A group of men have attacked and robbed people at least three times since Wednesday night in the Loop.
The victims were approached by a group of men on the sidewalk, or on a CTA Red Line train, Chicago Police said in a community alert.
In the attacks, one man distracts the victim with a question before another man punches them multiple times, police said. Other offenders then go into the victim’s pockets to steal their wallet and cellphone.
The two most recent attacks happened about 1:25 a.m. and 1:50 a.m. Friday in the 100 blocks of West Adams and West Van Buren streets, police said. An earlier attack happened about 11:20 p.m. Wednesday in the 100 block of South State Street.
One offender was described as a black man between 18 and 26 years old, 5-foot-9 to 6-feet-tall and 175 to 200 pounds who wore a black, hooded sweatshirt, police said. Another 18 to 25-year-old man weighing 170 to 180 pounds wore a white bomber jacket. A third offender wearing a black jacket was described as black, between 20 and 25 years old, 5-foot-9 to 6-feet-tall. I hope they find me when I'm carrying.
We learned of a shooting in Paris, but nothing about the murders in Chicago.
He we go, I am a racist... If you watch LiveLeak, you will find MANY videos of crimes committed by young blacks against everyone. From a rape in Illinois yesteday broadcast on Facebook live of a white girl by numerous black kidnappers, to beatings of a white man that struck up a friendly conversation with four men, only to be beaten within an inch of his life in a diner. None of which make it to "real" news outlets.
But really, how does one go about there day when there are little to no consequences for one's own actions? Society has lost our children. Those with little to no available education, parenting, or means to eat are at a great disadvantage. Then we have the 60" TV and the latest cell phone group that cries that they cannot go out to eat every week and demand much while giving little.
On a heavier note... Watch out for what you wish. Like stated, deception is not always apparent. I also believe that I can handle every situation. Sadly and truthfully, I cannot.
A few things ive learned since my shops neighborhood went to sh**t.
Stay indoors late at night, avoid blacks on the street at nite...especially wearing the ' uniform' (black hoodie/ black pants) and walking in groups, and if you MUST be on the street late night...carry a gun...preferably in a jacket pocket with your hand, and your finger near the trigger.
A few things ive learned since my shops neighborhood went to sh**t.
Stay indoors late at night, avoid blacks on the street at nite...especially wearing the ' uniform' (black hoodie/ black pants) and walking in groups, and if you MUST be on the street late night...carry a gun...preferably in a jacket pocket with your hand, and your finger near the trigger.
At least you are not even trying to hide your racism now.
Conclusions based on observation could be called reasoning.
Or caution.
Well said.
If I were to walk the shady streets here, it is not a color that I am cautious of, it is meth and heroin. And, generally, most folks of color are nice friendly folk. And yes, white being a color.
If I were to go back to Detroit and walk into the old 7-11 on E. Warren at night, then generally speaking I am not on the look out for suspicious white folk. Does that mean that I am now racist? No, it means that my old neighborhood is a lot worse off than back in the day.
Speaking of which, a good friend was shot multiple times at the hungry Howies pizza store adjacent to the 7-11 back in the day for taking garbage outside. He survived because an ambulance company employee was gearing up his/her rig and watched it happen. The two criminals rifled through his pockets as he lay riddled with holes. This good friend was slightly mentally challenged, and had the biggest heart that you could imagine. He did not pose a threat.
Rant over.
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At least you are not even trying to hide your racism now.
It's people like you that got me in trouble when I was 17 years old. See I believed all that BS you bleeding hearts told me. "Oh they won't bother me if I don't bother them", I told myself walking past a group of young black men. About 20 paces later I had a knife shoved in my face as they proceeded to rob me. Now guess what? I avoid groups of young black men at night in places where I might get jumped. I guess I'm racist then eh?
It's people like you that got me in trouble when I was 17 years old. See I believed all that BS you bleeding hearts told me. "Oh they won't bother me if I don't bother them", I told myself walking past a group of young black men. About 20 paces later I had a knife shoved in my face as they proceeded to rob me. Now guess what? I avoid groups of young black men at night in places where I might get jumped. I guess I'm racist then eh?
I would say it depends if you only fear and avoid young black men at night in places where you might get jumped? Then I would say there's a strong possibility.
