Can it get much worse in Chicago

[AA&E]

"If it wasn't a target, he wouldn't have got hit so many times in the back and the face," said Stokes. "I think he was targeted."

How about if you weren't a scumbag criminal, your son might not have been killed.

Blaming the victim? (can't get this to work in purple in explorer since the update)

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Probably not, but they are not the root cause of nor would they have prevented these shootings.

I don't know what the answer is to stop them. We can't just round them up and lock them away. Although the Escape from New York solution would seem to be a good solution.

The gang-bangers have no respect for life. It has been a while building to where we are and there is no quick and easy fix to the issue.

Why not? That's part of the problem... We CAN (and should) lock them away forever, but we WON'T. We give them a slap on the wrist and they're free to go continue doing what they were doing.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Blaming the victim? (can't get this to work in purple in explorer since the update)

Purple or not, the father was no victim, nor was the mother. The victim is dead, and the father is complicit.

 

[AA&E]

Purple or not, the father was no victim, nor was the mother. The victim is dead, and the father is complicit.

Agreed. But I cannot fathom the type of person that would do such a thing for any reason...

 

[chubbs]

Gangs and intercity violence is getting ridiculously out of control. And to combat this, what do we do? Let a **** ton of prisoners out early..... Makes sense

 

[femurphy77]

So the mom used donated money to buy a new car for "protection."
Mother of slain Chicago 9-year-old defends purchase of new car on social media | WGN-TV

So theoretically if she has enough kids she could be looking at a house in the 'burbs in short order?

 

[Dolton916]

Police: Gang members thought boy, 9, was warning rivals and killed him - Chicago Tribune

It was our fault...

The gun has been linked to another homicide and a separate shooting, both this year, according to McCarthy. He said a partial trace indicated it came from Indiana, which has less restrictive gun laws than Illinois and has been a major source of guns used in crimes in Cook County. Private gun sales in Indiana don't require background checks, a waiting period or even a record of the transaction.

 

[SMiller]

I suggest we put up a wall to block all these guns from making it to Chicago, its a win-win, keeps our guns here and the liberals out...

 

[OkieGirl]

Man dies after being shot by police during south side GameStop robbery | Fox 59

It's an interesting concept...we import crime from Chicago and export guns to it? I can't find statistics on the interwebz on how many crimes in Indy are due to Chicago residents but I would love to know that number.

I'll second that vote to build a wall. That kid was the only innocent one in that story. 9 years old? What kind of monsters are these? I can't wrap my head around it! I'm not saying it's the right thing to do, but it gets hard to stay away from the path of "shoot first and let God sort them out"...

 

[1DOWN4UP]

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[Dead Duck]

Almost makes me homesick for LA............almost.

 

[actaeon277]

Almost makes me homesick for LA............almost.

Lower Alabama?

 

[ljk]

Lower Alabama?

 

[Dirtebiker]

Blaming the victim? (can't get this to work in purple in explorer since the update)

No, blaming the scumbag gang-banging baby daddy!

 

[Dirtebiker]

I suggest we put up a wall to block all these guns from making it to Chicago, its a win-win, keeps our guns here and the liberals out...

I'll chip in!

 

[LockStocksAndBarrel]

I suggest we put up a wall to block all these guns from making it to Chicago, its a win-win, keeps our guns here and the liberals out...

Yes but can we make Mexico, er, I mean Chicago pay for it?

 

[IndyDave1776]

Yes but can we make Mexico, er, I mean Chicago pay for it?

Heavy duty meet and greet: INGO invasion of Chicago. We will make them happy and thankful that we allow them to pay for the wall!

 

[red_zr24x4]

We just need to make them think the wall was their idea, then they will pay for it.

 

[SMiller]

We just need to make them think the wall was their idea, then .gov will pay for it.

FIFY

 

[KLB]

Why not? That's part of the problem... We CAN (and should) lock them away forever, but we WON'T. We give them a slap on the wrist and they're free to go continue doing what they were doing.

Because even scumbags are protected by the constitution. IF they are convicted of a crime, they should be locked up.