Madness Continues: 2 killed, 4 wounded Thursday in city shootings

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2-killed-4-wounded-thursday-in-city-shootings/



Damn shame. Well, it's Friday and the shoot them up clock begins. One can bet the shootings from yesterday will prompt so form of retaliation strikes across the city. Don't forget, the police have a "known gang member list" and they've stated (Paraphrasing here), when these shootings happen, they check on potential retaliatory targets because of that list. Here's a better idea. Reinstate the gangs crime task force and put bodies on these gang members. Meanwhile, our politicians are keeping their heads in the sand. Are you still wondering why?

Madness Continues: 9 wounded in city shootings Wednesday

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/9-wounded-in-city-shootings-wednesday/



Meanwhile, our politicians and clergy continue ignoring the mass carnage on a daily basis. Are you still wondering why?

Madness Continues: 1 killed, 11 wounded in shootings across Chicago Tuesday

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/1-killed-11-wounded-in-shootings-across-chicago-tuesday/



Keeping it short today. Meanwhile guns were found on a "party bus" and not one person was arrested. There was no reason given why.

Madness Continues: 2 children dead, 4 men wounded in Monday shootings

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2-children-dead-4-men-wounded-in-monday-shootings/


Meanwhile, we still are watching if our politicians will ever introduce universal background check legislation. So far, nothing. And in the event you forgot, there's still over 300 able-bodied police officers on desk duty. Are you still wondering why?

Madness Continues: 9 wounded Sunday in Chicago shootings

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/8-wounded-sunday-in-chicago-shootings/

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-weekend-shootings-august-27-2018/


300 able-bodied cops are doing desk work, and the mayor is doing absolutely nothing to fix this. The only thing we can do is keep an eye on city "jobs" website and see if any positions open up. Should there be an opening, apply people. In the meantime, our other politicians continue ignoring the carnage. Are you still wondering why?

Madness Continues: 5 wounded Saturday in city shootings

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/5-wounded-saturday-in-city-shootings/

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-weekend-shootings-august-27-2018/


Clogging up an expressway isn't going to solve this insanity. If this pastor really wants to make an impact, bring the protest into the areas where the shootings happen and point out the fact there are no cameras there. If and when these murderous ghouls know they are being watched, maybe, just maybe they'll discover they have a brain and will not pull that trigger. In the meantime, our politicians continue burying their heads in the sand. Ask yourself this. Where are the minority alderman/women, and state representatives where these shootings happen? I haven't seen any holding a press conference. Have you?

Madness Continues: 3 killed, 11 wounded Friday in Chicago shootings

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/3-killed-11-wounded-friday-in-chicago-shootings/



One would think this is a good time for getting healthy officers off desk duty and finally hiring civilians. Civilians can answer phones, operate computers, and do paperwork just as good as any cop. I know, I worked at central booking as a teen and was very good at it. In the meantime, it's business as usual for our politicians as they continue ignoring this insane carnage. Are you still wondering why?

Madness Continues: 2 killed, 4 wounded Thursday in citywide shootings

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2-killed-4-wounded-thursday-in-citywide-shootings/



Can't we go one week without any shootings? Nope. As long as we can go online and skip into Indiana, guns will always be a problem for the State of Illinois. If only law-abiding minorities bought and openly carried guns on the streets, only then would you see lawmakers scrambling for more aggressive gun control legislation. It happened before.

Remember when Blacks got so fed up with police brutality in California? They began openly carrying weapons legally. The racist quickly shit their collective pants and the next thing you know, that law was repealed. It happened before and it can happen again.

Madness Continues: 1 killed, 4 wounded in South Side shootings Wednesday

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/1-killed-4-wounded-in-south-side-shootings-wednesday/

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2-shot-in-logan-square-2/

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/man-shot-killed-while-stopped-at-red-light-near-university-of-chicago-campus/



So that's two dead and six wounded yesterday. Meanwhile, it's business as usual with our politicians, parents, and clergy as they continue ignoring this insane carnage. We need universal background checks. We need a national database so law enforcement can share information quickly on where these guns are coming and going. We also need the ability to sue states with weaker gun laws. We need prosecutors to throw the book at repeat offenders. Are you still wondering why nothing is being done?

