5 found slain in South Side home (The quagmire in Chicago continues)

Chicago Tribune ^ | 4/24/2008 | Sara Olkon, Antonio Olivo and Angela Rozas | Tribune reporters

[tobyhill]

Gun violence that swept through swaths of Chicago over the weekend pressed into midweek Wednesday when five people were found slain in a South Side home.

The afternoon crackle of gunfire in the Chatham neighborhood boosted a grim statistic: In fewer than seven days, the city has seen at least 40 shootings resulting in more than a dozen deaths.

Many of the recent shootings have been attributed to ongoing gang feuds on the South and West Sides, but Chicago police spokeswoman Monique Bond said Wednesday's quintuple homicide may have been committed by "some known affiliate of the victims."

Chief of Detectives Thomas Byrne said the house in Chatham appeared to be ransacked, but he was not sure whether anything had been taken. He said the victims, all believed to be in their 20s, were found shot on the first floor of the two-story home.

[BenLurkin]

"Gun violence that swept through swaths of Chicago ..."

What -- do the firearms sprout legs and chase after the human beings in Chicago?

[Eurale]

Why isn’t Obeyme in the streets calling for peace? Or, Revrum Wrong for that matter?

[ClearCase_guy]

In fewer than seven days, the city has seen at least 40 shootings

Have they considered gun control? [/s]

[edcoil]

Drug turf war.

[RexBeach]

Yes. It’s just like all of those rogue automobiles loose on the Capital Beltway, clipping innocent people at an alarming rate!

[OrioleFan]

Maybe Chicago should declare a 48 hour moratorium on murder like LA did...

[wideawake]

It's spring in Chicago!

The People Vs. Folks Derby is back on.

[tobyhill]

They have gun control. Take guns away from law abiding citizens and teach the gangs how to control a gun.

[NRA1995]

Where is Jesse Jackson hiding? Scared to try and get the soul brothers to quit shooting each other?

[JmyBryan]

We should get out of Chicago. Their government should solve their own problems. Some people can’t handle freedom. Land for peace.

[the lastbestlady]

It’s a good thing that Chicago doesn’t have any guns!

[tobyhill]

Nothing like a Spring afternoon of recreational shooting.

[Migraine]

Gun violence MURDER that swept through swaths of Chicago over the weekend pressed into midweek (there, fixed it)

[mbynack]

These crimes must have been committed by police officers since they're the only ones who can possess firearms in Chicago.

[tobyhill]

Exactly. A gun can’t murder.

[reagan_fanatic]

Have the democrats introduced any legislation calling for us to pull out of Chicago yet?

[Dr. Ursus]

Chicago must have been getting jealous that Philadelphia
was passing New Orleans as the murder capital of the U.S.

[PGR88]

Rev. Wright hasn’t noticed the gun violence in Chicago - he is too busy building his mansion. Besides, he will simply blame it on AmeriKKKa and racism, and won’t need to think about it any longer.

[guardian_of_liberty]

Many of the recent shootings have been attributed to ongoing gang feuds on the South and West Sides

Where is the downside with this? When the last gang banger is left standing ....Take him out and that is that.

[dashing doofus]

Where was the police chief, who hates the idea of law abiding citizens owning guns?

Clearly, this crime spree PROVES that the police are ineffective and unnecessary. (sarc)

[tobyhill]

but us small town white hicks that cling to our guns and religion are the real problem. Them gangsters in Chicago, Philadelphia, New Orleans, etc, got all the answers, kill each other off and blame us for their problems.

[Dr. Ursus]

Between the Thugs and the Illegals in one generation; you
won’t be able to hide in a small town!

[tobyhill]

I'm sure I'll get the blame because I don't like rap and really don't care about their “culture”. The other thing I hate is the dumb kids falling for the “rap culture” and wearing their pants down to their knees. Every time they pay for a 99 cent download they get no talent crap in return.

[Dems_R_Losers]

Why doesn’t Mr. Hope And Change go back to his home town and tell all the brothers to put down the guns? Isn’t he the Messiah to these folks?

[tflabo]

OK Oblama....who’s more bitter and dangerous now?
Looks like thugs with guns and without Bibles from the Big town are greater agents for change ay?

