In 1968 Chicago riots Mayor Daley said "Shoot to kill, shoot to maim' (myths, carry)
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Soon thereafter , the looting and rioting ended. Thats a good thing.
Okay, so we understand that you're an advocate of indiscriminate violence and killing. We get that. Your points have been taken and we understand your perspective.
Now do you have anything constructive to add to this forum?
Sorry, but you've got your history wrong... actually it isn't history it's more like fiction.
The police riots, as the Chicago Study Team of the National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence coined it, ended when the antagonist, the Chicago Police Department was replaced by the National Guard.
As for the shoot to kill order that was in reference to the Riots following the murder of Martin Luther King based upon a claim by Mayor Richard Daily during a press conference a statement he later retracted.
Sorry, but you've got your history wrong... actually it isn't history it's more like fiction.
The police riots, as the Chicago Study Team of the National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence coined it, ended when the antagonist, the Chicago Police Department was replaced by the National Guard.
As for the shoot to kill order that was in reference to the Riots following the murder of Martin Luther King based upon a claim by Mayor Richard Daily during a press conference a statement he later retracted.
The National Guard came in armed with guns ready to use them. Are you suggesting these guns werent a deterent to to criminal element? There ya go avocado. In the link you provided Daleys comments were confirmed. He said it, and two days later the cities animals were under control.
Approximately 10,500 police were sent in, and by April 6, more than 6,700 Illinois National Guard troops arrived in Chicago. President Lyndon B. Johnson also sent 5,000 U.S. army troops into the city. The General in charge declared that no one was allowed to have gatherings in the riot areas, and he authorized the use of tear gas. Mayor Richard J. Daley gave police the authority "to shoot to kill any arsonist or anyone with a Molotov cocktail in his hand ... and ... to shoot to maim or cripple anyone looting any stores in our city."[5] The stores that were looted were mostly black stores in black neighborhoods. The rioters mostly targeted white-owned businesses, . Men's clothing stores were hit hard, as well as liquor, furniture, appliances and food stores. Some stores avoided being looted by writing "soul brother" on their windows to show their support for the rioters.[citation needed] It took two days for the city to be brought under control.
The National Guard came in armed with guns ready to use them. Are you suggesting these guns werent a deterent to to criminal element?
That's a funny question since you're an advocate of government repression and violence, which is really quite puzzling. Why do you prefer an authoritarian state?
That's a funny question since you're an advocate of government repression and violence, which is really quite puzzling. Why do you prefer an authoritarian state?
Responding with force to criminals who are destroying innocent peoples life, and tearing down cities is authoritarian? You liberals are funny
Actually, I remember this announcement after a devastating tornado hit Belvidere, Oak Lawn, IL in 1967:
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"All looters .... will be shot on sight," he said.
FRED DUMKE, village president, said Oak Lawn is "in a state of terrible emergency." Eatlier the sheriff's office declared the village a disaster area and ordered outsiders to stay away.
Looters Warned.
DUMKE reported "quite a few lootings" on 95th Street in the suburb. "I know Sheriff WOODS had issued orders to shoot on sight anyone who is caught looting."
"I think it's a good ruling," DUMKE continued. "Anyone who would loot at a time like this ......." His voice trailed off as he walked into a temporary morgue in a Veterans of Foreign Wars hall.
The National Guard came in armed with guns ready to use them.
Are you suggesting these guns werent a deterent to to criminal element?
The clashes lasted for 5 days, the police had guns, apparently guns didn't act as a deterrent.
The Mayor later backed away from his words in an address to the City Council, saying:
"It is the established policy of the police department – fully supported by this administration – that only the minimum force necessary be used by policemen in carrying out their duties."
Later that month, Daley asserted "There wasn't any shoot-to-kill order. That was a fabrication."
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There ya go avocado.
Last edited by CaseyB; 10-31-2012 at 09:27 AM..
Reason: rude
Soon thereafter , the looting and rioting ended. Thats a good thing.
Umm... There was a police riot on August 28, 1968 in Chicago.
Should there have been a call to "shoot to kill, shoot to maim" the cops?
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