Madness Continues: 4 men wounded in Tuesday shootings across Chicago

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/4-men-wounded-in-tuesday-shootings-across-chicago/




Meanwhile, hundreds of cops still work desk jobs. Past and present mayors promised they would hit the streets and civilians would fill those positions. Promise broken. Over 50 plus people shot over the weekend and the governor vetoes education bills that could help these under siege neighborhoods. You can't hold a good job/career without a great education. So there you have it. Are you still wondering why?

Madness Continues: 4 wounded in shootings Monday

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/4-wounded-in-shootings-monday/


https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-tough-questions-garfield-park-fieldhouse-shooting-kenwon-parker/



Now that second link has a very damn good question presented by the mayor. (Paraphrasing here) Who gives a fucking 13 year old a gun? When we find out, that asshole must be held accountable. In the meantime, 4 more people were shot yesterday. With the gunshot detectors not being deployed where they are really needed along with cameras, and parents, relatives, neighbors and friends not turning these shitheads in, this shit will continue happening across the city. Are you still wondering why?

Madness Continues: 21 shot — 3 fatally — in Chicago Sunday

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gun-violence-shootings-chicago-sunday-august-20-2018/

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-weekend-gun-violence-august-20-2018/


Meanwhile, the governor vetoed three education bills and the mayor is missing in action. This is standard normal behavior of elected officials that just hope all Black and Brown people just kill each other off. Are you still wondering why shutting down expressways will never work?

Madness Continues: Saturday shootings: 1 killed, 17 wounded across Chicago

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/saturday-shootings-1-killed-17-wounded-across-chicago/



Meanwhile, it's business as usual with our politicians as they show zero interest in the daily shooting casualties. You will only see them appear when the body counts closes in on a hundred or more for one weekend. Other than that, they will remain silent and continue hoping they all just kill each other off. That's not an urban legend. That's exactly how they think when it comes to crime in minority neighborhoods. It's their unspoken "code". Are you still wondering why?

Madness Continues: 23 shot — 1 fatally — Friday in Chicago gun violence

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-gun-violence-friday-summary-23-shot/




So a pastor thinks clogging up an expressway instead of being in these war zones will stop the violence? If they were marching in Englewood last night that mass shooting may have never happened. You would have had a higher number of police in the area. Remember the Back Of The Yards incident where an ATF agent got shot? Law enforcement flooded that neighborhood for a period of time and guess what? No shootings until they left.

So go ahead pastor. Clog up an expressway instead of getting into where the shootings happen. All that will do is divert police resources from the areas you claim your saving, or bring attention too. Just remember the Back Of The Yards neighborhood when law enforcement flooded it. No shootings until they left.

Madness Continues: 2 people killed — 4 wounded — Thursday in city gun violence

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-gun-violence-thusday-shootings/



For the pastor that wants to block up expressways, you are marching in the wrong places. You need those marches in these neighborhoods where the shootings happen. You need to demand they put cameras and police on foot in these areas. You are going about this in the wrong way. Ever since the first protest the shootings keep happening. What you are doing is a classic definition of doing the wrong thing over and over expecting a different outcome. It doesn't work. It never has, and never will. You need an all out attack on the root of the problem. Drugs.

Madness Continues: 1 killed, 6 wounded in shootings Wednesday

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/1-killed-6-wounded-in-shootings-wednesday/



Meanwhile, some journalist posted a story attempting to lay the blame on an incarcerated drug lord for all the violence. I take it he forgot mentioning that any Joe blow can stroll into Indiana and buy a gun of their choice with no questions asked. And there the problem is laid bare. It's bad enough our politicians are puppets of the NRA, but lazy journalism is even worse.

Think about that if you ever become an editor of a newspaper or investigative magazine. Make sure your reporters do their due diligence and bring the facts and not puff piece bullshit. How does a locked up ass-clown direct who gets hit by blind bullets? We all know the dope comes from over the border. The only shit we can grow here is weed not poppy plants. So ask yourself, why haven't the fields been burned or sprayed with Roundup? Now there's a story for even a lazy journalist. He/She can't fuck that up or make it worse.

