Crime is Surging in U.S. Cities

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Golden One
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going4roses said:

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57 shot, 5 fatally, so far this weekend in Chicago.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/8/23/21396881/chicago-weekend-shootings-homicide-gun-violence-august-21-24
Typical weekend in a Democrat-run city.


Liberalism is a mental illness.



But do you really give a F ?
If Black lives don't matter you CANNOT SPEAK ON IT IN ANY FASHION EVER AT ALL.



Yes, I do give a F, unlike you apparently. All black lives matter to me, not just the ones taken by bad police officers. But the Black Lives Matter movement has been overtaken by thugs and domestic terrorists. They have turned BLM into Burn, Loot, and Murder. One need look no further than Seattle, Portland, Minneapolis, and Atlanta to see this. But apparently leftists are blind to this.


Liberalism is a mental illness.
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going4roses said:

Golden One said:

BearForce2 said:

57 shot, 5 fatally, so far this weekend in Chicago.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/8/23/21396881/chicago-weekend-shootings-homicide-gun-violence-august-21-24
Typical weekend in a Democrat-run city.


Liberalism is a mental illness.



But do you really give a F ?
If Black lives don't matter you CANNOT SPEAK ON IT IN ANY FASHION EVER AT ALL.



Unfortunately, for BLM, only certain black lives matter.
The truth lies somewhere between CNN and Fox.
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22 people shot in Chicago on Monday, it was a slow day.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2020/8/25/21400584/22-shot-shooting-monday-august-24-crime-gun-violence
The difference between a right wing conspiracy and the truth is about 20 months.
AunBear89
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I'm sorry more people didn't die to help you get your rocks off. Check San Diego or some other Republican run city - I'm sure some people were killed there, too. That should help you reach a happy ending.


You sick little shyte.
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AunBear89 said:

I'm sorry more people didn't die to help you get your rocks off. Check San Diego or some other Republican run city - I'm sure some people were killed there, too. That should help you reach a happy ending.


You sick little shyte.



Two wooden benches vandalized in La Jolla over the weekend.
The difference between a right wing conspiracy and the truth is about 20 months.
Unit2Sucks
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Proud Boys and other right wing extremists continuing to cause problems in Portland. Weird that our conservative pearl clutchers haven't mentioned it yet.

Quote:

The Portland Police Bureau appears to have all but given up on policing the far-right factions brawling in the Oregon city's streets, despite a recent escalation in violence that has seen those extremists throw explosives, brandish guns and in one case fire them at other protesters.

But this is nothing new for Portland:
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Long before this month's events, the Proud Boys and other local Portland groups had been emboldened by governmental inaction during their rallies. Proud Boys leadership admitted at a rally last year that one of their stated goals was to continue such demonstrations in order to waste taxpayer dollars, overburden city resources and embarrass Democratic Mayor Ted Wheeler. (For his part, Wheeler released a statement Monday saying he was "closely reviewing" the PPB's "strategy to limit their intervention.")

Now it appears that the Proud Boys enjoy not just a broader arsenal at their rallies, but a tacit promise from the city that they'll face little to no police intervention.

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I'm sure that Right Wing militiaman summarily executing people on the streets of Kenosha, Wis., should calm things down. If tRump "wins" he can further bring law and order to the nation by having the National Guard summarily execute people in the streets instead of redressing the root of the problem. How did that work out in the summer of '67?
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https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/31/21407293/chicago-weekend-shootings-gun-violence-homicide-august-28-31-2020

55 shot, 10 fatally, in Chicago weekend gun violence.

Ten people were killed in separate attacks throughout the city, while two Chicago police officers and a teenage boy were among the dozens of victims wounded.
The difference between a right wing conspiracy and the truth is about 20 months.
AunBear89
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This gave you a tiny little stiffy, didn't it? You sick little puke. Murder porn for Trumpkins.
BearForce2
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AunBear89 said:

This gave you a tiny little stiffy, didn't it? You sick little puke. Murder porn for Trumpkins.

