Posted on 04/19/2021 7:21:41 PM PDT by Rummyfan
On March 29, just after 2:30 AM, Chicago’s ShotSpotter alert system detected eight or nine gunshots in the West Side, largely Latino, neighborhood of Little Village, where gangs like the Latin Kings and Two Six have made gunplay a regular part of life. Chicago police officer Eric Stillman and his partner sped toward the gunshots once they received the ShotSpotter alert, doubtless hoping to nab the perpetrators and spare the community additional carnage. When they arrived on the scene, almost immediately after those shots were fired, they happened upon two individuals. One of them—who we now know to be 13-year-old Adam Toledo—took off on foot and, at one point, pulled a gun with his right hand. Stillman gave chase, and the world saw what happened next—at least the part highlighted (and, in one case, deceptively edited) by media outlets, many of which elided the actual events of Toledo’s shooting.
The immediate cause of Toledo’s death was the bullet fired by Officer Stillman. But it’s worth examining how a 13-year-old boy ended up in a full sprint through a dark alley at 2:30 AM with a gun in his hand and a police officer on his tail.
Start a few minutes before the shooting. Though it hasn’t gotten much attention, a video compilation that the Chicago Police Department released includes footage that seems to show Toledo walking with a young man before one (or both) fired the eight or nine shots at a passing vehicle near the alley where the police encountered Toledo. Exactly who pulled the trigger remains unclear (the footage is grainy), though CNN reported last Friday, citing prosecutors, that both Toledo’s hand, and the gloves of the man he was with, tested positive for gunshot residue. According to police, that man is a 21-year-old named Ruben Roman...
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I think the "mother" had reported that her son was not home for 2 days.
Think of it, your 13 yr old son, nicknamed "li'l homicide" not home for two days. I wonder if he is in or causing trouble? Hmmm...
His Parents, now maybe they can cash in on their murder by suing the City for 25 million.
Adam Toledo wasn't worth the full 27 million, 'cause he wasn't black enough, and "Actin' black" don't cut it.
I blame the gang members that slapped an EMPTY 9mm on this kid so they wouldn’t get a charge for it. They made him run with the evidence so they wouldn’t get caught, and he got shot because of his foolish mistake.
No and No.
What about immigration status of him, parents, people in this area? Should he have even been living in an American city?
Lyndon Johnson?
He chose poorly. And the Latin Kings don’t give a blank, as losing this gang banger in training is just a cost of doing business to criminal street gangs.
The not-so-”great”-society at its best.
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Is it legal to have an abortion that late in Chicago?
Years ago, I lived in a city “changing neighborhood.” We always had petty crime - stolen bikes, vandalism, purse snatch-and-grabs, etc...
One night we heard what we thought were firecrackers, but guessed were gun-shots. They sounded like blocks away, but in the morning, I went outside to find a bullet hole in the back quarter panel of my car.
I have ZERO sympathy for little thugs like Adam Toledo. This “poor child” was very likely a perpetual cause of fear and anxiety for many dozens of people where he lived and roamed.
Adam Toledo killed Adam Toledo.
Adam Toledo?
This was footage from the memorial service? Most touching
Scottie to Capt. Kirk: “Holy Toledo Captain, Adam Toledo is dead. Remind me not to go to Ohio again”. /sarc
Seeing the slide was back on the weapon, he either was clearing the bolt for the next round after putting in a new magazine, or he was out of ammo, and didn’t send the slide home.
I think the most likely reason that slide was pulled back, is, his compadre is the one who fired those shots, had warrants out for him, didn’t want to be caught, handed Toledo the weapon so they could run in different directions and Toledo would take the blame and not him.
And the cops found Toledo first. And he got shot for being a gang banging teenager, doing things gangbanging teenagers do.
And the Cop was right. That Cop has every right to defend himself, too.
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