Madness Continues: 3 shot, 1 fatally, in city shootings Tuesday

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/3-shot-1-fatally-in-city-shootings-tuesday/



Meanwhile, our politicians and clergy continue ignoring the carnage. Are you still wondering why?

Madness Continues: Look At The Links

https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/johnson-emanuel-shootings-ride-hailing-weekend-murder/

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/police-1-killed-1-wounded-in-albany-park-shooting/

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/man-wounded-in-brighton-park-drive-by-shooting-2/

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2-wounded-in-south-side-shooting-2/

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/man-shot-in-west-garfield-park-40/

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/man-shot-while-walking-in-austin-2/


Count them. This all happened yesterday. In the meantime, our politicians went back to their respective corners and continue ignoring this madness until another massive amount of people are shot again. Are you still wondering why?

Madness Continues: Sunday gun violence leaves 12 wounded in Chicago

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sunday-gun-violence-12-wounded-chicago/

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-weekend-gun-violence-august-8-13-18/



So there it is. A grand total of 33 people shot over the weekend and what did the press and politicians do? They all focused on 20 or so racist marching in the nations capitol hoping violence breaks out. No joint press conference announcing a plan on dealing with this insanity. Just the media zeroed in on a race war that will never happen. Are you still wondering why?

Madness Continues: Chicago gun violence leaves 10 wounded Saturday

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-gun-violence-leaves-10-wounded-saturday/

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-weekend-gun-violence-august-8-13-18/


Sunday afternoon and we've already reached 22 people shot during this weekend alone. Here's the tally so far since Friday: "Nine people were shot Friday evening after 5 p.m., 10 were shot Saturday, and three people suffered gunshot wounds by dawn Sunday morning."

This is just insane.

Madness Continues: 19 shot — 2 fatally — Friday in city gun violence

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/19-shot-2-fatally-friday-in-city-gun-violence/



Like I've stated before, the police can only do so much even with the addition of more officers in cars and not walking a beat. The parents, siblings, and clergy must get their hands dirty and turn these idiots in. There's no better love than tough love. You the people, must teach them responsibility and accountability for their actions. And once you have taken up that task, demand prosecutors do the same.

Madness Continues: 2 killed, 8 wounded Thursday in Chicago shootings

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2-killed-8-wounded-thursday-in-chicago-shootings/

https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/gun-control-jb-pritzker-chicago-shootings-op-ed/



Meanwhile, on the second link that other guy running for governor wrote an op-ed. The shittiest governor we've ever had thought it's better picking a fight with the shittiest mayor we've ever had instead of actually coming up with a plan of action. So, that's where we are at as painters get shot.

Madness Continues: 4 killed, 7 wounded in Wednesday shootings

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/4-killed-7-wounded-in-wednesday-shootings/



Meanwhile, the governor finally pulled his head out of the sand and said something no one was talking about. This proves he doesn't give a shit and just wishes they all just kill each other off, so he can continue ripping off voters while doing nothing but passing on tax cuts to the wealthy. Also, keep in mind as I've stated before, the police can only do so much. It's up to the people living there. They must step up and turn these assholes in.

3 Shot, 1 Killed Near National Night Out Event To Combat Gun Violence

3 Shot, 1 Killed Near National Night Out Event To Combat Gun Violence:

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2-killed-4-wounded-in-city-shootings-tuesday/


The second link is your update. Now allow myself a bit of cynicism for a moment. Where's the big march where all these shootings took place? Why haven't anyone been turned in yet? It's no secret people in these areas don't trust the police. Why would they turn in one of these punks when the cop will put that person face to face with the shooter? Here's another one. You can add all the cops you want but, if they ain't walking and talking in these neighborhoods it's an exercise in futility. Yeah mayor, remember that campaign promise of cops walking a beat? Anyone seen any?

Oh, I almost forgot. Here's a link that congressman Rush and Senator Duckworth spoke at. Some pretty hard truths being spoken. : https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/bobby-rush-rahm-emanuel-gun-violence-blair-holt/

Please read it.

