Chicago police are looking for a suspect after a 16-year-old was shot in the face on a train Sunday just after 2:00 a.m.
The boy was shot once in his ear and eye while riding the train near the Cermak-Chinatown station. He later told officers he heard multiple gunshots but that was the only information he was able to report, according to ABC 7 .
“A witness provided a description of a possible suspect,” the outlet said. “Police found a male matching the suspect description and took him into custody and a handgun was recovered at the scene. However, hours later, that person was released without being charged, police said.”
The Chicago Police Department shared surveillance video Sunday of a suspect wearing a black coat and red hood. At one point in the clip, what appears to be a gun is seen in the individual’s hand:
The teenage victim was transported to a hospital in serious condition.
Police asked citizens with more information regarding the case to call Area One Detective Crespo #20747 at 312-747-8380.
Meanwhile, ten people were shot and three died Wednesday in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s (D) Chicago. Breitbart News also noted at least 25 people were shot, six of them fatally, over the weekend in the city.
The outlet reported Saturday that a 14 year old boy and 15 year old boy were fatally shot Friday afternoon near a Chicago high school.
“Both deceased victims were shot in the head. The 15-year-old who was killed has been identified as Brandon Perez, while the name of the deceased 14-year-old has not been released,” the article stated.
As the crime wave plagues citizens in President Joe Biden’s (D) America, people are “more likely now than at any time over the past five decades to say there is more crime in their local area than there was a year ago,” Gallup reported in October.
“The 56% of U.S. adults who report an increase in crime where they live marks a five-percentage-point uptick since last year and is the highest by two points in Gallup’s trend dating back to 1972,” the article read.
HOW MUCH DOES GHETTO BLACK AMERICA COST THIS NATION BETWEEN CRIME AND WELFARE?
Why reparations now?
The absurdity of the concept of reparations for slavery, an institution that ended several generations ago, is beyond mind-boggling. But there’s a blatantly cynical reason for the sudden lurch in that direction: formerly reliable Black voters are now slipping away from the Democrats. This also explains Biden’s recently expressed profuse generosity towards the nations of sub-Saharan Africa.
What is also painfully obvious is the lame, demagogic pandering that is the Democrats’ knee-jerk response, especially to a defecting constituency: just throw money at them and that’ll keep ‘em on the reservation. Never mind the exposure to ridicule attached to redistributing money from people who never owned slaves to people who never were slaves, since the despicable practice was abolished over 150 years ago. “Oh, the wealth and education gap that plagues the inner cities is the enduring legacy of slavery.” Even if this were true, just throwing money at the problem is of particularly dubious benefit.
The dystopic nature of our inner cities cannot be traced back to slavery. Modern-day political machines are the culprits. Paying women to have fatherless children; running schools that avoid imparting basic math and literacy skills while lowering the standards for achievement; suppressing police responses to avoid bad optics and litigation… all add up to imposed squalor . And none of this can be traced back to slavery or any of its aftereffects.
You may call it the “Trump Effect” or whatever -- “working-class” voters have been shifting to the Republican party. This includes Black folks and other “minorities.” Nowadays progressive Democrats are mostly appealing to trust-fund-baby treehuggers and other guilty, virtue-signaling middle-class liberals. This is what’s happening. And Trump didn’t even start it. Some years ago, Pat Caddell, political advisor to Bill Clinton, bemoaned his perception that the Democrat party had been taken over by an “elite gentry.” Trump did, however, accelerate the process of blue-collar defection by allowing the economy to fiercely expand and thus embrace many of those stuck on its bottom rungs.
Another disquieting aspect of the reparations movement is its complete reliance on skin color. Much like affirmative action, reparations promises to further institutionalize racism -- as did Jim Crow laws in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This despite the suppressed reality that not all slave owners were white. Just ask Kamala Harris’s Jamaican father, who freely admitted that his Black ancestors owned Black slaves. This was further corroborated by my late former neighbor. Though having been a Tuskegee airman, he admitted that his Hattian ancestors owned slaves. Ironically, one of the founders of modern environmentalism, John James Audubon, was also Hattian -- though of French descent.
