Gun Violence Rocks Chicago as 8 are Shot in One Day

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JONGSSTRAW

Sunday, June 2, 2013 4:21 PM

By Jonathan P. Hicks

5/31/2013 02:28 PM EDT

The level of gun violence in Chicago, which has caused shock waves nationally, is continuing with eight people having been shot in the nation’s third largest city in a 24-hour period that ended Friday morning, including one that ended with the death of a 15-year-old boy.

Chicago police said that the teenager, Patrick Sykes, was shot several times early Thursday afternoon. They said that witnesses offered conflicting versions of what occurred, with the shooters having been either on bicycles or on foot.

Two people were taken into custody for questioning, but they were released without any charges being filed, police said.

The 24-hour period of gun violence also included the shooting of an 18-year-old man, three women and several others.

The high level of violence in the month of May came shortly after the Chicago Police Department announced that crime in the city fell 8 percent in the first quarter of 2013, compared with the same period last year, and 15 percent from the same period of 2011.

Still, there are great concerns about violent crime in Chicago, where Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old honor student, who performed at President Obama’s inauguration, was killed by a bullet while standing in a South Side playground.

Chicago’s murder rate is widely considered to be fueled by the drug wars that are fought between the city’s network of gangs. The homicide rate has been largely confined to the city’s south and west areas, African-American bastions of Chicago.

And in 2012, the number of murders climbed, with homicides increasing by 16 percent over the previous year.

“Hopefully, this should be a reminder that the citizens of the city have not been able to get things under control,” said Damon Stewart, an attorney and activist who works with youth in Chicago, speaking with BET.com.

“If you really want to protect a child, families and communities have a role,” said Stewart, who is working with the Pendleton family on a foundation to honor their daughter. “And we have to be even more involved.”

http://www.bet.com/news/national/2013/05/31/gun-violence-rocks-chicago
-as-8-are-shot-in-one-day.html

Time Magazine recently celebrated the Mayor for his record in Chicago.

As crime and murder rates drop nationally, Chicago's soar. Time Magazine left out some letters after Bull.

JONGSSTRAW

Sunday, June 2, 2013 11:47 PM

for the people of Chicago....suffering under yet another corrupt and inept Democrat mayor. Want to not have 8 shootings in one day? Want to not have rising crime and death tolls? Either elect a Republican next time, or bring in Rudy Giuliani asap for some pointers on how to clean up gang violence.

MAGONSDAUGHTER

Sunday, June 2, 2013 11:59 PM

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Chicago’s murder rate is widely considered to be fueled by the drug wars that are fought between the city’s network of gangs.

Isn't this about drug laws? I don't think that is confined to democrats.

Very partisan views here.

JONGSSTRAW

Monday, June 3, 2013 3:04 AM

It's about Chicago. Emanuel's been mayor there for three years and the crime and murder rates have continued to go up. All cities have their drug gangs, but not all cities have one-party rule and systemic ineptness.

MAGONSDAUGHTER

Monday, June 3, 2013 3:10 AM

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Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
It's about Chicago. Emanuel's been mayor there for three years and the crime and murder rates have continued to go up. All cities have their drug gangs, but not all cities have one-party rule and systemic ineptness.

Perhaps you could post more information on the one-party rule and systemic ineptness, because the article does not attribute the gun deaths to these factors. If you want to make that link, I think you need to demonstrate more than him being 'a demoncratic mayor.'

NEWOLDBROWNCOAT

Monday, June 3, 2013 3:27 AM

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Originally posted by Jongsstraw:

By Jonathan P. Hicks

5/31/2013 02:28 PM EDT

The high level of violence in the month of May came shortly after the Chicago Police Department announced that crime in the city fell 8 percent in the first quarter of 2013, compared with the same period last year, and 15 percent from the same period of 2011.

Perhaps the Chicago PD and the Mayor's office are BS'ing. Or perhaps this is a one time anomaly. The same number can come up twice in a row in roulette. You can shoot craps 10 rolls in a row. But it doesn't happen every day.

Does anybody have access to the raw stats? I'm too lazy to dig 'em up myself, but they might suggest whether this is just a partisan attack, or a genuine " gotcha!" by the right.

The newspaper piece has, to me, the feel of a biased media piling on the Chicago murder capital story.

E-T-A- Just went back to check. The headline says 8 SHOT. From the body of the story, only 2 were fatalities. But the story mixes up the number of shootings with the number of murders, doesn't it?

JONGSSTRAW

Monday, June 3, 2013 3:33 AM

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Originally posted by NewOldBrownCoat:

The newspaper piece has, to me, the feel of a biased media piling on the Chicago murder capital story.

That's pretty funny. BET is Black Education Television, and they have every right to be outraged at the carnage going on in Chicago's South Side.

And Time Magazine is as liberal-friendly as it gets.

KWICKO

Monday, June 3, 2013 3:56 AM

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Originally posted by Magonsdaughter:
Quote:
Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
It's about Chicago. Emanuel's been mayor there for three years and the crime and murder rates have continued to go up. All cities have their drug gangs, but not all cities have one-party rule and systemic ineptness.

Perhaps you could post more information on the one-party rule and systemic ineptness, because the article does not attribute the gun deaths to these factors. If you want to make that link, I think you need to demonstrate more than him being 'a demoncratic mayor.'

You're asking Jongsie here to cite facts and evidence. It seems you don't know him at all. Facts and evidence have no meaning for him, and he's quite proud of that.

"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence [sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero

"I was wrong" - Hero, 2012

Mitt Romney, introducing his running mate: "Join me in welcoming the next President of the United States, Paul Ryan!"

Rappy's response? "You're lying, gullible ( believing in some BS you heard on msnbc ) or hard of hearing."

KWICKO

Monday, June 3, 2013 3:56 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
Quote:
Originally posted by NewOldBrownCoat:

The newspaper piece has, to me, the feel of a biased media piling on the Chicago murder capital story.

That's pretty funny. BET is Black Education Television, and they have every right to be outraged at the carnage going on in Chicago's South Side.

And Time Magazine is as liberal-friendly as it gets.

Cites?

"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence [sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero

"I was wrong" - Hero, 2012

Mitt Romney, introducing his running mate: "Join me in welcoming the next President of the United States, Paul Ryan!"

Rappy's response? "You're lying, gullible ( believing in some BS you heard on msnbc ) or hard of hearing."

NEWOLDBROWNCOAT

Monday, June 3, 2013 11:04 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
By Jonathan P. Hicks

5/31/2013 02:28 PM EDT

Still, there are great concerns about violent crime in Chicago, where Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old honor student, who performed at President Obama’s inauguration, was killed by a bullet while standing in a South Side playground.

Just started checking this story out. Not sure what the shooting on this child is doing in a story about 8 shootings in one day. She was killed Jan 29, 2013.

I may have been too lazy to check this story out. But now I'm gonna pursue it at least a little ways. Smellin' a lot of something comin' off of it.

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