Chicago also lowered their murder rates. By not reporting murders... just reclassify them as "death investigations". The Truth About Chicagoâs Crime Rates The cityâs drop in crime has been nothing short of miraculous. Hereâs whatâs behind the unbelievable numbers http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/May-2014/Chicago-crime-rates/ ... For the case of Tiara Groves is not an isolated one. Chicago conducted a 12-month examination of the Chicago Police Departmentâs crime statistics going back several years, poring through public and internal police records and interviewing crime victims, criminologists, and police sources of various ranks. We identified 10 people, including Groves, who were beaten, burned, suffocated, or shot to death in 2013 and whose cases were reclassified as death investigations, downgraded to more minor crimes, or even closed as noncriminal incidentsâall for illogical or, at best, unclear reasons. (more at above url)
Great example of this sort of thing can be found in the series The Wire. Only television series I actually bought. Highly recommended.
I wish trading was as easy to predict as the killing season in Chicago. First warm weekend in 6 months and the natives are restless. Headline:Four dead, 30 wounded in weekend shootings. http://voices.suntimes.com/news/breaking-news/four-dead-30-wounded-in-weekend-shootings/ And we still have a day to go.
Very sad. I'm 41, but remember if we had a squabble when young, we'd settle it with fists. Keeping in step with today's laziness, and lack of respect for others, people simply squeeze a trigger... Sad. And as for Illinois and their archaic gun laws, I'll quote a smart guy, "when was the last time there was a mass shooting at a gun show?" Food for thought...
The nazis don't want anyone to see that. The application of common sense goes against their agenda. Moreover, when we look at these gun free zones, is there any wonder those are the places lunatics go to commit mass murders? I'd feel safer if a five day-a-week gun show were attached to my Son's high school. That would be the LAST place some nut would stake out to harm others. But again, these move "forward" types won't allow this kind of thinking.
It has warmed up Cap. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Tribune notes a total of at least 36 people were shot in as many hours over the weekend -- between late Friday and early Sunday -- while temperatures in the city soared to 80 degrees, the warmest weather the city has seen since last October. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/14/chicago-shootings-36-in-36-hours_n_5147251.html
Happy Easter...the killing continues as the weather gets nicer. 5 dead 13 wounded. Doesn't count the two cops in a murder suicide. http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/04/19/2-dead-9-wounded-in-shootings-since-friday-evening/ And there's more in the western burbs. http://wgntv.com/2014/04/20/6-shot-at-easter-party-in-montgomery/