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Violence leaves about 60 shot, 8 of them dead, for July 4th weekend
2017-07-05


Your shot grouping fucking sucks, guys.
Posted by:DarthVader

#14  Cheaderhead:
Stop insulting Bahgdad. More like Karachi with drinkable water.

Al
Posted by: Frozen Al   2017-07-05 17:22  

#13  How many were MIA and how many are now POWs.
Posted by: Vespasian Ebbeatle7868   2017-07-05 16:37  

#12  Update - Chicago Tribune: More than 100 people shot in Chicago over long Fourth of July weekend.

Chicago saw one of its most violent Fourth of July weekends in recent years: At least 101 people were shot between Friday afternoon and early Wednesday, nearly half of them over 12 hours as the long holiday drew to a close. Fifteen of the wounded died.

The last time the Fourth holiday spanned four full days was in 2013, when July 4 fell on a Thursday and many people had Friday off. At least 74 people were shot between Wednesday evening and early Monday that year, and 12 of them died, according to Tribune data.

The violence this year was largely confined to the South and West sides, including districts where the department has installed what it calls strategic decisions support centers and predictive technology. Hundreds of officers on overtime were also deployed to those districts.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-07-05 14:11  

#11  The 32 percent raise in taxes will educate more of them into buying their guns legally!
Posted by: Crinegum Ulaigum2776   2017-07-05 13:54  

#10  I don't believe they care either way, Pappy.

It's all about their perceived 'honor' amongst peers. Anything that gets in the way can live poorly or die.

Just by firing a weapon in some enemy's general direction shows that they're 'dangerous' and deserve respect. F*'d up, but that's how they think.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2017-07-05 11:32  

#9  The numbers are misleading and do not count the wounded and dead who are drug away by their compatriots.
Posted by: Glomoger Craising6192   2017-07-05 11:25  

#8  Ever get the impression that Chicago's thugs are aiming to wound, but kill by accident?
Posted by: Pappy   2017-07-05 10:34  

#7  Chicago could be promoted for the tourists as: "Visit Chicago; its safer than Caracas, Venezuela where they had 4308 murders in 2016."

Posted by: JohnQC   2017-07-05 08:44  

#6  These are the thugs the Left is going to send out to oppress the free?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2017-07-05 08:11  

#5  That's my 200 yd grouping...Yeah, with iron sights, that's the ticket. And it was night time.
Posted by texhooey


You're probably an even better shot with a rifle eh ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-07-05 07:11  

#4  Hot times
summer in the city
,..........

Bahgdad on the Lake
Posted by: Cheaderhead   2017-07-05 06:05  

#3  Damn! I was betting Baltimore. Or Syria.
Posted by: SteveS   2017-07-05 01:43  

#2  That's my 200 yd grouping...Yeah, with iron sights, that's the ticket. And it was night time.
Posted by: texhooey   2017-07-05 01:14  

#1  Oh,...in Chicago.
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-07-05 00:46  

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