Black civilians and cops were shot and no outrage from the Democrats. What, no canceled NBA games?
The difference between a right wing conspiracy and the truth is about 20 months.
BearForce2
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Democrats are late to the game in recognizing what's going on and it may backfire on them.
The difference between a right wing conspiracy and the truth is about 20 months.
AunBear89
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Like that's really your issue. You're too busy getting your tiny little rocks off with your murder porn to care about anything else. Another hypocritical righteous righty.
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https://nypost.com/2020/09/04/portland-mayor-ted-wheeler-moves-to-escape-protesters-but-businesses-cant/

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler (D) moves to escape protester violence but businesses can't.


The difference between a right wing conspiracy and the truth is about 20 months.
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BearForce2 said:

https://nypost.com/2020/09/04/portland-mayor-ted-wheeler-moves-to-escape-protesters-but-businesses-cant/

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler (D) moves to escape protester violence but businesses can't.




Libs always eat their own.
The truth lies somewhere between CNN and Fox.
AunBear89
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"Libs always...". Aren't you one of those Righteous Righties that gets all bent out of shape when people say stuff about Trumpkins like you.

So it's ok to be prejudiced against libtards. Ok, boomer.
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AunBear89 said:

"Libs always...". Aren't you one of those Righteous Righties that gets all bent out of shape when people say stuff about Trumpkins like you.

So it's ok to be prejudiced against libtards. Ok, boomer.
Another nuanced, logical arguement from Aunbear. NOT
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Logic and nuance are wasted on you clowns. You're too busy foaming at the mouth about Libs. Not worth the trouble.
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AunBear89 said:

Logic and nuance are wasted on you clowns. You're too busy foaming at the mouth about Libs. Not worth the trouble.

Here's your weekend Chicago update as requested:

Chicago Gun Violence: 6 Dead, at Least 29 Wounded in Labor Day Weekend Shootings

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-gun-violence-2-dead-at-least-11-wounded-in-labor-day-weekend-shootings/2334730/

Apparently, citizens of Chicago were outraged at Trump's previous comments regarding John McCain and went bananas.
The difference between a right wing conspiracy and the truth is about 20 months.
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Did you get off this time? Don't worry - one day you will. Then you will be a real man.
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What is your explanation as to why it's happening?
LMK5
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going4roses said:

What is your explanation as to why it's happening?
Lack of deterence plain and simple. The current national mood greatly favors the lowlifes and they are keenly aware of it.
The truth lies somewhere between CNN and Fox.
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How does that Kool-Aid taste, LMK5? Your glass looks a little low - need a refill?

Keep practicing your talking points like a good little MAGA parrot.
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LMK5 said:

going4roses said:

What is your explanation as to why it's happening?
Lack of deterence plain and simple. The current national mood greatly favors the lowlifes and they are keenly aware of it.
This would be a pretty good take if you were referring to Trump. Trump was always a crook who preferred to surround himself with other crooks, so it's no surprise that so many people in his orbit have been taking advantage of his largesse and adding their own grifts to the graft (and grifts) that he and his family are engaged in. It's obvious when you look at the Republican Party apparatus that this has become second nature. For example look at the RNC finance leadership team under Trump: Cohen, Broidy and DeJoy are all crooks. When the senate rubber stamped Trump's impeachment acquittal, it became even more clear to Trump and his fellow hardened criminals that they were untouchable. He's handing out and promising pardons like the drugs from his 80's party days (his own Vietnam!) and it's pretty clear that the criminality is not going to go anywhere with him in office.

I will say that I don't disagree that to some extent this summer has seen a Die Hard 3 situation (see below) particularly early on when the looting was peaking (most memorably all those white surfer dudes stealing from the Santa Monica Patagonia store), but I don't think that I would attribute too high a percentage of the criminality to it. I know a lot of conservatives hate to think in these terms, but you can't always chalk all action up to individuals exercising free will. You often have to understand the circumstances and macro drivers. We are still in the midst of a multi-decade decline in violent crime that Republicans like to ignore when it suits them (which is any time they are unable to take credit for it). There are certainly some hardened criminals, like Trump, just taking advantage of circumstances but I hardly think it's rational to attribute all of the criminality we've seen to that.

