In Chicago, fears of a long, bloody summer »
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CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- Nine people were killed in 36 shootings over the weekend in Chicago, reflecting what some community leaders say is a deadly breakdown in discipline among gang members after a crackdown over the past few years put many of their leaders behind bars.
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tanglang
April 24, 2008, 7:34 a.m.Maybe they should Ban murder like the LA city council did last month.
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jumpmaster
April 24, 2008, 10:15 a.m.Yes, it was a brilliant move by the LA city council. I don't know why they just didn't ban murder forever.
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libsRfunny
April 24, 2008, 1:42 p.m.We need to pull our troops out of Chicago!! Clearly, we have lost Chicago!
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nostalgia
April 24, 2008, 8:55 a.m.Considering the ad which is going to run in NC, these headlines couldn't have come at a worse time for Obama
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cabl0KSFUqo
It is by Floyd Brown, author of the famous (or infamous depending on your perspective) Willie Horton ad used so effectively against Michael Dukakis
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bill2936
April 24, 2008, 9:20 a.m."what some community leaders say is a deadly breakdown in discipline among gang members after a crackdown over the past few years put many of their leaders behind bars."
So they are blaming the police for arresting gang leaders for the potential 'bloody summer'. How can they have crime there, doesn't Chicago have strict 'gun control' laws. Are people now saying that criminal gang memebers won't obey the gun laws? Amazing... LOL
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injest
April 24, 2008, 10:32 p.m.Bill
"So they are blaming the police for arresting gang leaders for the potential 'bloody summer'."
Ya nailed it Bill.
Now all they gotta do is link it to Bush and Iraq.
I know Bush should have rounded up all the left over gangbangers and shipped em off to Iraq!
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joeblowe
April 24, 2008, 11:22 a.m.A couple of points: I live near Chicago. I wouldn't go there on a bet. Well, some areas, anyway - Chicago is a BIG place. Just this morning I heard a country Sheriff lamenting the difficulties of enforcement in some of these areas - because the DAs wouldn't prosecute to the max. (Prisons are overcrowded, budgets are restricted) YES - Illinois has strict gun laws, and in the city of Chicago, you are not even ALLOWED to own a handgun. (Unconstitutional, I know.. I know) So, to those who think MORE gun control law is the answer I say: You are an idiot. Sorry, but you are. The other point is a reference to a story we saw on here a couple of weeks ago about the astronomical drop out rates in the cities. Knucklehead kids have NO education, NO prospects, NO hope of a decent life - so what do they do? Join a gang, become criminals, get some (ILLEGAL) guns, and shoot up other gang members to protect their "turf."
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newbie0420
April 24, 2008, 12:45 p.m.I used to play basketball on 67th and Stony Island and while as a white guy I got some weird looks, I also got the "that must be one crazy white boy" looks as well.
I lived with my dad for a few years at 113th and Avenue N., right near Georgre Washington High School where some racial things are happening, never got messed with. (may have been the "crazy white bot affect as well)
For the most part, their only a few places I be afraid to go in Chicago, my previous post was mostly humor. Banger's can tell their own (usually) so you mostly just have to worry about getting caught in the crossfire.
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