[junta]

Democrats gone wild, again.

[gulfcoast6]

SO! Iraq has problems?

[tflabo]

The other thing I hate is the dumb kids falling for the “rap culture” and wearing their pants down to their knees.

Ah yes... the smashing success of the Fed. Govt. spending OUR billion$ of extorted taxes on edumacation. We're getting BANG for the buck alright...the morgues and the pen's reap the rewards! But Liberals know best! barf

[basil]

Tio Hardiman, director of mediation services for CeaseFire, said the group, which is operating on a skeleton staff after it lost more than $6 million in state funding, will attempt to train residents to peacefully resolve potentially violent conflicts, and will ask adult men in high-risk neighborhoods to agree to mentor one child on their block. "You can change the gun laws all day long, but if you don't change the mind-set of these young people, it's not going to matter," Hardiman said. "They've already got all the guns they need."

This is the quote of the year from the gun grabbers, IMHO. Think about it---a gun grabbing organization is admitting that taking guns away from legal gun owners isn't working.

[RedRover]

Jesse Jackson will lead a mob to chant threats outside a gun shop. Problem solved.

[tobyhill]

They don’t spend it on reading, writing, math, science, they spend it on “social education” that only has one purpose, to promote the liberal agenda of the destruction of the United States.

[right turn at the light]

The most Reverend Jesse Jackson only takes action when the target can put money in his hand, if he doesn’t enrich himself from the misery of others then he will not be seen or heard.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Doesn’t the city council know any better?

Just declare that everyone take a timeout from gun play for the weekend, like they did in L.A.....stupid Chicago!

[PhiKapMom]

Am in Chicago this week and the reason given by locals is that they put all the heads of the gangs in jail and now there is no one to order the hits so they are shooting at random.

I had to hear that twice to believe what I was hearing. Also heard there are areas the cops will not patrol after dark.

Daley Machine has created lawlessness in S. Chicago along with the Obama and others support for no gun bills and coddling of gang members. It is disgusting beyond belief and want so bad to call in the radio and ask if this is the “CHANGE” that Obama seeks for all of America. Take away guns and then coddle criminals!

[Smokin' Joe]

Midnight Basketball...Sudden death tournament in progress?

If it is gangbangers, then the problem should pretty much resolve itself sooner or later...Just take out the 'winners'.

As for a ransacked house, somehow I do not find it hard to believe there is a class of scavengers who would step over dead bodies to look for drugs or items of value.

[wardaddy]

that is about the truth

and we law abiders end up with gun rights encroachments they caused

the 1968 GCA was precisely due to ghetto riots

[toddlintown]

The police chief says a ban on automatic weapons will end the violence while also noting that the first wave of shootings took place because of warm weather.

The police chief doesn’t have a clue, and neither does his puppet master, the Honorable Richard M. Daley (who turns 63 today).

Me, Richie Daley and Barbra Streisand. What a day for a birthday.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"You can change the gun laws all day long, but if you don't chance the mind-set of these young people, it's not going to matter," Hardiman said. "They've already got all the guns they need."

The money line. Someone in that neighborhood gets it...

[Aaron0617]

Updates below, police saying possibly a robbery not a domestic situation as I heard earlier. As mentioned in the article the men had fancy cars and clothes perhaps someone thought they had a lot of money.
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=6099512

[wastedyears]

I guess rename ‘Maximum Overdrive’ to ‘Maximum Firepower’, and then you can have guns picking themselves up and killing people.

[wastedyears]

I checked Wikipedia, and a French saint, and Carlos Beltran share your birthday.

[toddlintown]

“I checked Wikipedia, and a French saint, and Carlos Beltran share your birthday.”

Worse day than I thought.

[wastedyears]

Sorry *shrugs*

[DMZFrank]

When are they gonna find this guy named Gun Violence and lock him up? The lib media seems to mention him in just about every inner city shooting. He must have left SOME clues by now.

Oh yeah he did. Just about every urban hellhole in the country where this sort of thing is rampant has a DemocRat running it, but we aren’t supposed to notice THAT!!!!