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LMK5 said:

going4roses said:

What is your explanation as to why it's happening?
Lack of deterence plain and simple. The current national mood greatly favors the lowlifes and they are keenly aware of it.
Lowlifes that you support (i.e. tRump crime family).
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Unit2Sucks said:

LMK5 said:

going4roses said:

What is your explanation as to why it's happening?
Lack of deterence plain and simple. The current national mood greatly favors the lowlifes and they are keenly aware of it.
This would be a pretty good take if you were referring to Trump. Trump was always a crook who preferred to surround himself with other crooks, so it's no surprise that so many people in his orbit have been taking advantage of his largesse and adding their own grifts to the graft (and grifts) that he and his family are engaged in. It's obvious when you look at the Republican Party apparatus that this has become second nature. For example look at the RNC finance leadership team under Trump: Cohen, Broidy and DeJoy are all crooks. When the senate rubber stamped Trump's impeachment acquittal, it became even more clear to Trump and his fellow hardened criminals that they were untouchable. He's handing out and promising pardons like the drugs from his 80's party days (his own Vietnam!) and it's pretty clear that the criminality is not going to go anywhere with him in office.

I will say that I don't disagree that to some extent this summer has seen a Die Hard 3 situation (see below) particularly early on when the looting was peaking (most memorably all those white surfer dudes stealing from the Santa Monica Patagonia store), but I don't think that I would attribute too high a percentage of the criminality to it. I know a lot of conservatives hate to think in these terms, but you can't always chalk all action up to individuals exercising free will. You often have to understand the circumstances and macro drivers. We are still in the midst of a multi-decade decline in violent crime that Republicans like to ignore when it suits them (which is any time they are unable to take credit for it). There are certainly some hardened criminals, like Trump, just taking advantage of circumstances but I hardly think it's rational to attribute all of the criminality we've seen to that.


If Trump is a crook, he must have been a good one for a long time. He's been around for over 40 years as a high profile New Yorker and real estate magnate. Are the New York and Florida prosecutors that bad that they couldn't hang something on him to at least give him a day in the cooler?

Of all the looting going on, you only mention that "most memorably all those white surfer dudes stealing from the Santa Monica Patagonia store." Pretty surgical take. Everyone else that watches the looting knows the overwhelming demographic of the participants. You don't have to be an expert pollster to see it.
The truth lies somewhere between CNN and Fox.
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LMK5 said:

Unit2Sucks said:

LMK5 said:

going4roses said:

What is your explanation as to why it's happening?
Lack of deterence plain and simple. The current national mood greatly favors the lowlifes and they are keenly aware of it.
This would be a pretty good take if you were referring to Trump. Trump was always a crook who preferred to surround himself with other crooks, so it's no surprise that so many people in his orbit have been taking advantage of his largesse and adding their own grifts to the graft (and grifts) that he and his family are engaged in. It's obvious when you look at the Republican Party apparatus that this has become second nature. For example look at the RNC finance leadership team under Trump: Cohen, Broidy and DeJoy are all crooks. When the senate rubber stamped Trump's impeachment acquittal, it became even more clear to Trump and his fellow hardened criminals that they were untouchable. He's handing out and promising pardons like the drugs from his 80's party days (his own Vietnam!) and it's pretty clear that the criminality is not going to go anywhere with him in office.

I will say that I don't disagree that to some extent this summer has seen a Die Hard 3 situation (see below) particularly early on when the looting was peaking (most memorably all those white surfer dudes stealing from the Santa Monica Patagonia store), but I don't think that I would attribute too high a percentage of the criminality to it. I know a lot of conservatives hate to think in these terms, but you can't always chalk all action up to individuals exercising free will. You often have to understand the circumstances and macro drivers. We are still in the midst of a multi-decade decline in violent crime that Republicans like to ignore when it suits them (which is any time they are unable to take credit for it). There are certainly some hardened criminals, like Trump, just taking advantage of circumstances but I hardly think it's rational to attribute all of the criminality we've seen to that.


If Trump is a crook, he must have been a good one for a long time. He's been around for over 40 years as a high profile New Yorker and real estate magnate. Are the New York and Florida prosecutors that bad that they couldn't hang something on him to at least give him a day in the cooler?

