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Dozens shot in Chicago over holiday weekend, but police report drop in crime
Fox News ^ | July 5, 2016 | Matt Finn

Posted on 07/05/2016 2:10:45 PM PDT by Zakeet

The skyrocketing violent crime that’s plaguing the city of Chicago did not let up over the Fourth of July holiday. Fifty people were shot, including three children, and four people were murdered from Friday through Monday.

These shocking figures are actually an improvement from recent Fourth of Julys, according to Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson.

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2016 is shaping up to be one of deadliest in Chicago since the 1990s. 338 people have been murdered and thousands shot since January 1st. In the month of June seventy people were killed. Those figures average out to someone being shot roughly every two hours and a person murdered every ten to thirteen hours.

Adding to the perfect storm, Chicago police stop-and-frisks on the streets have plummeted by ninety percent during most of the year. The Chicago Fraternal Order of Police President, Dean Angelo, tells Fox News his officers are afraid of being called racist, lawsuits or internet videos that might appear to incriminate them.

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The ACLU told Fox News in the summer of 2014 Chicago police made 250,000 unwarranted stop and frisks that resulted in no tickets or arrests. The new agreement with CPD is an effort to stop any type of racial profiling.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: chicago; crime; guns

We've been turning Obozo's hometown into the kind of cesspool he can be proud of.

1 posted on 07/05/2016 2:10:45 PM PDT by Zakeet
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Don’t you just hate that pr***.


2 posted on 07/05/2016 2:13:39 PM PDT by magua (baby)
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Kinda like new claims for unemployment going up (unexpectedly), but the overall unemployment rate going down.


3 posted on 07/05/2016 2:14:09 PM PDT by Arm_Bears (Rope. Tree. Politician/Journalist. Some assembly required.)
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To: Zakeet

The gangs that can’t shoot straight!


4 posted on 07/05/2016 2:21:39 PM PDT by Dr. Ursus
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Those gangs need to bring in some outside talent.Hire a few ex Speznaz guys and watch the body count soar.
5 posted on 07/05/2016 2:24:32 PM PDT by Farmer Dean (Never be more than two steps away from your weapon.)
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Baraq was only a latecomer to Chicago.

It’s Hillary who is the born and bred hometown Chicago cutie.


6 posted on 07/05/2016 2:24:50 PM PDT by nascarnation
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Obviously, Chicago needs stricter and more gun laws to stem this violence.


7 posted on 07/05/2016 2:27:24 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (There is nothing special about the words "radical Islam"!!! It is just "Islam.")
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Could it be the right ones are getting shot?


8 posted on 07/05/2016 2:32:50 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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“.......police report drop in crime”.....

I take that to mean fewer whites were shot.


9 posted on 07/05/2016 2:37:42 PM PDT by DaveA37
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To: Zakeet

Read the actual facts here, which in summary states that this was all done with Millions in overtime taxpayer money as a one-time deal to make Rahm look good. Bottom line is the CPD manpower is down by thousands. And this band aid will not work for very long.

http://secondcitycop.blogspot.com/


10 posted on 07/05/2016 2:56:33 PM PDT by KeyLargo
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July to Date Shot & Killed: 7 Shot & Wounded: 65 Total Shot: 72 Total Homicides: 8

Week in Progress (7/3 – 7/9) Shot & Killed: 4 Shot & Wounded: 48 Total Shot: 52 Total Homicides: 4

Year to Date Shot & Killed: 305 Shot & Wounded: 1738 Total Shot: 2043 Total Homicides: 339

11 posted on 07/05/2016 3:03:05 PM PDT by exit82 (Road Runner sez:" Let's Make America Beeping Great Again! Beep! Beep!")
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5 dead, 65 shot over the weekend, wasn’t that about right? I guess if only 5 die that’s good news in that democrat hellhole.


12 posted on 07/05/2016 4:03:10 PM PDT by The Continental Op
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It stands to reason that sooner or later the bad guys are going to start to die out faster than they can be replaced.


13 posted on 07/06/2016 1:42:27 AM PDT by Outrance
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