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Shootings Up 76 Percent in Mayor Lightfoot’s Chicago
Breitbart ^ | July 10 2020 | AWR HAWKINS

Posted on 07/10/2020 12:15:05 PM PDT by knighthawk

Shootings are up 76 percent over where they were this time last year in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s (D) Chicago.

NBC News reports not only the surge in shootings but also the fact that “nearly all the bloodshed concentrated in the city’s predominantly Black and brown communities on the South and West Sides.”

They note similar stories around the country.

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


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: banglist; chicago; lorilightfoot; shootings
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To: Thommas

Yes


21 posted on 07/10/2020 2:19:49 PM PDT by Ann de IL
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To: knighthawk

But on the bright side, there is an increased availability of body parts for sale. /s/


22 posted on 07/10/2020 2:20:13 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet
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To: M1903A1

Generally I agree with you. But these are not your normal times anymore. We need some normality (normalcy) restored. We need someone to show the way. It’s absolutely obscene that 80 people are shot every weekend in the country’s 3rd largest city. Of course it is the problem of the Chicago police and Chicago politicians but they have proven a long time ago they don’t give a crap about anything but themselves.

Yes, maybe some good volunteer soldiers will be harmed. That’s a risk. But only a fool is going to take potshots at the military and will be put down fast. Show IL how to do it and show the country that this “defund the police” nonsense is absurdity to the extreme. We need new police tactics, reforms in the judicial system but the line has to be drawn somewhere. Where better than Chicago? Cut the shootings down 90% and the country will see what idiocy the left is promoting.

I concede it may not work, it could backfire, and it could result in escalation of conflict and those in the neighborhood would view the guard as “occupiers”. But most of this is, imo, drug related. I wouldn’t have them act as any kind of law enforcement except to stop the shootings and pursue any gunfire.


23 posted on 07/10/2020 2:27:52 PM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: RummyChick

Second City Cop is a great blog. I’m surprised they haven’t silenced him.


24 posted on 07/10/2020 2:33:59 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX ("Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy." - Franz Kafka)
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To: monkeyshine; M1903A1
Maybe as far as the politicking goes, maybe letting these places take themselves to hell is the better option.
25 posted on 07/10/2020 2:36:54 PM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: knighthawk

““nearly all the bloodshed concentrated in the city’s predominantly Black and brown communities on the South and West Sides.”

How about this for an explanation: The racist BLM invaded Mexican neighborhoods and tried to burn down Mexican businesses. The Mexicans fought back.

IOW, this is a continuation of the race war between Mexicans and blacks that has been going on since 2001. It’s a story that has been avoided and ignored for two decades by the Nazi press.

The Nazi propagandists don’t want America to know that a race war has broken again - and gone hot - between two of the democrat demographics. They also don’t want America to know that Mexicans will vote for Trump because Mexicans hate democrats.


26 posted on 07/10/2020 4:41:08 PM PDT by sergeantdave (Teach a man to fish and he'll steal your gear and sell it)
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To: knighthawk
"..Shootings are up 76 percent over where they were this time last year in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s (D) Chicago.."

I've been hearing this crap about CHITcago since I've been dinkin around the 'net back in the late 90's.
You'd think they'd run out of "bad guys" one-of-these-days.

But I guess they're like Doritos.. d;^)

27 posted on 07/10/2020 6:43:30 PM PDT by CopperTop (Outside the wire it's just us chickens. Dig?)
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To: knighthawk
So the Groot is saying that the blame for the record breaking shooting and killing doesn't rest with the criminals firing the guns and shooting other people.

She places the blame on evil guns from Indiana that somehow make it to Chicago illegally where they shoot people.

Typical Libtard democrat - blaming the tool, not the person using the tool to commit a crime.


28 posted on 07/10/2020 7:33:18 PM PDT by Vlad The Inhaler (All men and women created by - go - you know, you know, the thing" Joe Biden)
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To: RummyChick

Their attack watch type websites always end up backfiring on them.


29 posted on 07/10/2020 8:38:28 PM PDT by Trillian
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