We don't know. That's why is always best to form your opinion after all the information. If you deserve the jokes after you have the information that's a different story.
I call on a few clients in Compton. There are actually some nice neighborhoods there. Granted some not so nice ones, but none the less it's not as bad as you might think.
I'm sorry you feel that way, but of course it's not the only opinion with validity. If I knew him personally, I'd be making the same jokes. My brother was shot in the leg and the back as an innocent bystander in a gang-related drive-by situation; I joke about it with him too. I can understand why you wouldn't, but that doesn't mean that those of us who do have "issues".
So it sounds like two other people were shot as well. I wonder what condition they are in. I'm glad to hear that BRoy is okay.
Right or comparing the Blazers playoff failures to it. "It was the second weekend in a row the Blazers have been shot, first they were gunned down in the first round during a Warriors driveby, then Brandon Roy took one to the leg. At least Roy was protecting children."
Jokes just don't seem appropriate here. Maybe in time. Truth is, if BRoy didn't take that bullet one of the kids behind him would have - the outcome would be grim. No word on whether the kids he was protecting were family, but regardless, it took some stones to do what he did. He's a hero in my book.
Honestly when I first saw an article about Brandon Roy being shot, I thought the cops had got him. I am glad he's ok. He's a hero for saving those kids. I wish him well.
I'm not sure the part you bolded meant the unintended victims. There can be more people involved in committing the crime than just the shooter especially if it is, as suggested, gang-related. Plus, the intended victims, if they were also gang members. If children were unintentionally fired on, I doubt police would be looking to question them as "involved." I'm not saying Roy did or didn't shield children, I just don't think that line contradicts it.
Brandon stepped up when it counted...no children were hurt...mad respect jokes and all....at least they didn't shoot his knees..BRoy with great defense and a game winning blocked shot!!
For the record, when some of my friends joked about Reagan being shot I did not laugh and I loathed Reagan since his governor days. Before. I think we can use gallows humor because no one apparently was seriously hurt. Shooter was adult black male, well, great fucking description. Maybe it was Ben Carson? I mean, he does fit.
I don't really think it's really gallow's humor. My understanding of the term is that it's humor people use to handle difficult, tense or painful circumstances. I don't think anyone making these jokes (here or on Twitter) are really experiencing a great deal of tension that they're defusing. It's just grist for the mill in trying to crank out more one-liners. It's not terribly harmful in a situation where no one's life was lost or ruined, but I can certainly understand why people find it problematic. The general attitude these days (and I say "these days" because I think this is, if not unique to, certainly massively exacerbated by, social media) is to try to turn everything into the most quotable joke possible, whether appropriate or not. I think trying to pass it off as "defusing" or "how we handle painful situations" is trying to add a layer of nobility where it doesn't exist. And no, I don't think it's at all comparable to joking about a similar situation involving a family member or close friend. With a family member or close friend, there is tension/grief/pain to be defused. You care about the friend or family member and they know it. None of the above really applies here. I'm not lecturing--I don't consider my role (or area of interest) to be showing others a "better way." I'm just adding my own opinion to an interesting meta topic that arose in the midst of all of this. If I cared about lecturing people on things I, personally, don't like, I'd spend my entire time on this forum doing that.
