We listen to the news semi-regularly. It pays to be informed. Unfortunately, WBBM doesn't always throw up transcripts of its reports the way some of the TV stations do, so if we hear a good quote or report or whatever, we're usually stuck listening later and trying to transcribe it ourselves.
Today was one of those days. J-Fled had a rambling statement about how everyone should come down to the Taste and not let a few people who couldn't behave mar an otherwise good time. WBBM then stated that over 20 people had been arrested Thursday night in addition to the 3 stabbed.
The report on the stabbings was what really caught our attention. The first stabbing occurred when the victim wandered through a gang fight in the area of State and Jackson. The second and third stabbings happened simultaneously when the other victims walked through the same gang fight - 15 minutes later! So for a quarter-of-an-hour, the Chicago Police Department was unable to muster any significant response that could quell a gang fight in the middle of downtown?
The message J-Fled is inadvertently giving is "The Chicago Police Department CANNOT guarantee your safety in the middle of the largest food festival in Illinois."
The message we're receiving is the Department is run by morons, idiots and fools of assorted calibers, and even if they were capable of "having your back," there's no possible way to do it.
Watch your asses this weekend.
UPDATE: Here's a report of the stabbings.
Today was one of those days. J-Fled had a rambling statement about how everyone should come down to the Taste and not let a few people who couldn't behave mar an otherwise good time. WBBM then stated that over 20 people had been arrested Thursday night in addition to the 3 stabbed.
The report on the stabbings was what really caught our attention. The first stabbing occurred when the victim wandered through a gang fight in the area of State and Jackson. The second and third stabbings happened simultaneously when the other victims walked through the same gang fight - 15 minutes later! So for a quarter-of-an-hour, the Chicago Police Department was unable to muster any significant response that could quell a gang fight in the middle of downtown?
The message J-Fled is inadvertently giving is "The Chicago Police Department CANNOT guarantee your safety in the middle of the largest food festival in Illinois."
The message we're receiving is the Department is run by morons, idiots and fools of assorted calibers, and even if they were capable of "having your back," there's no possible way to do it.
Watch your asses this weekend.
UPDATE: Here's a report of the stabbings.
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