Of all the looting going on, you only mention that "most memorably all those white surfer dudes stealing from the Santa Monica Patagonia store." Pretty surgical take. Everyone else that watches the looting knows the overwhelming demographic of the participants. You don't have to be an expert pollster to see it.
It's called white privilege...you should know that!
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LMK5 said:

Unit2Sucks said:

LMK5 said:

going4roses said:

What is your explanation as to why it's happening?
Lack of deterence plain and simple. The current national mood greatly favors the lowlifes and they are keenly aware of it.
This would be a pretty good take if you were referring to Trump. Trump was always a crook who preferred to surround himself with other crooks, so it's no surprise that so many people in his orbit have been taking advantage of his largesse and adding their own grifts to the graft (and grifts) that he and his family are engaged in. It's obvious when you look at the Republican Party apparatus that this has become second nature. For example look at the RNC finance leadership team under Trump: Cohen, Broidy and DeJoy are all crooks. When the senate rubber stamped Trump's impeachment acquittal, it became even more clear to Trump and his fellow hardened criminals that they were untouchable. He's handing out and promising pardons like the drugs from his 80's party days (his own Vietnam!) and it's pretty clear that the criminality is not going to go anywhere with him in office.

I will say that I don't disagree that to some extent this summer has seen a Die Hard 3 situation (see below) particularly early on when the looting was peaking (most memorably all those white surfer dudes stealing from the Santa Monica Patagonia store), but I don't think that I would attribute too high a percentage of the criminality to it. I know a lot of conservatives hate to think in these terms, but you can't always chalk all action up to individuals exercising free will. You often have to understand the circumstances and macro drivers. We are still in the midst of a multi-decade decline in violent crime that Republicans like to ignore when it suits them (which is any time they are unable to take credit for it). There are certainly some hardened criminals, like Trump, just taking advantage of circumstances but I hardly think it's rational to attribute all of the criminality we've seen to that.


If Trump is a crook, he must have been a good one for a long time. He's been around for over 40 years as a high profile New Yorker and real estate magnate. Are the New York and Florida prosecutors that bad that they couldn't hang something on him to at least give him a day in the cooler?


People with money don't get prosecuted. The last financial crash should have demonstrated that.

But Trump messed up and entered high-stakes politics. Now there is a bigger reason to go after him.
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sycasey said:

LMK5 said:

Unit2Sucks said:

LMK5 said:

going4roses said:

What is your explanation as to why it's happening?
Lack of deterence plain and simple. The current national mood greatly favors the lowlifes and they are keenly aware of it.
This would be a pretty good take if you were referring to Trump. Trump was always a crook who preferred to surround himself with other crooks, so it's no surprise that so many people in his orbit have been taking advantage of his largesse and adding their own grifts to the graft (and grifts) that he and his family are engaged in. It's obvious when you look at the Republican Party apparatus that this has become second nature. For example look at the RNC finance leadership team under Trump: Cohen, Broidy and DeJoy are all crooks. When the senate rubber stamped Trump's impeachment acquittal, it became even more clear to Trump and his fellow hardened criminals that they were untouchable. He's handing out and promising pardons like the drugs from his 80's party days (his own Vietnam!) and it's pretty clear that the criminality is not going to go anywhere with him in office.

I will say that I don't disagree that to some extent this summer has seen a Die Hard 3 situation (see below) particularly early on when the looting was peaking (most memorably all those white surfer dudes stealing from the Santa Monica Patagonia store), but I don't think that I would attribute too high a percentage of the criminality to it. I know a lot of conservatives hate to think in these terms, but you can't always chalk all action up to individuals exercising free will. You often have to understand the circumstances and macro drivers. We are still in the midst of a multi-decade decline in violent crime that Republicans like to ignore when it suits them (which is any time they are unable to take credit for it). There are certainly some hardened criminals, like Trump, just taking advantage of circumstances but I hardly think it's rational to attribute all of the criminality we've seen to that.


If Trump is a crook, he must have been a good one for a long time. He's been around for over 40 years as a high profile New Yorker and real estate magnate. Are the New York and Florida prosecutors that bad that they couldn't hang something on him to at least give him a day in the cooler?


People with money don't get prosecuted. The last financial crash should have demonstrated that.

