Posted on 07/05/2024 3:08:05 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man robbed a person at gunpoint on the CTA Red Line while using a translator app, according to Chicago police.
The man reportedly approached the victim on the platform and used a translator app to demand their belongings while showing a gun, according to police.
The victim turned over his belongings, and the suspect ran away.
It's unknown what languages were being translated. It is also not known what app the suspect used.
The man was captured on CTA security cameras. Chicago police released the image to ask the public to help identify him.
(Excerpt) Read more at abc7chicago.com ...
He was captured but it’s unknown what language he used?
Never mind. Captured on CTA.
Good to see criminals are up to date with tech these days. /sarc
“Forget it, Jake. It’s ChiCongo.”
Gangster: Give me all yo' goddamn money cracker, or I'll f*ck yo'
Translated: Give me all your money cracker, or I'll Kill You
https://lingojam.com/GangsterTalkTranslator
I think we all know what language he was using.
maybe what he was really trying to communicate got lost in translation and he wasn’t attempting robbery at all.
I’m waiting to see a thug carjack Kyle Larson’s #5 car this weekend at the Grant Park 165. Some moron will try that...
This poor Nigerian prince had to come over here to get his money.
Looks Somalian. Maybe he is related to someone in congress.
FTA: The man reportedly approached the victim on the platform and used a translator app to demand their belongings while showing a gun, according to police.
The victim turned over his belongings, and the suspect ran away.
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The “reporter” could not decide how many victims were involved? He uses the plural pronoun in the first sentence and the singular pronoun in the second one.
Writing standards today.....And this was composed by a “team”?
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