A day of remembrance for all of the men & women who served in the military, many of whom made the ultimate sacrifice. Like a heavyweight boxer in the closing rounds, we have been rocked back on our heels in recent weeks but this is still a great country and hopefully, we will recover from these tragedies in time. Again, I salute the military and this country!!
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What to do about the gun issue? If I were king..........everyone would have the right to own a simple handgun for personal protection and 3 round shotguns would also be allowed for hunting purposes but there would be absolutely NO ASSAULT WEAPONS ALLOWED in this country. They are produced to kill large amounts of people in a very short period of time and no one can argue that.
In New Zealand, they made a decision after the church massacre in 2019 to ban assault weapons and then had a buy back program over a period of 6 months before the law went into effect and 56,000 weapons were surrendered.
Now if you're unlicensed to possess a weapon and are found in possession of a firearm, it's adios for 4 years. Carrying a banned weapon? 5 years. And if you just aim that prohibited weapon at a person, pack your bags for a 7 year vacation. And any type of alteration to a stock weapon gets you ten years.
Congratulations to the politicians in New Zealand for having the stones to take a stance to protect the people long term. Are you listening, Republicans? Someone on that side of the aisle has to see the big picture. 119 school shootings in the last 4 years, which is more than 2 a month. What has to happen for you to get your heads out of your asses?
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Speaking of weapons, the warmer weather has brought the start of the annual summer homicide Olympics, which are now underway in the city of Chicago. I just thumbed thru the last ten issues of the Sun Times and there are at least three murder stories in each issue. The jungle rats are out in force although an incident the other day gives me hope for the future: Two ghetto thugs got into a shouting match from 15 feet and the both drew their weapons at the same time....... and killed each other! PERFECT!! No one else hurt and now there are two less pieces of garbage in the jungle. 😁😁 !! An addendum to my newspaper scouring.....every picture of a victim or the person arrested was black. DISCUSS. My friend Larry was out of town so I'm asking you to talk about it.
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot is out of her mind if she thinks lowering curfew by an hour is going to make a difference but when the rich folks from the Gold Coast and the Magnificent Mile are making noise, the Mayor had to do something because those are the residents who float her campaign with big time donations.
Spoke to three of my friends on CPD and they all laughed at the new restriction. "We're already down two thousand officers and they want us to get tied up for two hours with a juvenile arrest? The Mayor has lost her mind." Ouch. It's never good when the rank & file are grumbling............
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BEWARE! Apple came out with Air Tags in 2021, a high tech way to track your lost purse, keys and even your luggage but they are now being used by stalkers to track their victims. The tag sells for $29 and is the size of a half dollar and can be secreted in vehicles, brief cases and even certain types of clothing with very little effort. It's a disaster for domestic violence victims as their partners can now track their locations 24/7 but Apple has responded with several cell phone apps to notify a potential victim that an unwanted Tag is in their vicinity. Now let's see what happens.
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COVID......just when we thought it was safe, the numbers are zooming upwards and while we're at it, let's throw in MONKEY POX which isn't normally fatal but can make you look like a leper for 3 or 4 weeks and IT IS VERY CONTAGIOUS, with the virus being spread by breathing droplets, coughing, sneezing and also sexual contact. Why don't we just wrap ourselves in saran wrap and lock the door?
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JOSEPH KROMELIS, aka "the walking man" who is homeless in Chicago was doused in gasoline and set afire by a 27 year old man from Melrose Park, who has been arrested and charged with attempted murder and arson and given no bail.
Kromelis, 75, suffered 3rd degree burns over 65% of his upper body while sleeping on lower Wacker drive and burned for almost 3 minutes before a nearby security guard put the fire out with an extinguisher. Kromelis is in grave condition and not expected to survive.
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Over five thousand flights were cancelled over the holiday weekend due to labor shortages and some bad weather. Apparently, there is a big time shortage of air traffic controllers AND flight personnel which would make flying extremely unsafe and violate federal standards for minimum personnel requirements.
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WHERE THE HELL ARE ALL THE WORKERS???? I drove down the main drag by my house recently and 19 of 24 stores had "help wanted" signs. I just don't get it. Wages have never been higher plus benefits & bonuses abound but no takers. Closer to home, my local school district needs bus drivers at $22 an hour but their recent ad brought ZERO responses.
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Tired of all the political commercials yet? Many more to come.
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Chicago is finally getting a casino which means thousands of jobs (if they can fill them) and dozens of armed robberies as winners try and make their way home with their winnings. They will need HUNDREDS of police personnel to keep members of the jungle away from the parking lots and the city can't stock normal shift requirements now. This will be a MAJOR headache for the city. Ask the city of Elgin about their escalating crime stats when the GRAND VICTORIA opened in 1994. OUCH.
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OK, that's enough bad news for one day. The world sucks but we have to find ways to make it a happier and safer place. Later,
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