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2020-10-19 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Another bloody weekend in Chicago as gun violence leaves several killed including a teenager

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Posted by Skidmark 2020-10-19 08:39|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

Posted by Mullah Richard 2020-10-19 09:06|| 2020-10-19 09:06|| Front Page Top

#2 I sure was lucky, none of my guns got violent with me over the weekend.

Posted by Cesare 2020-10-19 10:13|| 2020-10-19 10:13|| Front Page Top

#3 none of my guns got violent with me over the weekend.

Possibly because you regard them as tools and not magical talismans with a life and powers all their own.

As for "bloody weekend", 6 dead in a population of ~2.7 million is only 0.0002 percent. According to my Journalism Style Guide, this is "mostly not dead".

Posted by SteveS 2020-10-19 12:12|| 2020-10-19 12:12|| Front Page Top

#4 Actually, there were 8 homicides, and 31 wounded, over the weekend in the Windy City.

Still doesn't affect your math, SteveS.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2020-10-19 13:28|| 2020-10-19 13:28|| Front Page Top

#5 there were 8 homicides,

Before I hit "Submit", I thought about going over to Hey Jackass and getting up-to-date totals because, dollars to donuts, they're going to be higher. Of course, I didn't.

Posted by SteveS 2020-10-19 13:34|| 2020-10-19 13:34|| Front Page Top

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