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2016-08-31 -Lurid Crime Tales-

August Rings Out as Chicago's Most Violent Month in Two Decades

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Posted by Besoeker 2016-08-31 08:29|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 Can't tell your players without a score card.

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-08-31 08:45|| 2016-08-31 08:45|| Front Page Top

#2 It's turf wars for the gangs. As noted in the Instapundit today, the gangs don't fear the police or the prosecutors. Prison is just graduate school to them.

The police are under-manned. Morale is poor even though pay and pensions are at all-time highs. There is no political leadership from City Hall, and most of the south-side and west-side aldermen are in cahoots with the gang leaders. Indeed, the aldermen use the gangs in their GOTV campaigns.

So this isn't going to end anytime soon.

Posted by Steve White 2016-08-31 09:17|| 2016-08-31 09:17|| Front Page Top

#3 I figure Chi-town probably longs for the good old days of Bugs Moran, Frank Nitti and ole scarface himself.

Posted by AlanC 2016-08-31 11:05|| 2016-08-31 11:05|| Front Page Top

#4 These numbers are artificially deflated.
They have only counted the dead once.
Unlike Chicago elections.

Posted by Skidmark 2016-08-31 11:42|| 2016-08-31 11:42|| Front Page Top

#5 Wait. We still have a few more hours to go.

Posted by gorb 2016-08-31 18:51|| 2016-08-31 18:51|| Front Page Top

#6 I figure Chi-town probably longs for the good old days of Bugs Moran, Frank Nitti and ole scarface himself.

Well, yes, cause City Hall et al got a 'piece of the action' not just votes.

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-08-31 19:54|| 2016-08-31 19:54|| Front Page Top

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