the comments to that article are a trip. apparently requiring folks use their facebook accounts to post comments only slightly inhibits their/our racist tendencies.

the comments to that article are a trip. apparently requiring folks use their facebook accounts to post comments only slightly inhibits their/our racist tendencies.

No, Chas, we dont need more dumb people

So you are saying we should just let ourselves be bullied and not stand up and fight back on the scumbags that are taking over the inner cities?

True it was only a cell phone but the larger picture,we need to not let thugs like this rule over us. We as a group need to fight/push back.

So you are saying we should just let ourselves be bullied and not stand up and fight back on the scumbags that are taking over the inner cities?

True it was only a cell phone but the larger picture,we need to not let thugs like this rule over us. We as a group need to fight/push back.

No, Im saying that no material object is worth risking life and limb.


If this guy stopped a rape or an assault, Id be right there with you

So you are saying we should just let ourselves be bullied and not stand up and fight back on the scumbags that are taking over the inner cities?

True it was only a cell phone but the larger picture,we need to not let thugs like this rule over us. We as a group need to fight/push back.

I agree. This was completely thoughtless on his part. Cell phones are too easily replaceable to risk your life over one.

I think it's great that people feel no problem in being pushed around, victimized, robbed and such.

We need more of this.

I'm cool with having my phone stolen if I get to keep on living after the fact. Once you go all hero squad all it takes is one idiot to end your life over a $200 piece of plastic.

I'm cool with having my phone stolen if I get to keep on living after the fact. Once you go all hero squad all it takes is one idiot to end your life over a $200 piece of plastic.

Rather be an alive pussy than a dead tough guy

I bet you're cool with someone coming into your home where your family sleeps, a place of supposed safety, to take whatever they want?

That would make a great sign in the front lawn.

$200 might not mean much to you, Cpt. Stubing, but to those of us below deck it means quite a bit.

I saw this on the tribune site and immediately thought that this guy was lucky he didn't take two to the chest.

I'm going to fall in with chas, SomeGuy and Angus on this one. Certainly I'm not saying you try and get chesty with some dude who sticks a gun in your face and demands your cash and phone. That's stupid and yes will probably get you shot. The fucking coward scumbag in this case was so brave to take a woman's phone who had a child with her in front of a crowd of people specifically because she was a woman / soft target and knew she probably wouldn't fight back especially considering the crowd was predominately black and omg no intelligent white person is going to deal with that. That reason in particular is why that shit is going down almost every weekend downtown, they know its easy pickings. You get a few people who put up a fight, maybe they won't be so bold anymore . I would think conceal and carry will also make people think twice about pulling that shit. The shit will really hit the fan when one of these cowards gets vented by some dude who feels his family is threatened then the story will be the opposite, why did that guy shoot these young people over a lousy iPhone, he should've just gave it to them along with his wallet. Anyway, it was nice to see someone stand up for that woman.

I think we can all agree that morally, it was the correct thing to do.