This story drew so much cussing from Chicago Tribune readers that the blog on the article was shut down.
Mary L. McCarthy, a Gold Coast resident who is not related to the new chief, said flash mobs are giving her second thoughts about venturing out at night for the first time in the 13 years she’s lived in a high-rise in the 1400 block of North State Parkway. On Friday night, a crowd of about 20 youths gathered outside her building, she said. She claimed the youths pulled people out of cars and taxicabs, leading the doorman to lock the doors to her building.
What a misleading picture and article. As if the white teens are the guilty party. Shameful.
my kid got attacked by a couple black kids at a backyard party of one of his classmates. One held him and the other one hit him. I’m not happy about it.
And the picture conveniently shows three white teens - leaving the initial impression that they are the attackers. I’d be willing to bet this was on purpose. As far as the paper shutting down the comment section, I saw it earlier and there were many references to “black thugs” , “the sense of entitlement that comes from living off of welfare,” etc. The comments were all on target but can’t be letting reality rear its ugly head.