Phleger to Pfight Crime?

Here's a change of pace for the Pfather:

• The pastor of St. Sabina parish today said the shooter of two teens outside a church building is "not going to hide in our community."

Phleger must have gotten clearance from his gang banging handlers to beat the drum against "gun violence" and the rival faction that lit up the churchyard.

• On Saturday, about 120 parishioners attended a prayer vigil at the church prior to the 5 p.m. mass, Pfleger said. He said a "tremendous amount" of people have phoned in leads on the shooting, which the church is turning over to police.

And not a word that this is what the parishioners should have been doing anyway, that citizens should participate in the community and "no snitching" habits should be universally condemned. And of course, not a mention that certain "outraged" reverends have been encouraging this sort of behavior for years by painting the police as the enemy.

• "You're not going to shoot in this community -- we're coming for you," Pfleger said, address whoever did the shooting during a phone interview. "We've put bounties on your head. You violated our space. ... you're not going to hide in our community."

We'll believe it when we see it. Phleger is an opportunist of the worst kind and deserves nothing but contempt for his behavior over the past years. His selective memory, deliberate ignorance and divisive oratory have sown the seeds of what is being reaped daily in Area Two.

UPDATE: post corrected - we've been sleepy lately