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sadge-virgo

(15 posts) Tue Jun 12, 2012, 01:38 PM Jun 2012

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Weekend violence in Chicago makes national news.

Someone on here was mocking me for discussing flash mobs. Over the weekend there were several cases of large numbers of young people swarming a tourist and residents and one man had his jaw broken.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/11/chicago-shootings-8-dead-_n_1586322.html?utm_hp_ref=chicago

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Weekend violence in Chicago makes national news. (Original Post) sadge-virgo Jun 2012 OP

And your point is? marmar Jun 2012 #1

People were claiming that there are no flash mobs. sadge-virgo Jun 2012 #2

And I should have added that Chicago is supposed to have 1000 more cops on the streets than they do sadge-virgo Jun 2012 #3

non sequitur Enrique Jun 2012 #4

They do a good job of burying that info. sadge-virgo Jun 2012 #5

Gee, What A Surprise.... The Magistrate Jun 2012 #6

marmar

(77,081 posts)

1. And your point is?

Reply to sadge-virgo (Original post)

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 01:40 PM

Jun 2012

nt

sadge-virgo

(15 posts)

2. People were claiming that there are no flash mobs.

Reply to marmar (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 01:41 PM

Jun 2012

sadge-virgo

(15 posts)

3. And I should have added that Chicago is supposed to have 1000 more cops on the streets than they do

Reply to sadge-virgo (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 01:42 PM

Jun 2012

now.

Of course, "austerity measures" led to them being dismissed. But we have money for illegal, immoral wars, don't we?

Enrique

(27,461 posts)

4. non sequitur

Reply to sadge-virgo (Original post)

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 01:42 PM

Jun 2012

your link says nothing about flash mobs.

sadge-virgo

(15 posts)

5. They do a good job of burying that info.

Reply to Enrique (Reply #4)

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 01:44 PM

Jun 2012

http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Police-Investigating-String-of-Separate-Muggings-158378725.html

The Magistrate

(95,247 posts)

6. Gee, What A Surprise....

Reply to sadge-virgo (Original post)

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 01:46 PM

Jun 2012

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=285821&sub=trans

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