A Question for the Community

Posted by mminnick 9 years, 3 months ago to News
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The grandssoon of a U.S. Congressman wasmurdered for his shoes in Chicago. This is reported as a "Horror" in chicago. It is a horrific event but it is no worse than the 600 other murders in Chicago this year or the almot 4000 over the last 8 or nine years. Why is a relative of a congressmans murder any worse that the others?

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  • Posted by term2 9 years, 3 months ago
    The leftists circle their wagons, as if being in government was some sort of honor. It isnt.
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  • Posted by Herb7734 9 years, 3 months ago
    I'll applaud any article that brings attention to Chicago's shameful murder rate. You're statistically safer in Beirut than in Chicago. When I see Rahm Emmanuel's smarmy smile as he defends his city as a sanctuary for illegals, I think, "Sanctuary from what? They were probably safer from wherever they came than there.
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  • Posted by $ allosaur 9 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Wonder why that made me laugh.
    Now I'm wondering if Miley Cyrus has left the country yet.
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  • Posted by brkssb 9 years, 3 months ago
    Might be the worst horrific for the boy's parents. Likely to be shrugged off by the politicians, particularly those from Chicago. Crassly, there is somethiing to be said for making it personal for the lawmakers and lawbreakers.
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  • Posted by RobertFl 9 years, 3 months ago
    This isn't about the one life over the 600, it was over shoes and not drug territory. We consider drugs/gangs a self inflected injury if you participate in it.
    Being killed over shoes is a senseless murder. Being killed over gang activity is the price of playing poker.
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  • Posted by Blanco 9 years, 3 months ago
    Isn't it wonderful how well gun control has worked in Chicago????????????
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  • Posted by Eyecu2 9 years, 3 months ago
    It is only noted because of who he was. That is what made this rise to the point of notoriety, otherwise it is unremarkable.
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  • Posted by mminnick 9 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    You know, of course, that the FBI agent involved in the Ruby Ridge killing of the woman was also involved in the Waco fiasco, a team lead no less.
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  • Posted by $ Olduglycarl 9 years, 3 months ago
    Notoriety, Celebrity, name recognition and so called self importance.
    I guess we are supposed to automatically respect these people.
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  • Posted by $ AJAshinoff 9 years, 3 months ago
    Its not. In fact it highlights the extent of failure of local government on a variety of levels (not just murder)
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  • Posted by freedomforall 9 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    And what about all the cannon fodder and others killed (e..g., Waco) by government actions. I think you are correct Ed.
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  • Posted by edweaver 9 years, 3 months ago
    Good question. I wonder the same thing when there is a mass killing. There is always a big deal made of it and I can't help but think, what about the guy or gal down the street that was killed. I think the answer is they cannot make political hay out of the unknown.
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