For instance they were never taught that Columbus was a slave owner.

This Rupert is already a veteran of the legal system.

https://www.galesburg.com/news/20180312 ... un-charges

https://www.pjstar.com/article/20091231/NEWS/312319898

Rupert is charged with felony counts of aggravated possession of stolen firearms, delivery of a stolen firearm, two counts of possession of a stolen firearm, possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of a firearm with defaced serial identification markings and theft.

This Rupert is already a veteran of the legal system.

https://www.galesburg.com/news/20180312 ... un-charges

https://www.pjstar.com/article/20091231/NEWS/312319898

They defaced the fucking Lincoln Memorial. Churches are being burned, our history is being destroyed, I swear it is looking like fucking Venezuela on the TV. It is time for these local leaders to stop trying to blame others and stamp this shit out,if it was really a majority of outsiders wouldn't they be able to find them easy? check the fucking hotels, look for out of state plates. Total typical Dem , Not my fault B.S. . We had a chance a week ago to make some change, now it is all fucking wasted. Where are all the leaders of the B l a c k community on TV telling their brothers and sisters to out the agitators? Fucking cowards and hustlers all. The only one I saw so far who has tried to calm shit down and talk of peace is Floyds brother and then right after him some street thug took the megaphone from him and started spewing the usual hat shit.

I dont think Donald Trump knew who or what he was quoting, let's be real.

This is going to reach a head pretty soon.

Autopsy shopping or not this is good news, everyone should be happy about this. Fry the fucker and lets move on.

Bob did you really expect an autopsy commissioned by the aggrieved family to agree with the county findings ?

Donald Trump was 22 years old when the comment was made. He u understood exactly who it was that he happened to be quoting.

Who cares, nobody wants to see this fuck go free? Do they?

Yes it is.

When this is all over, which is not going to be for a while, Trump will be re-elected President.

Who cares, nobody wants to see this fuck go free? Do they?

Here's my thought on this. These were clearly legitimate protests. Sometimes things get out of hand. Sometimes things are necessary to get attention. I don't think looting and burning are "good", but when your problems are being ignored they are a form of protest. That gets undermined by people giggling as they're grabbing shoes and TVs, so once that happens it's time to stop that particular protest.

I'm not saying police should just allow people to bust up stores, but in the context of these protests I think a "light touch" was the most advisable approach. However, what's happening now with planned burglaries and random break-ins across the city and suburbs, we've left protesting far behind. These are street crews and they now need to be addressed the way any street crew taking the actions they are taking would be.

What a coincidence.

I generally agree with you here. However the police problems are structural and their street crews rife throughout are a very large part of the fundamental problem

I passed by a local Jewel this morning and the lot was packed. From a distance I mistakenly thought that the store was open to run in and grab (& pay for a few items). Getting close to the store I realized that the assholes were looting the hell out of the store. I got angry and drove away only to pass 6 cops in 3 SUVs less than three blocks away laughing and grinning standing on the sidewalk. It's overwhelmingly likely that none of them were from, or gave a damn about the neighborhood they are supposed to serve and protect.

What a coincidence.

There is not a damned thing wrong with people who are bull shitters.

I still can't believe the live feed Channel 7 had of that south side strip mall being completely cleaned out without a cop in sight.

For instance they were never taught that Columbus was a slave owner.

What a coincidence.

Are you stoned or pissed off, or both, when you create these postings?

So fucking stupid.

How dumb do you have to be to do that?

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

So we are pissed that the police don't do enough policing now?

At this point I think the cameras would actually protect the officer in many cases.

WTF are you talking about? There were ZERO police at that mall for the 10-15 minutes that I watched the feed. And who knows how long it was going on before the copter got there and after. No policing is a hell of a lot different than "enough" policing.

At this point I think the cameras would actually protect the officer in many cases.

That actually is a mixed use corner building that could've been adequately covered by four squad cars, if every cop hadn't been in the Loop/River North fending off boredom.

Or maybe they were told not to interfere by the PC who was told by the mayor ?

For instance they were never taught that Columbus was a slave owner.

I generally agree with you here. However the police problems are structural and their street crews rife throughout are a very large part of the fundamental problem

I passed by a local Jewel this morning and the lot was packed. From a distance I mistakenly thought that the store was open to run in and grab (& pay for a few items). Getting close to the store I realized that the assholes were looting the hell out of the store. I got angry and drove away only to pass 6 cops in 3 SUVs less than three blocks away laughing and grinning standing on the sidewalk. It's overwhelmingly likely that none of them were from, or gave a damn about the neighborhood they are supposed to serve and protect.

That makes more sense than they don't care about the neighborhood because they are not from there. I would guess the guys looting the Jewel were from there. I did not see any reports of police shooting protesters or looters. That seemed to be the larger goal or policing this weekend rather than stopping crimes.