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  • Cops Say Man Ordered Dog to Bite Kids

    Posted on August 20, 2010 10:28 pm by G Comment

    All of this is alleged by police. Remember: innocent until proven guilty in this country.

    From the Chicago Tribune:

    A 48-year-old Des Plaines man was charged with disorderly conduct after he told his dog to attack neighborhood kids, authorities said.

    A neighbor on Wednesday asked Roberto Cardona, of the 1300 block of Fargo Avenue, to stop commanding the German shepherd to assault children , police said. But Cardona, who had been drinking, started to yell, and attempted to provoke the neighbor into fighting, police said.

    After police arrived, Cardona began to scream at the officers, reports said. Cardona told police that he was tired of the neighbors and would continue to tell his canine to attack them.

    Ouch.

    This entry was posted in Chicago, Chicagoland, Crime and Punishment, Violence. Bookmark the permalink.

  • Dr. Laura Schlessinger Said Something This Week

    Posted on August 13, 2010 10:43 pm by G Comment

    And I could give a care.

    This is all the mention she gets on Turning Left.

    This entry was posted in Conservatives, Race, Republicans, Violence. Bookmark the permalink.

  • Another Child Shot in Chicago – Do We Care Anymore?

    Posted on July 25, 2010 11:53 pm by G Comment

    From ABC 7 News in Chicago:

    A teenage boy was shot and critically wounded Sunday afternoon in the city’s Roseland neighborhood.

    The 14-year-old, identified by his family as Kionn Rogers, was shot in the chest in the Far South Side area at approximately 1:45 p.m. in the 10700-block of South Wentworth.

    He reportedly is visiting from Springfield amd [sic] was riding his bike at the time of the shooting.

    Riding on his bike at the time of the shooting.

    Have we grown numb in Chicago to these reports? Seems they happen every day.

    Are we ready to take a look at why these shootings happen? It’s not about "them," or "those people," after all. Somehow, it’s about us.

    "They" are "us." "We" are "them."

    How can we all get that? Understand that?

    This entry was posted in Chicago, Chicagoland, Crime and Punishment, Ethics, gun control, Illinois, Violence. Bookmark the permalink.

  • Dying Chicago Teen: ‘Tell My Mom That I Love Her’

    Posted on July 16, 2010 12:01 am by G Comment

    From the Chicago Tribune:

    Jeremiah Sterling ran away from the gunman pursuing him through a yard near his home in the Far South Side’s West Pullman neighborhood, but the teen didn’t make it.

    As he laying dying, shot at least seven times, he gave a friend one last request: "I want you to tell my mom that I love her."

    Sterling, 16, who was identified by family members but whose identity has not been released by authorities, was shot about 3:40 p.m. today in alley in the 11500 block of South May Street, between Aberdeen and May streets, according to Chicago Police News Affairs.

    The boy initially was in critical condition on the scene, and died soon after, said Dwyer, who did not have information about where the boy may have been taken for treatment. Family members said Sterling, who lived on the 11500 block of South May Street, was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.

    Police said he died of multiple gunshot wounds.

    Sixteen years young.

    This entry was posted in Chicago, Chicagoland, Cook County, Crime and Punishment, Ethics, gun control, Violence. Bookmark the permalink.

  • Chicago Approves Tough New Gun Restrictions

    Posted on July 2, 2010 11:30 pm by G Comment

    From the Sun-Times:

    Grumbling about a U.S. Supreme Court they say is out of touch with America’s cities, Chicago aldermen voted 45-0 today to approve a rushed-through compromise gun ban.

    The law, weaker than the gun ban tossed out Monday but with some even stronger new provisions, allows adults in Chicago to buy one gun a month, 12 a year, but they must pay registration and permit fees and take five hours of training.

    Within 100 days, anyone who wants to keep a gun in the city will have to register, get their training and pay the fees. Also within 100 days, any of the estimated 10,000 Chicagoans convicted of a gun offense will have to register at their local police station like sex offenders.

    That last bit took me by surprise.

    It better hold up in court. I like it.

    This entry was posted in Chicago, Crime and Punishment, gun control, Legal, Violence. Bookmark the permalink.

  • BBC: Catholic Bishop Stabbed to Death in Turkey

    Posted on June 3, 2010 2:15 pm by G Comment

    From the BBC:

    A Roman Catholic bishop has been stabbed to death in southern Turkey, state-run media report.

    Luigi Padovese, 63, was attacked in the garden of his summer house in the Mediterranean port of Iskenderun, according to Anatolia news agency.

    Police have arrested Bishop Padovese’s driver, a man identified only as Murat A. He was suffering from psychological problems, the provincial governor said.

    There has been a series of attacks on Christians in Turkey in recent years.

    No doubt there will be wild speculation as to motive besides "psychological problems." We’ll be careful here.

    This entry was posted in International, Religion, Violence. Bookmark the permalink.

  • Al Sharpton at Aiyana Stanley-Jones’ Funeral: ‘This Child is the Breaking Point’

    Posted on May 22, 2010 10:01 pm by G Comment

    From AOL News:

    Civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton gave a rousing eulogy Saturday for a 7-year-old girl killed in a police raid, challenging the hundreds of mourners to take responsibility and help stop a spiral of violence that has swept the city.

    Sharpton lobbed some criticism at Detroit police, whose explanation of how Aiyana Stanley-Jones died from a gunshot has been contradicted by the girl’s family. But he mostly offered a broad cultural message to a city where at least three children and an officer have been killed in recent weeks.

