bmags Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 raised by the state, executed by the state. This is the story of those this world just swallows up and spits out. I have a brick in my stomach over all of this. So sad and terrifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&T Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 25, 2015 -> 12:55 PM) FYI-bad link. You need to remove an http Sorry. Fixed link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Great editorial by trib. This cannot wither on the vine. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion...1127-story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/1119...shooting-victim This is truly heartbreaking. This poor kid has been let down by every single adult in his life. Was it his mother who received the 5 million? Thats pretty messed up that she got money after her kid was taken away from her for abuse more than once and it says he was "a ward of the state" when he was killed. It would be nice to see that money go to helping more kids like Laquan than to his mother. Also, I couldnt find much info about it but it mentions he was sexually abused in foster care and DCFS never investigated. There is so much wrong with this whole situation you dont even know where to begin to try to fix it. THIS is what people should be protesting about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Discussions of city council holding a no-confidence vote on McCarthy. Also movements against Anita Alvarez to step down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Nov 30, 2015 -> 08:33 AM) THIS is what people should be protesting about. Whats preventing you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 UIC shut down after suspect threatens to 'avenge' McDonald Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Dec 1, 2015 -> 07:09 AM) UIC shut down after suspect threatens to 'avenge' McDonald University of Chicago, not UIC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Whats preventing you? About 250 miles, and not being a voter in Illinois. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Dec 1, 2015 -> 08:03 AM) University of Chicago, not UIC. UIC student that was threatening to do this at U of C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Dec 1, 2015 -> 09:03 AM) University of Chicago, not UIC. My bad. I thought the University of Illinois at Chicago was called UIC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Dec 1, 2015 -> 09:49 AM) My bad. I thought the University of Illinois at Chicago was called UIC. It is. The student was a UIC student, but threatened UC's campus. Two (very) different schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Rahm fired McCarthy to cover his ass. I thought McCarthy did a pretty good job actually. I know the rank and file liked him which maybe is not a good thing but those are the guys that need to be appeased as they still are responsible for doing the police work. So now Rahm's Chief of Police and Superintendent of Public Schools are both fired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Dec 1, 2015 -> 11:16 AM) Rahm fired McCarthy to cover his ass. I thought McCarthy did a pretty good job actually. I know the rank and file liked him which maybe is not a good thing but those are the guys that need to be appeased as they still are responsible for doing the police work. So now Rahm's Chief of Police and Superintendent of Public Schools are both fired But don't worry! He's creating a task force! A task force to ensure police officer accountability.... you know, like the duties of the top brass at the CPD!! All is good! What a friggin' joke. It'd be really amazing if people in this city voted for unknown Republicans just once. Just to shake up the corruption for one cycle. Just one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Rahm already went to a runoff in his first reelection, not sure how he survives the next election. Good riddance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 He deserved to be fired for his terrible performance, but highly doubtful new police chief puts in new reforms to help prevent systemic cover ups of overreaching actions of police. I do not see how anything other than a civilian review board can help break this. Civilians are already very deferential to police defense in all trials, the "witchhunt" angle certainly seems like an exaggeration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Nothing big will change, no matter who runs that department, until you shred the current CPD union contract and start over. That is the source of many of the issues (though by no means all). It will take ugliness to get that done, but it is necessary at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Dec 1, 2015 -> 11:18 AM) But don't worry! He's creating a task force! A task force to ensure police officer accountability.... you know, like the duties of the top brass at the CPD!! All is good! What a friggin' joke. It'd be really amazing if people in this city voted for unknown Republicans just once. Just to shake up the corruption for one cycle. Just one. Republicans are immune to corruption? Who knew... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmteam Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Dec 1, 2015 -> 11:46 AM) Republicans are immune to corruption? Who knew... I don't care what party they're in. Just bring in entirely new politicians, in every spot. Even the inevitable incompetence of people learning on the job would be better than the status quo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Republicans are immune to corruption? Who knew... I think in any given locality, the minority party is less prone to corruption because the system does not have their back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 QUOTE (farmteam @ Dec 1, 2015 -> 11:48 AM) I don't care what party they're in. Just bring in entirely new politicians, in every spot. Even the inevitable incompetence of people learning on the job would be better than the status quo. This I can get behind. In Chicago it's not necessarily the D it's more of the clique they built over decades. If you're in that little clique, you shouldn't be able to sniff politics in this city. Enough is enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Dec 1, 2015 -> 11:48 AM) I think in any given locality, the minority party is less prone to corruption because the system does not have their back. And in the case of Chicago politics, how many Republicans are there? It'd be an entirely new set of people so less likely to be from a corrupt family/group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 (edited) QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Dec 1, 2015 -> 11:49 AM) This I can get behind. In Chicago it's not necessarily the D it's more of the clique they built over decades. If you're in that little clique, you shouldn't be able to sniff politics in this city. Enough is enough. It's so ingrained though. You're not getting a city council position, judge appointment, garbage collector department head job, etc. unless you know someone in the system and have paid your dues. edit: and who's our next mayor? Most likely Preckwinkle. And whose camp is she in? Rahm's. She's part of the same cog. Edited December 1, 2015 by Jenksismybitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Dec 1, 2015 -> 11:54 AM) It's so ingrained though. You're not getting a city council position, judge appointment, garbage collector department head job, etc. unless you know someone in the system and have paid your dues. edit: and who's our next mayor? Most likely Preckwinkle. And whose camp is she in? Rahm's. She's part of the same cog. The people of Chicago need to step up their game and put people in office that don't treat running the city like a private tea-party. If it's a R or D, it doesn't matter. Chicago is too elite of a city to be dragged down by worthless politicians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Dec 1, 2015 -> 09:11 AM) UIC student that was threatening to do this at U of C I know, but the OP said that UIC was shut down when it was U of C that was shut down. My sister goes to U of C. She came back home for the day. The guy who made the threat is just an imbecile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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