Chicago’s Annual Homicide Drive Off To Most Promising Start In Decades
CHICAGO—Having tallied a “very promising” 41 murders so far in 2013, police officials confirmed Tuesday that the annual Chicago Homicide Drive was off to its fastest start in more than a decade and was already well on its way to reaching this year’s goal for violent slayings. “It’s still January, but we’ve already seen an astounding number of contributions to this year’s murder drive,” Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy told reporters as he raised the red progress line on the Homicide Drive’s Murdometer, a 15-foot plywood silhouette of a gunned-down body that stands outside City Hall. “I don’t think anyone dreamed it would be possible to break last year’s staggering total of 506 murders, but with so many people chipping in all across the city, we may just do it. There’s a tremendous community-wide level of interest and participation in this yearly event, which is quickly becoming a treasured part of Chicago culture.” While McCarthy said he remained confident that Chicagoans would set a new Homicide Drive record this year, he cautioned that the city was beginning to face a shortage of potential victims in many of its highest-contributing neighborhoods.
majormocambo says:
You forgot the green leaf?
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22nd February 2013 at 9:26 am
JIMSKI says:
I thought Chicago was a gun free zone?
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22nd February 2013 at 9:42 am
Steve Hogan says:
From the looks of it, the only safe haven in Chicago are the donuts shops. Check out the person on the far right. The guy behind the crime scene tape isn’t exactly svelte either.
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22nd February 2013 at 10:14 am
BUCKHED says:
Chicago’s auto death rate is down too. Rahm is asking folks to not wear seat belts,ignore speed limits and drive as recklessly as possible ….gotta get those numbers up !
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22nd February 2013 at 10:30 am
fool on the hill says:
And the PUS GUT behind the yellow (interesting color) tape.
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22nd February 2013 at 10:31 am
GRGY says:
Just love the man in blue on the far right, standing steadfast and ready to defend the innocent. OK, enough of that, it’s time for another doughnut.
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22nd February 2013 at 11:08 am
sangell says:
These ‘misdemeanor’ homicides in which one low life kills another are a low cost solution to many urban problems and as such should be encouraged. Mayors might even consider gun ‘giveaways’ to residents in underclass neighborhoods and make them ‘free fire zones’ where police will not intervene or investigate shootings as long as the victim is shot dead and does not require medical care.
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22nd February 2013 at 11:30 am
OF says:
I wonder how these obese cops can stay in service. I don´t remember ever having seen such obesity in any cop in Europe… Well, one thing´s for sure: these kind of “shapes” are not allowed in the German police force nor in the army…. even cooks are usually okish…
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22nd February 2013 at 11:42 am
KaD says:
Considering Chicago police are NOT answering 911 calls I think they’re doing exactly that: http://www.collapsenet.com/free-resources/collapsenet-public-access/must-see-videos/item/10623-chicago-police-not-answering-911-calls
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22nd February 2013 at 11:42 am
SSS says:
“You forgot the green leaf?”
—-majormocambo
It’s an onion, not a leaf.
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22nd February 2013 at 11:59 am
card802 says:
After shooting, don’t forget to clean your Glock.
http://youtube.googleapis.com/v/E1m6Qct68wo%26rel%3d0%26hl%3den_US%26feature%3dplayer_embedded
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22nd February 2013 at 12:01 pm
SSS says:
“After shooting, don’t forget to clean your Glock.”
—-card802
What the hell was that video you posted all about? I lost focus after about 10 seconds.
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22nd February 2013 at 12:17 pm
AWD says:
They don’t need obese cops for long, they will be replaced by drones. They make them small enough to fit in that alley in the picture, small enough to fly through an open window and take you out while you’re pinching a loaf.
Hence,
Al Qaeda Tips To Avoid Drones
Put up a bilingual notice that says “Drone-Free Zone.”
Don’t show up in New York with a 16oz Styrofoam soda cup.
Getting a federal “green energy” loan and then declaring bankruptcy makes one completely invisible.
The safest hiding place is where Obama’s birth certificate is, next to his college transcripts and US passport.
Hide in the back of overturned submerged Massachusetts senators’ cars, it’ll buy you a few hours at least.
Become a member of Obama’s Job Council.
Whatever you do, don’t drink from a bottle of water. you’ll end up on TV 24/7 for a week
Get in line at the DMV; by the time you emerge, drones will be obsolete.
Sleep with Sandra Fluke. Nobody has ever been able to find any of those guys.
Refer to yourself as “middle class,” everybody will claim to be you.
Insert yourself in the next 2,000 page bill.
Hide among the black community in The South, hire Hillary Clinton as a voice coach to help you fit in.
Get your show on MSNBC. Only 4 people will know where you are.
Pretend you’re a salad, at least the First Lady won’t spot you.
Dress like an American Taxpayer, no one will pay any attention to you at all.
Hide out in Chicago: the place is such a war zone, a truckload of Mujaheddin with RPGs is barely noticed.
Hide in Benghazi, no infidels will pay any attention to what you do there.
Become invisible by registering as a Republican Senate candidate from NY, NJ or California.
Say “Hi, my name is Jon Huntsman and I’m still running for president.”
Say you’re a victim of black-on-black crime – the media will make you invisible.
Come out as a black conservative and the media will make you unrecognizable.
If you’re a woman, become invisible by saying that Bill Clinton or Ted Kennedy once propositioned you.
“I liked my health insurance and I KEPT it under ObamaCare… try and find me!”
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22nd February 2013 at 12:24 pm
Stucky says:
Four fat niggahs and two fat crackas surrounding that skinny kid. That ain’t fair.
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22nd February 2013 at 1:23 pm
Chicago999444 says:
It’s pretty safe where I live and in most of the Chicago nabes I’m likely to set foot in. But for how much longer, I don’t know.
Thanks to the massive drain of 160-plus TIF districts, in addition to numerous other “gimmes” for major corporations, our police dept is 1000 officers short of the minimum it needs to secure the city and about 4000 short of the force it had 25 years ago.
With any luck, the citizens will become enraged enough with the decrease in public safety and crushing hikes in property taxes to elect someone besides Rahm or one of the other Dem cronies. But I’m not optimistic. It is awfully difficult to unseat an incumbent in this city.
A real obstacle to reform in this city, as with other places and with the country is the prevalence of the “I’ve-got-mine-and-I’m-fine-so-what’s-YOUR-problem” attitude among people who live in wealthy “green zone” neighborhoods. and in the quiet, safe, lower-middle-class precincts dominated by city employees. You can’t even get these people to look at a petition, let alone sign it. They have their $700K houses on nice,safe streets and seem to regard their eye-popping property tax bills as status signifiers. Those of us who live in predominately white or racially-mixed nabes get fast police response. The neighborhoods in which 90% of the mayhem happens are far, far away. This city is geographically HUGE- I’m well within city limits yet live many, many miles away from areas afflicted with the most violence. They might as well be in other cities, so far removed are they. I live on the north side, a good 20 miles from places like Grand Crossing, Gresham, Pullman, and the “wild 100s” , and 15 miles from the pits of the west side and far south side.
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22nd February 2013 at 1:51 pm