Racist.

Fucking get a filter.

Maybe we need a Racist section where admins can move all the racist posts.

Maybe we need a Racist section where admins can move all the racist posts.

Normally safe havens from crime, the downtown and north side of Chicago areas have turned into dangerous areas.

I myself have witnessed this in the trenches recently. This is what the constant mass protesting and mass looting has led to. As well them being given EVERYTHING for free. How is it I have to pay $99 for an annual Divvy pass, and they get it for $5!!!??? You see many of them on Divvy Bikes all over the place now. And they are in groups being loud and obnoxious.

And every day I see news reports about shootings taking place in downtown, or in gold coast, and other north side areas that normally felt safe.

Here is one in Streeterville, which is affluent:
https://cwbchicago.com/2020/07/group-of ... ville.html

Also another one on Wabash bridge last week:
https://cwbchicago.com/2020/07/update-f ... unman.html

Also saw on the news tonight about a shooting at Ontario and LSD. They had people there commenting how it's normally safe and now it doesnt feel safe anymore.

Basically this will result in Chicago becoming a black and gangster town again. Nobody will want to come and work in the city anymore.

Maybe we need a Racist section where admins can move all the racist posts.

Normally safe havens from crime, the downtown and north side of Chicago areas have turned into dangerous areas.

I myself have witnessed this in the trenches recently. This is what the constant mass protesting and mass looting has led to. As well them being given EVERYTHING for free. How is it I have to pay $99 for an annual Divvy pass, and they get it for $5!!!??? You see many of them on Divvy Bikes all over the place now. And they are in groups being loud and obnoxious.

And every day I see news reports about shootings taking place in downtown, or in gold coast, and other north side areas that normally felt safe.

Here is one in Streeterville, which is affluent:
https://cwbchicago.com/2020/07/group-of ... ville.html

Also another one on Wabash bridge last week:
https://cwbchicago.com/2020/07/update-f ... unman.html

Also saw on the news tonight about a shooting at Ontario and LSD. They had people there commenting how it's normally safe and now it doesnt feel safe anymore.

Basically this will result in Chicago becoming a black and gangster town again. Nobody will want to come and work in the city anymore.

I have noticed that bums feel much freer to piss in public.

On the other hand, I was playing a game in Oriole Park this weekend and a guy walked up to the end of the backstop (extended past the bleachers) and just whipped it out during a game, so maybe there is just a free piss movement of which I am not aware

I'm sure there are those who will say I'm crazy or that this thought is hyperbolic, but I see what you describe as just part of the breakdown of society. Not that there weren't slobs that pissed in public before, but when there are people tearing down statues and looting stores at will without any repercussions, how big of a deal is it to relieve oneself in a park or drive 100 miles an hour in a 55 mph zone? How could we possibly punish those things when we are choosing to ignore much more serious crimes? And if we do punish those things while ignoring more serious stuff, we'll really have a breakdown.

What's happening in society has already happened here.

It was believed that self-policing would work once bigfan was deposed.

How's that gone?

I'm sure there are those who will say I'm crazy or that this thought is hyperbolic, but I see what you describe as just part of the breakdown of society. Not that there weren't slobs that pissed in public before, but when there are people tearing down statues and looting stores at will without any repercussions, how big of a deal is it to relieve oneself in a park or drive 100 miles an hour in a 55 mph zone? How could we possibly punish those things when we are choosing to ignore much more serious crimes? And if we do punish those things while ignoring more serious stuff, we'll really have a breakdown.

BF had self policing and it worked. Now we're all 10+ years older and most of us view life differently than we did 10 to 17 years ago. Plus we almost never discussed politics until 2007. Now MANY put "their team" over the community. Including mods.

I have noticed that bums feel much freer to piss in public.

On the other hand, I was playing a game in Oriole Park this weekend and a guy walked up to the end of the backstop (extended past the bleachers) and just whipped it out during a game, so maybe there is just a free piss movement of which I am not aware

Bigfan moderated the place pretty heavily in the majority of the time I've posted here. I used to think it was too much.

Not anymore.

Bigfan moderated the place pretty heavily in the majority of the time I've posted here. I used to think it was too much.

Not anymore.

He didn't moderate it at all initially. Without politics, I think it was perfect. Eventually people started demanding that others get banned for ridiculous stuff and that's when BF became heavy handed.

We have a lot of regulars who don't give a shit about the community now. That wasn't true initially. I don't think you can have a political board without moderation or people will push the envelope until they become late night whistler. Maybe banning politics needs to be considered again.

I'm sure there are those who will say I'm crazy or that this thought is hyperbolic, but I see what you describe as just part of the breakdown of society. Not that there weren't slobs that pissed in public before, but when there are people tearing down statues and looting stores at will without any repercussions, how big of a deal is it to relieve oneself in a park or drive 100 miles an hour in a 55 mph zone? How could we possibly punish those things when we are choosing to ignore much more serious crimes? And if we do punish those things while ignoring more serious stuff, we'll really have a breakdown.

It's always a shame when people can't act like adults.

Some of the best stuff on this board is us acting like idiot teenagers posting silly stuff that only we laugh at. Where the real problem is a lack of civility towards one another. There is nothing wrong with vigorous debate. But the personal attacks are just not needed.

FUCK YOU DENNIS!