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I have been robbed at gun point more than once. I have been taken for $3 before, and called every racist white name while at it. I have had my custom motorcycle helmet lifted as I sped away at gunpoint. Hmm, I have had friends heads blown clear in half as I stood by. Not to mention the several vehicles stolen or looted, houses robbed, nearly all of my tools stolen twice from locked vans, and maybe one or two other things (more like too much to list). Yet, I am a racist for paying attention to stupidity no matter the color?
I would say it depends if you only fear and avoid young black men at night in places where you might get jumped? Then I would say there's a strong possibility.
Thank you doctor. I thought it was learned behavior. I was racist all along. Damn.
Thank you doctor. I thought it was learned behavior. I was racist all along. Damn.
Not sure what you mean. You said that you fear and avoid young black men at night in places where you might get jumped. You included in your description that they had to be black which sounds like you are judging these people not just by their gender, age, where or when they congregate but also on the colour of their skin.
If it were exactly the same dynamic but a group of white men you would feel the same?
Of course I would! Good grief man, you cannot be that obtuse. In my narrative above I described an ACTUAL situation and the consequences. I did not discuss every other possibility with every variable calculated on your social justice scale. I discussed a valuable lesson I learned from a real world incident. I'd also bet money you would do the same as me.
Originally posted by Hudini: Of course I would! Good grief man, you cannot be that obtuse. In my narrative above I described an ACTUAL situation and the consequences. I did not discuss every other possibility with every variable calculated on your social justice scale. I discussed a valuable lesson I learned from a real world incident. I'd also bet money you would do the same as me.
So why not then leave out race from the description of the event? Just say "young men" instead of "young black men". Using the latter reinforces the racial prejudices in our society.
THIS is why leftists are without a doubt the stupidest people on God's green earth.
They will invariably reject obvious and objective facts if they conflict with their notion that you MUST NOT DISCRIMINATE IN ANY WAY.
We know for an absolute objective FACT that the vast majority of terrorist acts have been perpetrated by military age muslim males of middle eastern origin, but a leftist will absolutely *reject* those facts and be the first scream *racism* / *profiling* if military age muslim males of middle eastern origin are subjected to higher security scrutiny.
We know for a objective FACT that, as a percentage of population, far more crime is perpetrated by young black males, but a leftist will absolutely reject that fact and cry *racism* when it is mentioned in their blind effort to NEVER discriminate in ANY way.
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THIS is why rightists are without a doubt the stupidest people on Earth.
They will invariably claim they are not racist, and then go on to blame all the world's problems on blacks and socialists.
We know for an absolute objective FACT that the vast majority of terrorist acts have been perpetrated by white males of domestic origin, but a rightist will absolutely *reject* those facts and be the first to scream *muslim* / *blacks* if white males of domestic origin are subjected to higher security scrutiny.
We know for a objective FACT that, as a percentage of population, far more crime is perpetrated by white males, but a rightist will absolutely reject that fact and cry *blacks* when it is mentioned in their blind effort to NEVER accept responsibility in ANY way.
Originally posted by randerp: Everyone I disagree with is a leftist marxist socialist. I'm unable to debate any points. I just call you names until you accept that I'm right. That's how capitalism works.
So why not then leave out race from the description of the event? Just say "young men" instead of "young black men". Using the latter reinforces the racial prejudices in our society.
His story. I believe that our fellow forum member was being truthful. I am sorry that it happened that way, but omitting facts is a lie. Do you want facts omitted?
Originally posted by Tony Kania: His story. I believe that our fellow forum member was being truthful. I am sorry that it happened that way, but omitting facts is a lie. Do you want facts omitted?
Lots of other facts were omitted.
The location of the incident. The perpetrators names. Their heights. Their ages. Their hair styles. Their clothing. Their political and religious views. Their income level. If you want to argue about demographics, then go all in.
Stating the race only serves to perpetuate racially prejudiced stereotypes. It serves no other purpose. One doesn't need to be an overt racist, to subconsciously hold racial prejudice and act on it in their daily lives. Most people do, and they don't know it.
Was the result of that encounter to avoid "young black men" or to avoid "known bad areas at night while alone?" Guess which one of these conclusions is a racial prejudice.
Originally posted by randerp: Still can't make a coherent argument. So I'll just keep going on trying to trash threads instead by flinging my feces all over the walls.
Stating the race only serves to perpetuate racially prejudiced stereotypes. It serves no other purpose.