It also so happens that not all slaves were black Africans. Originally, the British colonists brought in Scots and Irish slaves to fill the labor deficit created by the vastness of America. These were not indentured slaves who only needed to work off the cost of their passage to achieve their freedom. They were true chattel : property that was bought and paid for. However, these northern Europeans were way too susceptible to malaria and proved to not be of much economic value. A further irony lies in the particular common genetic trait of tropical African natives that allows them to be significantly more resistant to malaria than Europeans -- it is also the cause of sickle cell anemia.
So, should Americans with Scottish and Irish surnames also be entitled to reparations for slavery? Is there any limit to the absurdity to which craven political hacks will stoop to cling to the reins of power? After all, they cooked up affirmative action ostensibly to nullify whatever lingering damage that was done by previous racism… but instead, they enshrined privilege based on pigmentation.
To cap it all off, California has a reparations task force that is supposed to figure everything out by next July 1. This includes eligibility, amount(s) of payment, etc. The question of what actual fiscal impact such a splurge will have on a state with a rapidly evaporating tax base simply does not come up. That’s entirely within character for the nincompoops who run states like California. The folks who are having the money thrown at them have no reason to complain and the folks whose money it used to be have little, if any, voice left to complain. What a country!
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FEDS ARREST "Bling Bling" Brooklyn Pastor For Fraud... AGAIN!
Michigan: Armed Driver Fights Back, Shoots Carjacking Suspect Eastpointe Police and Fire Department 1:51
A driver with a concealed carry permit fought back in Eastpointe, Michigan, shooting an alleged carjacker who was attempting to take the driver’s Dodge Charger Hellcat.
FOX News reported the incident on December 18, 2022, noting that it occurred Tuesday of last week.
Twenty-seven-year-old Damon Lamar Currie allegedly tried to carjack the Hellcat but the armed driver refused to comply. A shootout followed and the Currie fled the scene in another stolen car after being shot in the leg.
Currie later arrived at a hospital to get his gunshot treated and was able to get out of the facility before police could arrive to apprehend him.
The Detroit News noted that police tracked the stolen car in which Currie had allegedly fled the carjacking scene and located it at “a residence in Clinton Township.” They surveilled the resident and Currie eventually exited, got into the stolen vehicle, and drove off.
A brief chase ensued then Currie was arrested without incident.
AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and the writer/curator of Down Range with AWR Hawkins , a weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio and a Turning Point USA Ambassador. AWR Hawkins holds a PhD in Military History, with a focus on the Vietnam War (brown water navy), U.S. Navy since Inception, the Civil War, and Early Modern Europe. Follow him on Instagram: @awr_hawkins . You can sign up to get Down Range at breitbart.com/downrange . Reach him directly at awrhawkins@breitbart.com .
VIDEO OF BLACK LOOTING
New retail theft law goes in effect in North Carolina
Those who have never owned slaves must pay reparations to those who never were slaves. Along the same lines, those who never attended college should pay the tuition costs of those who went to college but did not learn enough to earn enough to pay back their own loans.
JOE BIDEN IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN BANKSTERS AND
HIGH TECH BILLIONAIRES FOR OPEN BORDERS DECIDE
WHO SHOULD BE IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
Only 35 percent think we are going in the right direction, compared to 60 percent who believe we are heading in the wrong direction.
Watch: Actor Faizon Love Says California Reparations Money Will Be Wasted on Cadillacs and Mercedes Eric McCandless/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images 2:16
Outspoken actor and comedian Faizon Love believes the reparations money that California is planning on giving to black residents will ultimately be wasted, saying the cash will be used to buy flashy cars.
In an interview on YouTube’s Vlad TV, Faizon Love trashed the very idea of reparations.
