Comments on: One Killed, Eight Injured When Gunfire Erupts At Atmore Graduation Party

By: Concerned Citizen

Concerned Citizen — Wed, 22 May 2019 14:49:03 +0000

The City of Atmore DOES NOT own the building. The Escambia County Board of Education owns the building. It just happens to be brick and mortar in the City Limits.
If you go back and read the report, there was alcohol found. There is absolutely nothing that anyone can do to change what happened, what can be done is to be proactive as a County, City, and Citizens to assure that this doesn’t happen again. Talk is cheap! I want to win the Lottery, but if I don’t buy a ticket….what are the chances of winning? NONE! If we as a community DO NOT start working together to make this a better place, it will remain non-progressive. If we as a community DO NOT take some responsibility and buy into BEING the change….it will never happen. Several things I know for sure (1) We are ready to tell how to solve it, yet we aren’t willing to do the work to make it happen (2) Our children get out of school and then we believe we aren’t needed there anymore, yet we continue to pay taxes to support our school system. (3) Many haven’t visited a classroom in years or offered to help. (4) We ONLY see the negative…..you should visit some of these other small towns ….they don’t have it as good as we do. Recently I visited one that doesn’t have a grocery store, Walmart, hospital , etc. (5) We aren’t thankful for what we do have! (6) Kids want structure, discipline, but most of all LOVE. When is the last time you hugged a child that didn’t belong to you or that you even knew. It’s not hard to do. I recently had a small child come up to me in
Walmart and wrap her arms around my legs. To this day I do not know who this child was, but it made my day. It made me a little kinder for that day.
Let’s do our part!

By: Concerned Atmore Citizen

Concerned Atmore Citizen — Mon, 20 May 2019 17:06:17 +0000

This is an unfortunate situation for these families, and the town.
You cannot point fingers at the police, school, or town. Here is another reason a City School will not fix the problem of the youth of Atmore. Parents parenting will fix the problem. The parents that hosted this party and charged $10 per person should be giving back to the families.

By: And u wonder why

And u wonder why — Mon, 20 May 2019 13:30:16 +0000

And I’m guessing everyone has selective amnesia now.

By: Concerned Atmorian

Concerned Atmorian — Mon, 20 May 2019 03:31:20 +0000

This is such a sad, sad situation!!!! Going to a celebration for Graduation, and losing your life, or being shot!!!! Atmore has its problems, but tearing down a building isn’t going to solve them!! It is going to take alot of Prayer, and a Mighty touch from God!! Everyone please be mindful of the families in your comments!! Praying for all involved!!!!

By: john

john — Mon, 20 May 2019 02:12:16 +0000

Not too many good things happen at 2am….the destination of the deceased soul is already settled, what about you? Have you made preparation for you soul, for when you draw your last breath? Did you know more people are going to hell than heaven? Its not an automatic destination for all…. Do you have the basic instructions before leaving earth?

By: cW

cW — Mon, 20 May 2019 00:11:08 +0000

There’s a reason people are leaving Atmore and moving to areas like Spanish Fort and Pace. At least the ones who can afford to are.

By: Tag Steele

Tag Steele — Sun, 19 May 2019 22:29:16 +0000

Welcome to the New Atmore! We are so low on officers anymore that there isn’t even any presence on the roads. When was the last time you saw a car pulled over in Ratmore for anything? Guns and drugs are sold daily under the table and we no longer have a police department that know what the hell they are doing and just let it grow. Atmore High will be the next Columbine soon. The city government has given up on the community and we are all on our own! Stay Locked and Loaded!

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 19 May 2019 20:51:22 +0000

To the swaggering tg who said on May 19th, 2019 7:37 am
“Never attend a graduation party at 2am without your firearm.”
How about not attending a party at all if you think you need a firеarm to attend it?
In general, what Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton say about this “culture”, where are their voices? What about setting priorities to the youth?

By: Ratdog

Ratdog — Sun, 19 May 2019 19:58:36 +0000

Please folks, slow down and think. Atmore has several thousand very good people that are hardworking, church going people so please don’t let a few idiots taint your view of the town. I was a deputy on the West end several years ago and made friends with many people including the present police supervision. I pray for the leo’s In atmore and surrounding areas because of what seems like a useless jobs of arresting some of these nuts.. usually jail is better living conditions than what their accustomed to not because their poor but because they are too sorry to get a legitimate job and it’s not on the street corner selling dope or stealing stuff. Maybe we need to give them all guns and let them fix their own problems. Just saying

By: L

Sun, 19 May 2019 19:38:40 +0000

Someone said, “Atmore just isn’t the same place it was when I was growing up.” And others are making comments that Atmore has declined, etc. No, the truth is that the world is not the place we grew up in and Atmore is like any other place in the world, it has changed because of the decline in regard for human life and for the original intended direction of this country. So, don’t make jabs at Atmore. Make jabs at the country we have allowed ourselves to become.