Madness Continues: 2 killed, 14 wounded in city gun violence Monday

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2-killed-14-wounded-in-city-gun-violence-monday/

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/weekend-toll-70-shot-11-fatally-in-chicago-gun-violence/


I've stated before, police can only do so much. The politicians, clergy, and the people living in those neighborhoods must do more. Stop marching and start turning these terrorist in. Parents and grand parents demand respect in your homes and kick these violent criminals out on the streets so the police can lock them up.

Do not give them shelter. Prosecutors, do you damn job and charge these repeat offenders with maximum sentences and rid our streets of these terrorist. They do what they do because they know you will only slap them on the wrist and kick them right back on the streets.

Respect has always been a two-way street. They do not respect you. Show them the consequences of their actions with the toughest love of all, responsibility and accountability. Turn them in and kick them out.

'State Of Emergency In Our City': 11 Dead, 47 Wounded In Weekend Shootings; 'It's Absolutely Outrageous'

'State Of Emergency In Our City': 11 Dead, 47 Wounded In Weekend Shootings; 'It's Absolutely Outrageous':

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/weekend-toll-70-shot-11-fatally-in-chicago-gun-violence/

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/41-wounded-4-fatally-in-sunday-shootings-across-chicago/


Yeah! 70 total shot and it will not stop because these terrorist know our politicians will not do shit about it. The third link has the total just from Sunday. Look at all three links and just use any hand for keep your jaw from hitting the floor. Mark my words. This will not stop because the terrorist know politicians don't give a damn because it's happening in Black and Brown neighborhoods. It is only the people living there that can and will get fed up and end this madness. How do I know? The parents will start turning in their terrorist sons. Do you want a terrorist living with you knowing at any minute police will kick your door in?

Madness Continues: 30 people shot in 3 hours of overnight gun violence

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/14-shot-3-fatally-saturday-in-city-gun-violence/

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/30-people-shot-in-overnight-gun-violence-within-3-hours/



Anywhere else in a sane world this would be national headlines and national protest. Yet once again, our politicians at the local, state, and federal level continue ignoring the carnage. Look at this shit in horror because Sunday isn't even over yet.

"Shootings ripped through Chicago early Sunday, leaving 2 dead and 28 others wounded from midnight to 3 a.m.
Five mass shootings, in which three or more people were shot, accounted for 25 of the shooting victims during the three-hour span.
A single shooting in the Gresham neighborhood wounded eight people, including four teenage girls."

Madness Continues: 13 shot — 1 fatally — in Friday gun violence

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/13-shot-1-fatally-in-friday-gun-violence/



No press conference from the mayor. No press conference from the two running for governor. No press conference from local or state elected representatives. No press conference from the county and state attorneys. No press conference from all religious organizations. Nothing. Meanwhile, half of the police force is at a concert in the park. You can bet the terrorist will take advantage of that.

3 Shot In East Garfield Park

3 Shot In East Garfield Park:

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/thursday-gun-violence-city-shootings-chicago/



While they marched yesterday, several people were wounded. Now, 3 more were wounded today before noon. The only time politicians will jump into action is when it begins hitting them at the ballot box and wallet. And by wallet, I mean the wealthy donors who'll stop giving when the violence spreads into their neighborhoods. And if there's anything I know about violence, it spreads like cancer.

I don't mind you marching and shutting down the Dan Ryan, Lake Shore Drive, or even inconveniencing fans and traffic at Wrigley Field. It only becomes effective when the violence begins its ugly spread in those areas. That's when "those people" will march with you.

Madness Continues: 7 wounded Wednesday in city shootings

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7-wounded-wednesday-in-city-shootings/



Business as usual for the terrorist as our politicians sit idly by and continue ignoring the carnage. What politicians fail in realizing is this senseless violence affects children, and will harden their hearts throughout their lives. You cannot have a productive society seeded with indifference. Are you still wondering why?

Madness Continues: 1 killed, 5 wounded Tuesday in city shootings

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/1-killed-5-wounded-tuesday-in-city-shootings/

https://wgntv.com/2018/08/01/pregnant-woman-13-year-old-injured-in-little-village-shooting/



Compared with last July, shootings are down but damn it's rough seeing these numbers everyday. In the meantime, our politicians at the local, state, and federal level still haven't held a joint press conference laying out a plan fighting this carnage. Are you still wondering why?