http://www.suntimes.com/news/crime/21198993-418/why-cops-brother-chased-robber-people-just-stand-around-and-stare-and-no-one-helps.html

As thousands looked up at the fireworks over Navy Pier at 9:45 p.m. Thursday, Gary Dailey focused on a tall guy in a red shirt. The two were in a foot chase. About 30 feet separated them.

Moments earlier, Dailey, a 51-year-old real estate broker, was weaving his way through a stalled crowd at the mouth of the pedestrian tunnel leading under Lake Shore Drive and up to Division Street. He made his way to the front and saw why the masses were hesitant to proceed. A group of about 50 young people were in the middle of the tunnel screaming and pushing and throwing stuff.

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

Lets not forget the part that one of these abetting fuckbags actually tripped the woman whose phone was stolen when she started to give chase. Real tough guys.

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

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 guy is lucky he didn't end up dead.
Stupid ass risk. It's a cell phone. Let it go.

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I love the suggestions that a gun in this situation would have solved everything. Because firing a gun in a mob of people is a fantastic idea!

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No, Chas, we dont need more dumb people

My favorites are the ones who complain that the comment section is always shut down when the suspect is black but not when the suspect is white. It's a lovely cocktail of impotent rage over a violation of their free speech rights and reverse racism.

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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.

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

Navy Pier is not "inner city"

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Risk your life when it's worth it. I'm sure if this guy ended up dead his family would be comforted by the knowledge that at least he didn't let himself be bullied.

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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

Man, oh man...

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

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You left me a message I DID NOT listen to....what was it?

Do you want somebody to send you a Fight Back t shirt?

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This board is filled w/ pussies.

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.

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

That's good to hear.

People can take whatever they want.

Wear a big sign.

Maybe someone comes and shoves your wife to the ground, steals her purse...you cool with that?

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.

There is a very clear difference between someone grabbing something off you as you walk down the street and someone breaking into your house.

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$200 is nothing to sneeze at but I'm not risking my life for it, and I'm even less likely to risk it to get a stranger's $200 back.

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

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ToughGuy

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Guys on this board would rather take one in the arse.

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.

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

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

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Agreed. And now that we've got concealed carry maybe we'll see less of this.

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