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9-year-old is executed: Where's the outrage?
Chicago Tribune ^ | August 22, 2014 | John Kass

Posted on 08/22/2014 6:44:57 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement

Antonio Smith, 9 years old, was assassinated the other day.

He was Chicago's youngest fatal shooting victim this year. He was shot at least four times and fell in a backyard on the South Side.

And when I went out there on 71st and Woodlawn less than 24 hours after he was murdered, here's what I didn't see:

I didn't see protesters waving their hands in the air for network TV cameras. I didn't see the Revs. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson playing their usual roles in the political race card game.

(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...


TOPICS: Local News; Society
KEYWORDS: chicago; kass; murder; nineyearold
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To: dfwgator

You nailed it.


41 posted on 08/22/2014 8:50:15 AM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: Blood of Tyrants

That area had problems even in the ‘80s. There’s a White Castle just east at 72nd and Stony Island or so. I am not sure if the White Castle creates the problem area, or is a response to it.


42 posted on 08/22/2014 8:58:23 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("If you're litigating against nuns, you've probably done something wrong."-Ted Cruz)
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To: cableguymn

“trib tried to shake me down for 99 cents to read the story...”

They’d have to pay me $1.99 to read their “story”.


43 posted on 08/22/2014 9:05:59 AM PDT by WKUHilltopper (And yet...we continue to tolerate this crap...)
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To: ConservativeStatement

Right, because it’s not self-genocide when we do it/s.


44 posted on 08/22/2014 9:25:49 AM PDT by Molon Labbie (Prep. Now. Live Healthy, take your Shooting Iron daily.)
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To: ConservativeStatement

If race can’t be exploited, it doesn’t matter at all.

This is America.


45 posted on 08/22/2014 9:29:11 AM PDT by chris37 (heartless)
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