    "I’d rather tell you to start looking at the man in the mirror. We’ve all done something that contributed to this," he said referring to Aiyana’s death.

    "This is it," Sharpton said at Second Ebenezer Church. "This child is the breaking point.

    The congregation stood and applauded Sharpton, the final speaker at a nearly two-hour service that included stirring gospel music and remarks from clergy.

    Aiyana was shot in the neck while sleeping on a couch May 16. Police hunting for a murder suspect say an officer’s gun accidentally fired inside the house after he was jostled by, or collided with, her grandmother. A stun grenade was also thrown through a window.

    I was really touched listening to Rev. Sharpton. We must all share responsibility for Aiyana’s death. This is not about something that happened to "the others" in Detroit. This happened to some of us who happen to live in Detroit.

    This entry was posted in Crime and Punishment, gun control, Violence. Bookmark the permalink.

  • Park Forest Police Charge 18-year-old with Shooting Death of 20-year-old

    Posted on May 18, 2010 10:46 pm by G Comment
    Jason Burns

    (Photo: PFPD)

    Park Forest, IL– The Park Forest Police Department announced this evening that eighteen-year-old Jason Burns of 4648 Clarendon Ave., Richton Park, has been charged in connection with the May 12 shooting death of Park Forest resident Adam Martinez.

    Six days ago, on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at approximately 11:30 P.M., Park Forest Police responded to a report of gun shots fired in the 100 block of Hemlock. Responding officers found a twenty-year-old Hispanic male, later identified as Adam Martinez, of 6 Illinois Ct, Park Forest, sitting in the driver’s seat of a 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo in the middle of the parking lot of court H-12. Officers could see one visible bullet hole in the passenger side of the front car door. Adam had been shot once in the right side of the head.

    Responding officers and Park Forest paramedics assisted the victim, transporting him to St. James Hospital in Chicago Heights for treatment, police said. Friends of the victim who were with Martinez at the time of the shooting were located. Police credit those friends and many local neighborhood residents for assisting the police in helping to identify the alleged offenders and bring about the arrests of those involved.

    The Park Forest Police Department Investigations Commander activated the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force (SSMCTF). The Illinois State Police Crime Scene Services unit also responded.

    The SSMCTF is a combined unit of police detectives and command officers, comprised of local agency, Cook County Sheriff’s Police and Illinois State Police Detectives. This multi-jurisdictional, mutual aid team assists member agencies by providing manpower and technical support in major crimes.

    "The Major Crimes Task Force is one of the Country’s most successful multi-agency murder task forces," said Park Forest Deputy Chief Michael McNamara.

    Adam Martinez died on Thursday May 13, 2010 at Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn.

    The Cook County Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death homicide from a gunshot.

    During the next five days, police say Task Force Detectives worked around the clock. Suspects and witnesses were identified and located. Numerous statements of those involved lead investigators to believe that Adam Martinez and his passengers had no connection to Jason Burns, but were allegedly mistaken by Jason Burns as individuals involved in an earlier altercation with a friend of Burns’.

    Burns allegedly fired a firearm into the vehicle, killing Adam Martinez, according to police.

    The Cook County States’ Attorney’s Office approved the charge of first degree murder against Burns. Jason Burns will appear for a bond hearing before a Markham 6th District Judge on Wednesday morning, May 19, 2010 at 9:00 a.m.

    At this time, out of respect to the Martinez family, there will be no interviews given by members of the Park Forest Police Department to the media.

    Related: 20-Year-Old Park Forest Man Dies of Gunshot Wound to Head

    Source: PFPD Press Release via eNews Park Forest

    This entry was posted in Chicagoland, Cook County, Crime and Punishment, Violence. Bookmark the permalink.

  • Some Ass Shoots 21-Year-Old Man in Buttocks on Chicago’s South Side

    Posted on April 30, 2010 11:03 am by G Comment

    From the Chicago Sun Times:

    A man was shot in the buttocks Thursday night in the South Side Calumet Heights neighborhood.

    The man, 21, was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in good condition after being shot in his left buttock about 10:15 p.m. Thursday in the 8900 block of South Houston Avenue, according to a police News Affairs release.

    More foolish and cowardly men with guns.

    It’s us. It’s the men who are doing the shooting.

    What’s up with that?

    This entry was posted in Chicago, Chicagoland, Crime and Punishment, Violence. Bookmark the permalink.

  • Beaten to Death: Leon Walker, 5, Lived and Died in Hell

    Posted on April 30, 2010 10:54 am by G Comment

    From the Chicago Sun Times:

    The fatal beating of a 5-year-old Gary boy left veteran investigators shaken after they saw deep, dark scars from the back of his head to his knees.

    Leon Walker’s injuries were inflicted by someone who beat him repeatedly over time, police said.

    "It’s the worst thing I’ve ever seen," Gary Police Cmdr. Thomas Decanter Jr. said Thursday.

    Investigators are now trying to figure out who did it. The boy’s mother was questioned and released.

    Dad is in custody. Investigators say they found items at the home that suggest the boy was restrained while he was struck with an object, perhaps a belt, the Sun-Times reports. He was to turn 6 on Monday.

    It’s difficult to comprehend the level of violence we are capable of — men. This level of violence does not generally come from women. It’s us, the men of the world.

    All we can do for Leon now is pray.

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