Reason First: Man Shot in Wilmington, Delaware, News Outlets Still Have Time for Crime Stories

A $233,000 cash-only bail signaled that crime continues despite outbreaks, quarantines, and PPE and ventilator shortages. 28-year-old Andre Davis received the cold bracelets of justice by the Wilmington, Delaware police in relation to allegedly shooting a 52-year-old man. The police charged Davis with first-degree attempted murder, first-degree robbery, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, possession of a firearm by a person prohibited and receiving a stolen firearm.

From this grim portrait, one may view that shootings in the largest city in Delaware remain a constant occurrence. Since the beginning of the year, there have been 21 incidents of shootings in Wilmington. Throughout this whole pandemic, the bullets still fly. Davis is just in a list of would-be killers who have wreaked havoc on the city. His actions speak to the lack of morals, ethics, and virtues that is evident in this individual’s mind.

The survivor must now brave future hospital visits and try to keep his wound(s) clean. He will have to endure rehabilitation and physical therapy, most likely. As for Davis, he will probably not make bail and have to be under lockdown for a good chunk of time. As the coronavirus spreads behind prison walls, he may consider asking the judge to allow him to serve out his sentence in solitary confinement.

The rounds that issue from firearms will continue to whistle though the air like physical messages of death and destruction. The lockdown that America is experiencing due to COVID-19 will be lifted most likely in the coming months. What will not be lifted are the minds of the perpetrators who use wanton acts of the start of force.

When all the shelves are restocked, the face mask supply restored, there will still be young hoodlums in the night. They will seek to devour anyone and anything in sight. That’s why it is so crucial for law enforcement to conduct themselves in a manner that is befitting of agents upholding the law. They must be ready to meet the challenges posed by Davis and his ilk. To clamp down on the criminals who commit these vicious acts is to delve into why they do these things. The removal of rationality from these situations is at the root of these shootings. Without thought, David pulled the trigger and landed a middle-aged man in the hospital. He completely disregarded all social graces, charms, wit, whatever that could’ve saved him potential decades behind the wall. Instead of talking it out, persuading, and actually thinking before he made a move, Davis instead collapsed under the strain of self-destruction and fired those shots.

He took for granted the idea that he would get away and that the victim would bleed out and die. None of this took place, of course, and he is now going to have to look down some years, possibly.

Now, is the time for Davis to start snitching. This is the moment when his mind should propel his tongue to start giving up names. He, allegedly, knows somebody that knows somebody. He may have information on the next attempted murder or murder plot. He could harbor secrets that could lead to more arrests or tack on time to those already behind bars. The art of snitching, perfected by Harlem gangsters, Italian mobsters, and members of the Mexican cartel, should be at Davis’ disposal. Those figures, seeing collective thousands of years in “school” saw prevention when the figures opened their mouths. Davis may do some time but not as much if he decides to sing. It’s only a matter of time before he is brought up on all those charges and sentenced. May he remember life and how precious it is and how if words slip from his lips pointing to an accomplice or enemy, he may experience a sentence reduction. And the 52-year-old survivor may see Davis as a rehabilitated individual.