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Old 05-16-2013, 05:44 PM
 
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I bet its some kind of insurance scam. Who gets robbed on the 700 block of N. Michigan Ave at 12:20 PM? Where are the witnesses? For that matter, that area is usually swarming with cops. The only scenario that might make sense is if the woman is disabled/debilitated somehow and was specifically targeted by a professional crew who could threaten/intimidate her without raising a ruckus.
yup, i'm not buying that as of right now.

either a scam or there's some part of this story we're not hearing yet.
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Old 05-16-2013, 09:14 PM
 
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yup, i'm not buying that as of right now.

either a scam or there's some part of this story we're not hearing yet.
Channel 2 News just reported ..Chicago Police have determined the incident unfounded ..no robbery occurred
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Old 05-16-2013, 09:17 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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I am amazed how many blame the victim posts I am reading. we all know what kind of ghetto thugs who are responsible.
Hmm, which "ghetto thugs" are these that "we" all know are responsible?

Police: Woman's report of Mag Mile robbery unfounded - chicagotribune.com

Oh course this story dragged up all the online bigots eager to point fingers without facts. You'd have to be blind to not see how fishy this story seemed. Who the heck gets robbed of that much money and jewelery in the bright afternoon on a crazy nice day in the middle of one of the busiest shopping areas around with no one noticing? It's not as if this was a snatch-and-run, not with earrings and bracelets involved.

This old hag needs to have the book thrown at her for making false reports. Obviously just some dingbat looking for attention and trying to stir up more unneeded tension.
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Old 05-16-2013, 09:18 PM
 
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Channel 2 News just reported ..Chicago Police have determined the incident unfounded ..no robbery occurred
Yep.

How pathetic. I don't know why people try to pull this crap.
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Old 05-16-2013, 09:19 PM
 
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A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.
-- Mark Twain
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Old 05-16-2013, 09:22 PM
 
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I am amazed how many blame the victim posts I am reading. we all know what kind of ghetto thugs who are responsible.
Thank you for your understanding. Can't we all get along?
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Old 05-16-2013, 09:27 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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-- Mark Twain
Obviously Mark Twain had some sort of premonition about Twitter.
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Old 05-16-2013, 10:20 PM
 
Location: Chicago - Logan Square
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I am amazed how many blame the victim posts I am reading. we all know what kind of ghetto thugs who are responsible.
The whole thing seemed bogus from the get go, no one was "blaming the victim". What people were really saying is that it seemed like a very unlikely situation, and the facts didn't seem to add up. The Trib article sums it all up pretty well:


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she vowed not to let Wednesday's ordeal alter her frequent commutes from her Flossmoor home to shop on Michigan Avenue. The woman, who had told the reporter she didn't want to be identified because of concerns for her safety, said she didn't cry out for help for fear she would be hurt.......

But on Thursday night, Area Central property crimes detectives determined that the story she gave police didn't add up with surveillance video footage that was examined. A law enforcement source familiar with the case said there is surveillance video footage that shows the woman leaving a downtown Metra train station en route to Michigan Avenue without wearing any of the jewelry she said was taken from her....
This is a big part of why I hate the fact that some small incidents with teenagers get blown into some false "wilding" incident. It encourages people like this woman to try to perpetrate insurance scams in the city.
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Old 05-16-2013, 10:21 PM
 
Location: Upper West Side, Manhattan, NYC
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This woman is a dbag
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Old 05-17-2013, 12:20 AM
 
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Channel 2 News just reported ..Chicago Police have determined the incident unfounded ..no robbery occurred
Gee, you mean a pathetic troll completely pulled a story out of their ass again in a failed attempt to scare white people on the North Side? Wow, that's shocking. Totally unexpected.
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