“Fuck that. That’s another trick man — you know why? Because that money’s gonna go right back to Cadillac and right back to motherfucking [Mercedes] Benz,” he said.
Watch below (Warning: Strong language):
VIDEO
L ove said he believes that instead of reparations, black people should be tax exempt, noting that the federal income tax was created to fund the Civil War.
California has formed a committee to explore reparations for black residents, with a proposal to pay as much as $223,000 in reparations for each individual who qualifies as a descendant of African American slaves. The state has been considering reparations since 2020 under a law signed that year by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D).
But the exact dollar figure has become a subject of contention among politicians and activists.
Some activists are demanding California pay even more , with the number $350,000 per individual being suggested. One activist recently warned the state committee on reparations that there will be a “serious backlash ” unless the state agrees to pay $800,000 to every eligible recipient.
Faizon Love’s joke about reparations echoes similar jokes made years ago by comedian Dave Chappelle, who once said reparations would result in the merger of Kentucky Fried Chicken and FUBU.
Love is known for his outspoken comments on controversial subjects. The actor has defended Bill Cosby and publicly smeared his accusers. In 2020, Love sued Universal Studios for cutting him and his fellow black co-star Kali Hawk out of international publicity posters for the 2009 movie Couples Retreat .
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I Went Back To California. My Home Town Looks Like A War Zone.
BLACKS ARE 15xs to 30xs MORE LIKELY TO PERPETRATE VIOLENCE THAN WHITES.
Dr. Williams comments on another reality: that the rate of black homicide and armed robbery as well as other violent crimes are as is as much as 15–30 times more than whites
Blacks are also overrepresented among perpetrators of hate crimes—by 50 percent—according to the most recent Justice Department data from 2017; whites are underrepresented by 24 percent. This is particularly true for anti-gay and anti-Semitic hate crimes.
Every year in America, some 500 whites are murdered by black assailants, more than twice as many as blacks killed by whites. The media need to report all of these cases fairly and without bias so as to counter the false reporting and misplaced emphasis in the national press. All victims, of whatever race, deserve justice because all human life is precious. The reporting of violence should not be based on race — it should be proportionate to the crime, without regard to the race of the perpetrator or the victim. Jeffrey Folks
Glazov Gang: The Slavery Reparations Hoax
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This new Glazov Gang episode features Daniel Greenfield , a Shillman Fellow at the Freedom Center and editor of The Point at Frontpagemag.com.
Daniel discusses The Slavery Reparations Hoax, reflecting on The state that never had slaves wants $569B in reparations – and guess who’s footing the bill.
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And make sure to watch our 2-Part Special with Daniel where he discusses Twittergate: The Legal Implications and Biden’s Peculiar Prisoner Swap.
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THE BLACK CULTURE OF LOOTING RETAIL - HOW MANY STORES WILL CLOSE DUE TO BLACK RETAIL THEFT?
The media has omitted the race of the perpetrators, a policy that ironically makes race even more salient. Video footage shows the perpetrators were black. Eyewitness accounts confirm that. And the same tactic and demographic makeup were seen at the Louis Vuitton smash and grab earlier in San Francisco.
BLACK MOB LOOTS STORE
OF COURSE, WE KNOW IT’S ONLY BECAUSE THEY WERE STARVING AND NEEDED FOOD!
https://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2021/11/mob-looting-new-black-sport-what-is.html
Surprise! Watch What Happens When This Girl Tries To Run Out Without Paying
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGMZBgMu7_M
OBVIOUSLY WE KNOW THESE STATS ARE BLACKS!