But Trump messed up and entered high-stakes politics. Now there is a bigger reason to go after him.
Yes it's tough to prosecute the wealthy, no doubt. But Trump hasn't even been pulled into court for anything that I can remember. He's pretty clean as far as politicians go. The Clintons have been involved in quite a bit of scandalous activity over the years, but they're still rock stars in the eyes of the media. The #metoo movement has always been strangely silent when it comes to Mr. Bill also.
The truth lies somewhere between CNN and Fox.
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LMK5 said:

sycasey said:

LMK5 said:

Unit2Sucks said:

LMK5 said:

going4roses said:

What is your explanation as to why it's happening?
Lack of deterence plain and simple. The current national mood greatly favors the lowlifes and they are keenly aware of it.
This would be a pretty good take if you were referring to Trump. Trump was always a crook who preferred to surround himself with other crooks, so it's no surprise that so many people in his orbit have been taking advantage of his largesse and adding their own grifts to the graft (and grifts) that he and his family are engaged in. It's obvious when you look at the Republican Party apparatus that this has become second nature. For example look at the RNC finance leadership team under Trump: Cohen, Broidy and DeJoy are all crooks. When the senate rubber stamped Trump's impeachment acquittal, it became even more clear to Trump and his fellow hardened criminals that they were untouchable. He's handing out and promising pardons like the drugs from his 80's party days (his own Vietnam!) and it's pretty clear that the criminality is not going to go anywhere with him in office.

I will say that I don't disagree that to some extent this summer has seen a Die Hard 3 situation (see below) particularly early on when the looting was peaking (most memorably all those white surfer dudes stealing from the Santa Monica Patagonia store), but I don't think that I would attribute too high a percentage of the criminality to it. I know a lot of conservatives hate to think in these terms, but you can't always chalk all action up to individuals exercising free will. You often have to understand the circumstances and macro drivers. We are still in the midst of a multi-decade decline in violent crime that Republicans like to ignore when it suits them (which is any time they are unable to take credit for it). There are certainly some hardened criminals, like Trump, just taking advantage of circumstances but I hardly think it's rational to attribute all of the criminality we've seen to that.


If Trump is a crook, he must have been a good one for a long time. He's been around for over 40 years as a high profile New Yorker and real estate magnate. Are the New York and Florida prosecutors that bad that they couldn't hang something on him to at least give him a day in the cooler?


People with money don't get prosecuted. The last financial crash should have demonstrated that.

But Trump messed up and entered high-stakes politics. Now there is a bigger reason to go after him.
Yes it's tough to prosecute the wealthy, no doubt. But Trump hasn't even been pulled into court for anything that I can remember. He's pretty clean as far as politicians go. The Clintons have been involved in quite a bit of scandalous activity over the years, but they're still rock stars in the eyes of the media. The #metoo movement has always been strangely silent when it comes to Mr. Bill also.
Let's play a game - you name "scandalous activity" that the Clintons have been involved in, and someone will mention something worse that Trump has been involved in. I am confident you will run out of Clinton "scandals" long before I run out of Trump's.

Also, come to think of it, Trump's recent quote that "sophisticated friends" tell him he's the most innocent president in history sounds suspiciously like something you would say.


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LMK5 said:

sycasey said:

LMK5 said:

Unit2Sucks said:

LMK5 said:

going4roses said:

What is your explanation as to why it's happening?
Lack of deterence plain and simple. The current national mood greatly favors the lowlifes and they are keenly aware of it.
This would be a pretty good take if you were referring to Trump. Trump was always a crook who preferred to surround himself with other crooks, so it's no surprise that so many people in his orbit have been taking advantage of his largesse and adding their own grifts to the graft (and grifts) that he and his family are engaged in. It's obvious when you look at the Republican Party apparatus that this has become second nature. For example look at the RNC finance leadership team under Trump: Cohen, Broidy and DeJoy are all crooks. When the senate rubber stamped Trump's impeachment acquittal, it became even more clear to Trump and his fellow hardened criminals that they were untouchable. He's handing out and promising pardons like the drugs from his 80's party days (his own Vietnam!) and it's pretty clear that the criminality is not going to go anywhere with him in office.

