Chicagoist: 10-Year-Old Shot and Killed

Navin

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:14:20 -0600

Wow Navin, white guilt must hurt you pretty bad huh? Pathetic, anyone who disagrees with you obviously has a case of 'white guilt'...so...what's your excuse for your obvious rage towards these communities? Seriously, you see a sad story like this and the first thing you want to do is rip into people, I'd say you're less bummed about hearing that a child was murdered and more excited about having an excuse to air your prejudices. In the papers and on the local news I saw footage of "pastors" (your emphasis) condemning the shooting and begging for people to come forward with info in addition to offering up rewards. Could it be that these people are scared of coming forward for fear of being shot themselves? It says a lot that somebody who works for the trib is too dimwitted to recognize the difference between being shot by a criminal and being shot by a cop. It doesn't take a dumbass to tell that somebody's going to be more outraged if a cop robs their house vs. a criminal.

annieF

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:39:37 -0600

for what it's worth, tonyb's right on.

ObamaHomeboy

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 01:02:38 -0600

this is a shame... I hope they find them before more crap like this happens.

simplecreature

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:32:13 -0600

It's a sick and sad loss, but Englewood is so far gone that stories like this aren't shocking anymore. If you think that another hand-wringing session from the great and the good is going to make a difference, go to Englewood. See the burned out buildings, that people still live in, the abandoned cars, the dealer doing their business right out in the open, the guys clearly packing and posing. The cops drive through but what are they going to do? No one wants to address the problems of Englewood for real. No jobs, no community to speak of, abandoned buildings and poverty that rivals Appalachia. Jesse and Al and all the usual shake-down artists can camera-grab all they like, it's not getting better there.

TonyB

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:04:18 -0600

Wow Navin, white guilt must hurt you pretty bad huh? Over thirty people were there, yet nobody saw anything. I work for the Trib and know all about the story, and also know what angle we always choose to run with, and what interviews with cops we seemingly always leave out.

Navin

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:18:58 -0600

You didn't even bother to read both articles before sticking your foot in your mouth. Besides man what do you care as long as teh blax don't come up to see you in Lincoln Park.

TonyB

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:55:22 -0600

Where is all of the outrage from the community leaders over their own people covering for gangbangers that killed a little boy?? Had this been a police officer that shot a known gangbanger, all of the 'pastors' would have been out in full force claiming he was a good boy with dreams of being a doctor - and don't mind that pesky criminal record, gang tattoos and gun. The double standards that exist here are incredible.