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Originally Posted by Broadrippleguy

Ok not to play devils advocate but I think I just threw up all over the desk over this: Arrested 396 times, woman knows how to work the system - Chicago Sun-Times
Almost 400 times. is that a record or what?

This is a sad story, and considering your typical anti-Chicago agenda, it is worth noting that this type of thing is a problem everywhere, even in your holy-land of Indianapolis.

[Drover]

Originally Posted by Broadrippleguy

Ok not to play devils advocate but I think I just threw up all over the desk over this: Arrested 396 times, woman knows how to work the system - Chicago Sun-Times
Almost 400 times. is that a record or what?

WTF does this have to do with anything anyone is talking about here?

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Originally Posted by ChiNaan

Highly unlikely, unless he was taking a squirt on the hombre.

And yet that's exactly what happened to the dude who ate a bullet in Wrigleyville this weekend. I think we underestimate how many shootings that happen not because of drug deals gone bad or gangs shooting at each other but simply because of an utter lack of impulse control by the perpetrator.

[Broadrippleguy]

Originally Posted by Drover

WTF does this have to do with anything anyone is talking about here?

Ah where do you think most of these criminals come from?
they aren't born out of the clear blue sky. Repeated offenses and repeated arrests are a problem and ironically most of the homicides committed in Chicago and other cities would of been prevented if the perpetrator wasn't released.

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So basically nothing. Thanks for yet another invaluable contribution.

[ChiNaan]

Originally Posted by Drover

And yet that's exactly what happened to the dude who ate a bullet in Wrigleyville this weekend. I think we underestimate how many shootings that happen not because of drug deals gone bad or gangs shooting at each other but simply because of an utter lack of impulse control by the perpetrator.

You mean this dude?

Man shot in Wrigleyville neighborhood - Chicago Sun-Times

"The man has gang affiliations, police said."

I'm not saying that makes it acceptable, but if anything I think we underestimate what percentage of homicides are gang-related. If you're not a gang member you're far more likely to be murdered by your own family member or domestic partner than a stranger on the street. Your biggest personal threat from a gang member with a gun is that they often have bad aim.

[Broadrippleguy]

Originally Posted by ChiNaan

You mean this dude?

Man shot in Wrigleyville neighborhood - Chicago Sun-Times

"The man has gang affiliations, police said."

I'm not saying that makes it acceptable, but if anything I think we underestimate what percentage of homicides are gang-related. If you're not a gang member you're far more likely to be murdered by your own family member or domestic partner than a stranger on the street. Your biggest personal threat from a gang member with a gun is that they often have bad aim.

Gang members also target innocent kids too. Pendleton was an example of that.

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Originally Posted by ChiNaan

You mean this dude?

Man shot in Wrigleyville neighborhood - Chicago Sun-Times

"The man has gang affiliations, police said."

I'm not saying that makes it acceptable, but if anything I think we underestimate what percentage of homicides are gang-related. If you're not a gang member you're far more likely to be murdered by your own family member or domestic partner than a stranger on the street. Your biggest personal threat from a gang member with a gun is that they often have bad aim.

I also noticied that several of the murders occurred at 3 AM; more reason to call it a night a bit earlier in the evening....

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Originally Posted by Broadrippleguy

Gang members also target innocent kids too. Pendleton was an example of that.

She was not the intended target.

How are homicides in Indy going this year?

[Drover]

"The man has gang affiliations" is ambiguous babble at best and says nothing about the circumstances of the shooting. Notice they didn't say "he is in a gang" or "the shooting was gang-related." The Trib account is one of a chance encounter, so go figure.

TBH I can't stand the weasel-phrase "X has gang affiliations" especially in reference to someone who lives in a neighborhood where it's virtually impossible not to have "gang affiliations" unless you have basically no friends or acquaintances at all. (Not that this is necessarily the case in this story.)