any case.

Are you for or against life imprisonment sentences?

[Adam White]

You  didn't ask me - but I'm opposed to capital punishment, full stop. I don't know the case of the Perrywinkle child, but wouldn't support a death sentence in any case.

Are you for or against life imprisonment sentences?

I'm not 100% against life sentences - depending on the crime. I am against the idea of locking someone up for life and never reviewing the sentence, though. I think that a "life sentence" should be eligible for review at some point.

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

You  didn't ask me - but I'm opposed to capital punishment, full stop. I don't know the case of the Perrywinkle child, but wouldn't support a death sentence in any case.

Are you for or against life imprisonment sentences?

I'm not 100% against life sentences - depending on the crime. I am against the idea of locking someone up for life and never reviewing the sentence, though. I think that a "life sentence" should be eligible for review at some point.

I followed up with this in another thread:  http://www.metrojacksonville.com/forum/index.php/topic,25002.new.html#new

[Intuition Ale Works]

We are hosting a fundraiser at the brewery to benefit the Rowe family on Saturday from 1 to 6.
Chefs from many local restaurants will be joining up at Intuition to cook BBQ for ticketholders and offer other tasty fare.

Ticket proceeds will go to support the Rowe family. Intuition will have the outdoor area open and will be selling beer as well.  $1 from each beer sold throughout the event will go directly to the family.

Participating chefs include Chef Paul McMaster from Blind Rabbit, Chef Ryan from Kitchen on San Marco, Chef Jim Stark of SuperFood and Brew , and Chef Trey Stark from Trasca and Co.  Participating restaurants include Bono's, Mellow Mushroom, Burrito Gallery, and Black Sheep.

Please join us for this very worthy cause!

Go here to get your tickets to the event.  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/behind-you-bbq-tickets-18024901967

[The_Choose_1]

We are hosting a fundraiser at the brewery to benefit the Rowe family on Saturday from 1 to 6.
Chefs from many local restaurants will be joining up at Intuition to cook BBQ for ticketholders and offer other tasty fare.

Ticket proceeds will go to support the Rowe family. Intuition will have the outdoor area open and will be selling beer as well.  $1 from each beer sold throughout the event will go directly to the family.

Participating chefs include Chef Paul McMaster from Blind Rabbit, Chef Ryan from Kitchen on San Marco, Chef Jim Stark of SuperFood and Brew , and Chef Trey Stark from Trasca and Co.  Participating restaurants include Bono's, Mellow Mushroom, Burrito Gallery, and Black Sheep.

Please join us for this very worthy cause!

Go here to get your tickets to the event.  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/behind-you-bbq-tickets-18024901967

Very good idea! Go here to get your tickets to the event.  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/behind-you-bbq-tickets-18024901967

[NaldoAveKnight]

Because its a homicide case the public will not have access to the investigation's complete reports, of which there will be plenty, nor will the investigating detective give you the inside scoop.

Beyond that, you clearly have no idea what you're talking about if you think JSO has such leverage in the drug community that the suspect will be so easily determined and delivered (if it was a drug related murder, which is a further blind guess on your part).

I never inferred it was a drug related murder.  Some members of the community did.  It's more convenient that way.  In their eyes it justifies the whole thing and makes it easy to sweep it under the rug.  I'm saying if indeed it was a drug related murder then it should be easier to follow the breadcrumb trail left behind for any kind of police work.  Because there's been no arrests or anything publicly known it seems that either a.) it was a random act of violence or b.) JSO doesn't care. 

Back in 2003-4 I lived in the King Street area for two months.  We had a crack house across the street.  The police said they wouldn't bust the house because they were monitoring the traffic and recording the license plates of folks coming to the house.  They also were sending buyers (narcs) into the house to build the case.  Eventually they took the house down but only after many months of gathering information and evidence.  My friend told me they busted the house about eight months after we contacted the police.  That's why I said JSO has it's hooks into the street, they know a lot of what's going on and monitor it.

[AKIRA]

knowing where one crack house is is a far cry from knowing all of them.

In my experience, there are an phenomenal amount of dealers, users, house in Jax, especially in the 1 mile radius of the Blind Rabbit.  Too many for the JSO manpower to keep complete track of..

Look at it this way: a city of 900,000 people > 20 or so homicide detectives...?

[Know Growth]

A report from the Field:

Acquaintances of mine who moved to the area temporarily,about two blocks from Blind Rabbit,are so glad the stay is temporary.
Nothing like their former Idaho home area. Soon there were questions....They have spoken with JSO Officers about their Riverside address- responses have been cautionary-one Officer noted he would rather not go there in his patrol car,full duty.

And recently- knock on the door,JSO Officer, reporting on armed robbery across the street. Two black males, targeted neighbor in the front yard,8:30 pm.

Our recent newcomers from Idaho love the region, actively reviewing surrounding counties..........

[gerschea@gmail.com]

It is truly a shame that these types of crimes are happening in such a nice area. This may be politically incorrect, but if you were to build a wall blocking out everything north of I-10 i bet riverside crime would drop....

[camarocane]

A wall would only be an expensive minor inconvenience. Other than gate off the entire area and post a guard at the entrance, there is not much more that can be done.

[The_Choose_1]

It is truly a shame that these types of crimes are happening in such a nice area. This may be politically incorrect, but if you were to build a wall blocking out everything north of I-10 i bet riverside crime would drop....

Bull! A lot of low life live in the Riverside area now as I type this.

[Sentient]

A wall would only be an expensive minor inconvenience. Other than gate off the entire area and post a guard at the entrance, there is not much more that can be done.

Nonsense - there is enough revenue flowing on King Street to support a merchant association backed security force and upgraded lighting, and have this backstopped by JSO patrols or a sub station.

But they do nothing...  Meanwhile late night mostly white kids, drunk, in the dark, with little police presence pose attractive targets luring criminals into the area...

[obie1]

LMAO at all the people on this board posting in other threads saying Jax is less racist than other cities, is more integrated, and has better relationships between black and white populations than those nasty northern cities. I'm sure most Riverside residents would happily build a wall if they could come up with the funds. An artisanal wall hand crafted using locally sourced materials.

[Sentient]

LMAO at all the people on this board posting in other threads saying Jax is less racist than other cities, is more integrated, and has better relationships between black and white populations than those nasty northern cities. I'm sure most Riverside residents would happily build a wall if they could come up with the funds. An artisanal wall hand crafted using locally sourced materials.

So a desire to be safe and go through your life undisturbed by criminals is racist?  How is that?

[camarocane]

A wall would only be an expensive minor inconvenience. Other than gate off the entire area and post a guard at the entrance, there is not much more that can be done.

Nonsense - there is enough revenue flowing on King Street to support a merchant association backed security force and upgraded lighting, and have this backstopped by JSO patrols or a sub station.

But they do nothing...  Meanwhile late night mostly white kids, drunk, in the dark, with little police presence pose attractive targets luring criminals into the area...

It's not nonsense... the King St corridor is not in question. It's Riverside as a whole which we were referring. I would imagine its a little tougher to police than a busy intersection.