Chicago’s deadly Father’s Day weekend: 12 murders, 54 shootings

CNN ^ | June 21, 2016

[MinorityRepublican]

CHICAGO — On Father’s Day weekend in Chicago, 12 people were murdered in 54 different shootings across the city.

Among the dead is a 16-year-old boy. The youngest of the injured is just 3, police tell CNN.

This weekend is unfortunately not atypical in Chicago, where shooting deaths this year are on track to be the worst in two decades. Here’s a breakdown of a city on the brink of a troubling record.

[eyeamok]

I wish someone would get a Betting Pool together for Chicago, I’ll take 17 Murders and 47 Shot for this weekend coming up, for $100, I would assume the odds to be in the 30-40 to 1 range for an Exacta, maybe only 2 or 3 to 1 for One Component..

Looks like a Money Maker, Maybe the City of Chicago should do it as a Lottery of Sorts, Probably make a fortune to bail out the Public Pension Scams. what do you guys think?

[Sasparilla]

Just think what the totals would be without Chicago’s strict gun laws. Where is BLM? Hiding out?

[jobim]

Absent Fathers Day I think you mean,
thanks to LBJ and the Left's Great Society.

[econjack]

shooting deaths this year are on track to be the worst in two decades

But...but...how can that be? Chicago has gun controls laws. Oh...wait...

[eyeamok]

A weekly event of course, they need revenue, A couple shows during the week for background on the Thugs still alive, gangbanger news and updates, who got out recently, drug prices andlocations, prostitution rates, current welfare and immigration status....Go ALL OUT, Betting would be Halted at 3:00 PM on Friday. The Body count stops at Midnight on Sunday, Payouts on Monday at 10:00 AM.

Hell with the revenues from they Advertising on TV, they could Fully Fund All Public Pensions and get rid of the Scumbags through attrition, Best of all it will be Great Entertainment. A twofer and a Win Win for everyone!!

[Secret Agent Man]

Topping moms day weekend, 48 shot, 7 dead.

[Calvin Locke]

what do you guys think?

Not a good idea. Would only encourage more violence, for any number of reasons. From people raising the score each week, to those actively trying to hit their "number". Or, those deliberately trying to avoid paying out.

[Rembrandt]

If gun laws prevented shootings, Chicago would be the safest place in America.

[faithhopecharity]

first off, it is a metro area of maybe 6 million people so there are bound to be some incidents

second, if they want to reduce the problem some they need only get rid of their unconstitutional firearms ‘regulations’
(which only restrict law-abiding citizens and NOT terrorists or crimimals ANYWAY....why should Chicago politiicans get away with setting up good honest law-abiding Chicago citizens to be shot at by criminals and terorrists as if the citizens were clay pigeons at a skeet range? These politicians are criminals passing criminal/unconstitutional “laws” infringing on citizens’ abilities to defend themselves from Moslem terororists and regular ChiTown gangsters...these political hacks are evil and should be prosecuted for illegally enabling, aiding and abetting any criminal or terrorist assaults on ChiTown citizens)

[Rockpile]

In 2014 Chicago had about 430 killings and Dallas had 144 IIRC.

Chicago pop of 2.3 million and Dallas 1.3 million.

Lower Dallas per centage may be due to the paucity of knife and
firearm ownership in Texas.

[faithhopecharity]

Ha!

[Vinnie]

Fathers Day..
The most confusing day in Chicago.
Accusations flying, bound to cause tempers to flare.

[1rudeboy]

Yeah, we could call it the Blood Pool. Winner gets to dance on the grave of the victim of his choice.

[Cyclone59]

ping

[HomerBohn]

Father’s Day in the hood, or the ghetto (whichever) isn’t celebrated.

Thanks to Lyndon Bird Johnson’s Great Society the father used to sit at the head of the family dinner table, but he’s been supplanted by Uncle Whiskers and his bountiful largess. This has made whores out of the girls and drug dealers, pimps and killers out of the boys.

Very few know who their fathers were and the mothers have no clue.

[Maverick68]

In best Longshanks impersonation: “The problem with Chicago is....too many Chicagoans....”

[DungeonMaster]

Fathers Day.. The most confusing day in Chicago. Accusations flying, bound to cause tempers to flare.

Father's Day, aka White Privilege Day.

[LostPassword]

How many with an AR-15?

[MinorityRepublican]

Thanks to Lyndon Bird Johnson’s Great Society the father used to sit at the head of the family dinner table, but he’s been supplanted by Uncle Whiskers and his bountiful largess. This has made whores out of the girls and drug dealers, pimps and killers out of the boys.

Needs to be repeated.