Celebrating Chicago Style

[Mr645]

Celebrating Chicago Style

Saturday 5/27
12:05a 5700 W Chicago, Austin, F/?
12:50a 7800 S Seeley, Auburn Gresham, M/34
1:10a 3000 W Jackson, Garfield Park, F/16
1:20a 900 W Randolph, Near West Side, M/33
1:20a 1400 W 49th, New City, M/25
1:25a Walk-in @ Stitch-N-Go, M/?
2:15a 500 W Surf, Lake View, M/35
2:55a 2300 W 18th, Lower West Side, M/36
2:55a 2300 W 18th, Lower West Side, F/37
3:05a 4700 W Monroe, Austin, M/34
3:20a 2400 S Homan, Little Village, M/22
5:30a 4300 W Gladys, Garfield Park, M/21
7:15a Walk-in @ Stitch-N-Go, M/24
11:15a 1100 N Ridgeway, Humboldt Park, M/?
11:55a 6200 S King, Woodlawn, M/38
11:55a 6200 S King, Woodlawn, M/?
12:00p 7900 S Ashland, Auburn Gresham, M/26
12:00p 7900 S Ashland, Auburn Gresham, M/34
12:00p 7900 S Ashland, Auburn Gresham, M/55
12:00p 7900 S Ashland, Auburn Gresham, F/69
3:10p 333 N Dearborn, Near North Side, M/23
3:10p 333 N Dearborn, Near North Side, M/25
3:15p 3800 S Michigan, Douglas, F/45
9:50p 9800 S Ave L, East Side, M/20
9:50p 7000 S Ada, Englewood, F/14
10:55p 500 E 67th, Woodlawn, M/26
Sunday 5/28
12:35a 1000 W 105th, Washington Hghts, M/20
12:50a 600 W Barry, Lake View, M/22
12:50a 600 W Barry, Lake View, M/32
12:50a 600 W Barry, Lake View, M/?
12:55a 4700 S Honore, New City, M/39
1:45a 700 W 54th, New City, F/22
2:10a 4100 W Taylor, Garfield Park, M/35
2:10a 4100 W Taylor, Garfield Park, F/30
2:50a Walk-in @ Stitch-N-Go, M/26
3:55a 3300 W Douglas, North Lawndale, F/23
1:00p 10000 S Normal, Washington Heights, M/60
2:00p 11900 S Michigan, West Pullman, M/30
4:00p 8600 S Loomis, Auburn Gresham, M/34
4:15p 1200 N Western, West Town, F/50 (selfie)
4:45p 5900 W Superior, Austin, M/30
6:15p 1500 W Jonquil, Rogers Park, F/2 (selfie)
6:20p 7600 W Ford City, West Lawn, M/21 (CCW)

[RgrF]

Every bit as meaningful as your drivel!

The night Chicago Died

Daddy was a cop on the east side of Chicago
Back in the U.S.A., back in the bad old days

[Verse 1]
In the heat of a summer night
In the land of the dollar bill
When the town of Chicago died
And they talk about it still

[Pre-Chorus 1]
When a man named Al Capone
Tried to make that town his own
And he called his gang to war
With the forces of the law

[Chorus]
I heard my mama cry
I heard her pray the night Chicago died
Brother what a night it really was
Brother what a fight it really was
Glory be!
I heard my mama cry
I heard her pray the night Chicago died
Brother what a night the people saw
Brother what a fight the people saw
Yes indeed!

[Verse 2]
And the sound of the battle rang
Through the streets of the old east side
'Til the last of the hoodlum gang
Had surrendered up or died

[Pre-Chorus 2]
There was shouting in the street
And the sound of running feet
And I asked someone who said
''Bout a hundred cops are dead!"

[Chorus]
I heard my mama cry
I heard her pray the night Chicago died
Brother what a night it really was
Brother what a fight it really was
Glory be!
I heard my mama cry
I heard her pray the night Chicago died
Brother what a night the people saw
Brother what a fight the people saw
Yes indeed!

[Verse 3]
Then there was no sound at all
But the clock upon the wall
Then the door burst open wide
And my daddy stepped inside
And he kissed my mama's face
And he brushed her tears away

[Ca Bob]

One difficulty in dealing with these lists is that I don't know precisely what they are supposed to represent. I'm guessing that the times and addresses are self explanatory, and that M/34 refers to a 34 year old male who suffered a gunshot wound. If that is the case, then the caption ought to be provided so we can understand. What's also missing is the extent of the wound, assuming a wound is what we are talking about.

But perhaps these lists do not necessarily refer to gunshot wounds, but merely to people suspected of brandishing or discharging a firearm. That would be a different situation, albeit uncomfortable.

So what are these numbers? I assume we can consider them not to be deaths from gunshot wounds.

As an aside, I would like to point out that I find that number of shootings (of whatever variety) to be horrid and frightful, even if no assault weapon was involved. If it's hand guns, we ought to call out handguns for being among the worst offenders in our society.

[Speedy]

Yes, Ca Bob, ban handguns. Confiscate the lot of them. Defend your home with a shotgun.

[Mr645]

Ca Bob wrote:
One difficulty in dealing with these lists is that I don't know precisely what they are supposed to represent. I'm guessing that the times and addresses are self explanatory, and that M/34 refers to a 34 year old male who suffered a gunshot wound. If that is the case, then the caption ought to be provided so we can understand. What's also missing is the extent of the wound, assuming a wound is what we are talking about.

But perhaps these lists do not necessarily refer to gunshot wounds, but merely to people suspected of brandishing or discharging a firearm. That would be a different situation, albeit uncomfortable.

So what are these numbers? I assume we can consider them not to be deaths from gunshot wounds.

As an aside, I would like to point out that I find that number of shootings (of whatever variety) to be horrid and frightful, even if no assault weapon was involved. If it's hand guns, we ought to call out handguns for being among the worst offenders in our society.

This is a list of people shot that day. Not necessarily killed, most survive.
Hang guns are by far the weapons of choice for killing others, even mass shootings, hand guns are used a majority of the time. AR-15s are used in a small percentage of both murders and mass shootings