I will say that I don't disagree that to some extent this summer has seen a Die Hard 3 situation (see below) particularly early on when the looting was peaking (most memorably all those white surfer dudes stealing from the Santa Monica Patagonia store), but I don't think that I would attribute too high a percentage of the criminality to it. I know a lot of conservatives hate to think in these terms, but you can't always chalk all action up to individuals exercising free will. You often have to understand the circumstances and macro drivers. We are still in the midst of a multi-decade decline in violent crime that Republicans like to ignore when it suits them (which is any time they are unable to take credit for it). There are certainly some hardened criminals, like Trump, just taking advantage of circumstances but I hardly think it's rational to attribute all of the criminality we've seen to that.


If Trump is a crook, he must have been a good one for a long time. He's been around for over 40 years as a high profile New Yorker and real estate magnate. Are the New York and Florida prosecutors that bad that they couldn't hang something on him to at least give him a day in the cooler?


People with money don't get prosecuted. The last financial crash should have demonstrated that.

But Trump messed up and entered high-stakes politics. Now there is a bigger reason to go after him.
Yes it's tough to prosecute the wealthy, no doubt. But Trump hasn't even been pulled into court for anything that I can remember. He's pretty clean as far as politicians go. The Clintons have been involved in quite a bit of scandalous activity over the years, but they're still rock stars in the eyes of the media. The #metoo movement has always been strangely silent when it comes to Mr. Bill also.
Remind me of when the Clintons got pulled into court?
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https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-crime-black-disciples-street-gang-drug-trafficking/6340729/

Chicago Black Disciples gang leader among 23 charged in federal investigation, officials say

https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/9/1/21409706/chicago-monthly-crime-stats-august-2020

Murders up 50% from 2019: Chicago Police Department
The difference between a right wing conspiracy and the truth is about 20 months.
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That one put you over, didn't it? Have a cigarette and relax in the afterglow of a happy ending, you sick little pervert.
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LMK5 said:

sycasey said:

LMK5 said:

Unit2Sucks said:

LMK5 said:

going4roses said:

What is your explanation as to why it's happening?
Lack of deterence plain and simple. The current national mood greatly favors the lowlifes and they are keenly aware of it.
This would be a pretty good take if you were referring to Trump. Trump was always a crook who preferred to surround himself with other crooks, so it's no surprise that so many people in his orbit have been taking advantage of his largesse and adding their own grifts to the graft (and grifts) that he and his family are engaged in. It's obvious when you look at the Republican Party apparatus that this has become second nature. For example look at the RNC finance leadership team under Trump: Cohen, Broidy and DeJoy are all crooks. When the senate rubber stamped Trump's impeachment acquittal, it became even more clear to Trump and his fellow hardened criminals that they were untouchable. He's handing out and promising pardons like the drugs from his 80's party days (his own Vietnam!) and it's pretty clear that the criminality is not going to go anywhere with him in office.

I will say that I don't disagree that to some extent this summer has seen a Die Hard 3 situation (see below) particularly early on when the looting was peaking (most memorably all those white surfer dudes stealing from the Santa Monica Patagonia store), but I don't think that I would attribute too high a percentage of the criminality to it. I know a lot of conservatives hate to think in these terms, but you can't always chalk all action up to individuals exercising free will. You often have to understand the circumstances and macro drivers. We are still in the midst of a multi-decade decline in violent crime that Republicans like to ignore when it suits them (which is any time they are unable to take credit for it). There are certainly some hardened criminals, like Trump, just taking advantage of circumstances but I hardly think it's rational to attribute all of the criminality we've seen to that.


If Trump is a crook, he must have been a good one for a long time. He's been around for over 40 years as a high profile New Yorker and real estate magnate. Are the New York and Florida prosecutors that bad that they couldn't hang something on him to at least give him a day in the cooler?


People with money don't get prosecuted. The last financial crash should have demonstrated that.

But Trump messed up and entered high-stakes politics. Now there is a bigger reason to go after him.
Yes it's tough to prosecute the wealthy, no doubt. But Trump hasn't even been pulled into court for anything that I can remember. He's pretty clean as far as politicians go. The Clintons have been involved in quite a bit of scandalous activity over the years, but they're still rock stars in the eyes of the media. The #metoo movement has always been strangely silent when it comes to Mr. Bill also.
What drugs are you on? You must live under a rock.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_affairs_of_Donald_Trump
 
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