Except to accurately and objectively describe a criminal suspect.
Following your loopy "logic", an 8 foot tall black /asian transvestite criminal suspect could only be described as a "person" without violating your self inflicted blindness to factual objectivity in the name of "not perpetuating prejudiced stereotypes". That's a very special kind of willful stupidity and what you stated is EXACTLY what I described:
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Originally posted by randye:
THIS is why leftists are without a doubt the stupidest people on God's green earth.
They will invariably reject obvious and objective facts if they conflict with their notion that you MUST NOT DISCRIMINATE IN ANY WAY.
You are completely predictable.
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Originally posted by randye: Except to accurately and objectively describe a criminal suspect.
The ONLY PLACE THIS MATTERS is in the police report. PFF is not a police precinct, and Hudini is not filing a police report here about something that happened decades ago.
The ONLY PURPOSE THIS SERVES HERE is to reinforce racial prejudices, just as you fell right into the trap to defend his statement, by claiming blacks are criminals. You do not have the data to back up your claims. Nobody does, because racial prejudice is a huge part of our society, and it's why white males who commit minor crimes will get off with a warning, while black males will get arrested or even shot by police. That's how systemic racism works. There's a reason private prisons are in business, and it's not to reform prisoners. It is to make money. Private prisons can't make money from slave labor, if they haven't got the slaves to labor. Thus we got the "war on drugs."
The ONLY PLACE THIS MATTERS is in the police report. PFF is not a police precinct, and Hudini is not filing a police report here about something that happened decades ago.
BULLCRAP.
What the hell is it with you leftists and your constant attempts to tell everyone else what they can say and, when and where they can say it?
You know damn good and well that he was objectively describing HIS personal experience.
The only problem is that his speech doesn't conform to YOUR "social justice" standards so you try to force compliance. Bias?, Discrimination?, Hell, YOU are the most INTOLERANT little bigot around.
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Originally posted by randye: Wah wah someone doesn't agree with me. I'll use really big bold letters like I'm shouting, to try and get my lack of a point across, and only use disparaging terms in the process. Only people who disagree with me can have bad behavior, not anyone I agree with. So I must try to sound smart and condescending, because then someone might agree with me, despite being totally wrong about everything in life.
No moron. I was pointing out how one should think about how they say things, before they say them. Because whether you like it or not, yes, racial prejudice exists in the presented conclusion from the event.
But I'm sure you're just going to quote this and put in some bs propaganda about how you love capitalism so much and hate socialism and again are unable to actually argue any points, only resorting to name calling and trying to assert your authority by being "louder" with your big bold words.
There is nothing wrong with being mindful of how your words will affect others. You however, seem quite incapable of doing so.
What the hell is it with you leftists and your constant attempts to tell everyone else what they can say and, when and where they can say it?
You know damn good and well that he was objectively describing HIS personal experience.
The only problem is that his speech doesn't conform to YOUR "social justice" standards so you try to force compliance. Bias?, Discrimination?, Hell, YOU are the most INTOLERANT little bigot around.
I like how this thread started out with a group of people literally saying "I avoid young black men" and is now that same group of people is calling out others for being "Intolerant".
I am in tears this is so funny.
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Originally posted by randye: Still failing to be able to discuss any actual points in this thread, I continue to make personal attacks on others, in an attempt to trash the thread and distract from any civil discourse.
Originally posted by Threedog: I like how this thread started out with a group of people literally saying "I avoid young black men" and is now that same group of people is calling out others for being "Intolerant".
I am in tears this is so funny.
What do you avoid?
I'm also curious why, being a teacher as you claim to be, that you employ the word *literally* as an incorrectly used "throw away intensifier", much like a teenager with poor grammar does?
I'm very certain that roger *actually* said that he avoids groups of blacks on the streets at night.
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So why not then leave out race from the description of the event? Just say "young men" instead of "young black men". Using the latter reinforces the racial prejudices in our society.
Because profiling works and statistics don't lie, regardless of what SJWs think or how many get offended.
If you watch LiveLeak, you will find MANY videos of crimes committed by young blacks against everyone. From a rape in Illinois yesteday broadcast on Facebook live of a white girl by numerous black kidnappers, to beatings of a white man that struck up a friendly conversation with four men, only to be beaten within an inch of his life in a diner. None of which make it to "real" news outlets. 
