A basketball player's cousin was shot in Chicago!

Fisheadgib · August 2016

Last night on the news and most of the morning, the talking heads are going on and on about some basketball player's cousin being shot and killed in Chicago over the weekend. There was a huge manhunt and they already caught the guys. It turns out that they were both convicted felons that happened to be out on bond from their most recent crimes. The basketball player has been on the news talking about gun violence and the liberals are using this incident as proof that we need more gun control. ? Where in the course of this incident did anything occur that wasn't already against the law? It's unfortunate when anyone is killed or injured but why is a basketball players cousin more important than any of the other 74 people that have been killed or the 365 people that have been wounded in Chicago so far this month? There's been six people shot and killed in Chicago since yesterday! In just one day, the police already caught the suspects and I wonder if the Chicago police put that much effort into investigating all of the shootings that occur?

Teach · August 2016

What makes this ghetto thug's relative getting killed different than any of the other victims, other than the fact he gets paid a few million bucks to play a kid's game on national TV? He didn't care enough for his family to call a limo (or even a taxi) for the woman who got killed, instead of letting her walk down the street in a combat zone that's had more casualties than the middle east for several years!
Jerry

bullsi1911 · August 2016

So THIS is the Chicago murder we care about?

snake284 · August 2016

bullsi1911 wrote: »

So THIS is the Chicago murder we care about?

Of course it is! We have 30-40 at least every week get killed here, you don't expect us to get worked up about all of them do you? But a Basketball player's kin folk, oh that makes it worthwhile and news worthy. An all you Law Abiding Citizens need to give up your guns so we don't have to worry about getting shot when we break into yo house! Or try to rob you or beat you up to teach you a lesson.

BAMAAK · August 2016

Snake, there has been 464 people killed this year in Chi. Hardly 30-40 a week, more like 10. Still a lot.

I'm sure her cousins fame had something to do with it being such a big story but the fact she was walking back from school after registering her kids with her newborn may have some impact too.

BigDanS · August 2016

Guys,

FWIW, I know Dwyane. Here is a picture of me with him and LeBron James from 2010,

He played for the Miami Heat for 13 years, and I have met him several times. He is a very solid guy. He returned to his hometown, Chicago, to try to make a difference, and was on a committee regarding gun violence the week prior. His cousin being shot was a tragic exclamation point.

If anything can come of this, maybe they will begin to address the criminal elements in Chicago and crack down on it.

D

Jeeper · August 2016

Nope. They will push for more gun laws.

Luis

tennmike · August 2016

40+ shot per weekend with several dead is a normal Chicago weekend. There have been over 5,000 people shot for the year so far in Chicago.

shootbrownelk · August 2016

Looks like there is a need for a new "Community Organizer" on Chicago's south side...doesn't it? The strictest gun laws in the nation have absolutely NO effect in Chicago. The Judges that are releasing these animals back on the streets instead of occupying jail cells aren't helping matters either.