 merrie says: NBC calls them "near riots", but videos plainly demonstrate that if you were caught driving through this mess, you'd be hard-pressed to tell the difference between a riot and a "near-riot". Increased police patrols are promised in the area around Leland and Sheridan in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood after "near riot-like" activity in the streets the past few nights. Video from the area appears to show about a dozen people running back and forth in the street, breaking bottles and yelling. One NBCChicago.com visitor wrote of "near riot-like gang fighting," and said that shots were fired Thursday night at about 10:30. On the Web site UptownUpdate.com, commenters express fear and anger over the activity. "This is by no means an isolated incident," reads a comment by Michael. "This same exact scene played out multiple times this Spring as well." "We have had 3 nights in a row of this and never in my 10 years of living here have I seen it so bad," wrote another resident. “I’m scared to walk my dog after 7:30PM in this neighborhood! Sad!,” wrote “Kenmore Resident.” …In the video, purportedly shot Wednesday night, a squad car passes through and tells the crowd to disperse. Later, several marked cars appear. Police later confirmed that one person was arrested. One officer suffered minor injuries. Other comments at Uptown Update are reflective of the horrid situation. # uniko509 says: August 14, 2009 12:34 AM I am SO glad that I am moving out of this neighborhood at the end of the month after 4 years of this bulls***. The past 2 years have been really scary - gunshots a... # michael says: August 14, 2009 7:07 AM ...Shots last night? -- Yep. Three shots fired in this same vicinity at about 10.35. Couldn't see where they came from and didn't see any of the previous night's rioting activity... And yes, they DO fight... as was mentioned above, and can be seen/heard in the video, there were glass bottles being hurled at each other, subsequently hitting cars and buildings... we all know these gang members can't aim worth ***t, but they're giving it a pretty good try... Oh, and by the way, this is by no means an isolated incident. This same exact scene played out multiple times this Spring as well... One of my thoughts as all this was going on, knowing that our ... Bah, those are just near riots, want to see a really scary riot, check out some of those old ladies at health care town hall meetings. Look at drudge's main headline merrie!!! http://cbs2chicago.com/local/Chicago.city.closed.2.1129409.html Chicago used to be a great little town, now it's going down the drain. I should say great, except for the Daly Machine. Too bad. |
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