https://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2021/11/mob-looting-new-black-sport-what-is.html
As Violent Crime SURGES across America, some politicians and some in the media are gaslighting the public into thinking the Police are the Problem…
Homicides: Atlanta ⬆ ️ 58% Portland ⬆ ️ 533% Philadelphia ⬆ ️ 37%
Shootings: New York City ⬆ ️ 64% Los Angeles ⬆ ️ 51% Chicago ⬆ ️ 18% pic.twitter.com/5RbhbKY312
— National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) (@GLFOP) June 22, 2021
Every year in America, some 500 whites are murdered by black assailants, more than twice as many as blacks killed by whites. The media need to report all of these cases fairly and without bias so as to counter the false reporting and misplaced emphasis in the national press. All victims, of whatever race, deserve justice because all human life is precious. The reporting of violence should not be based on race — it should be proportionate to the crime, without regard to the race of the perpetrator or the victim. Jeffrey Folks
BLACKS MAKE UP ONLY 8% OF THE POPULATION OF S.F. BUT PERPETRATE MORE THAN 40% OF CRIMES. THOSE STATS ARE DATED. THE CAR BREAK-INS AND MOB LOOTING ARE PERPETRATED BY BLACKS.
The media has omitted the race of the perpetrators, a policy that ironically makes race even more salient. Video footage shows the perpetrators were black. Eyewitness accounts confirm that. And the same tactic and demographic makeup were seen at the Louis Vuitton smash and grab earlier in San Francisco.
Looting for Amusement and Luxury Goods By Abraham H. Miller
Walnut Creek is a quiet exurban town outside of San Francisco. It uncharacteristically made national news over the last few days, and not for anything good. It was the scene of a large-scale smash and grab in the wake of the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict.
Over a dozen vehicles pulled up to the Broadway Plaza shopping mall. Some eighty vandals, some wielding crowbars, ran inside Nordstrom and stole merchandise. Five Nordstrom employees were physically assaulted.
The action was said to be over in less than a minute. With their bounty in hand, estimated at $200,000, the thieves drove off in different directions. Only three were apprehended. Of those, one was illegally carrying a firearm.
The media has omitted the race of the perpetrators, a policy that ironically makes race even more salient. Video footage shows the perpetrators were black. Eyewitness accounts confirm that. And the same tactic and demographic makeup were seen at the Louis Vuitton smash and grab earlier in San Francisco.
The neighborhood blogs are filled with discussions. Liberals predictably claim this is because of the divide between the haves and have nots. Others have opined that it is part of the no justice, no peace result of the Rittenhouse verdict. And, of course, there was the inevitable search for root causes, which are always looked for and never really found, at least not empirically.
The cause few want to talk about is what happened at the same mall during the George Floyd riots, in June of 2020. Then our police and civic leaders decided to have the police stand in place. Macy’s was ransacked by hordes of young people who sometimes fought among themselves because some were perceived to have acquired better loot than others.
In the wake of the George Floyd case, our civic leaders, in their infinite wisdom, decided the optics of arresting young black people would not be good. It would be better to let them sate their appetite for theft. On the way out of the mall area, one vandal shot a firearm into a crowd of shoppers, hitting a young black woman in the arm. The police that were the object of the rioters’ derision were quickly giving her first aid and securing transport to the regional medical center.
So, it is not surprising that our mall was once again targeted. After all, during the first smash and grab at Macy’s, the thieves were not stopped. The police stood there like a bunch of robots whose batteries had gone dead. I doubt the rank and file desired this. This was a decision that most likely came from our cowardly civic leaders, who were more worried about optics than public safety.
New York policing has taught us the virtues of the concept of broken windows. Don’t fix the small things in a neighborhood and soon you have big things with which to deal. Start with the broken windows because societal neglect and crime are intertwined. Show that minor infractions are not going to be tolerated. In New York, dealing with broken windows has put a big damper on crime.
Our civic leaders chose the opposite perspective. Let them run wild. Let them steal. Let them flee without obstruction, and they will simply go away. Of course, the civic leaders didn’t think that they had now provided an open invitation for thieves to return for another round.
We will shortly hear from academic pundits about black rage, a theory that is used to justify all sorts of anti-social and criminal behavior. Stealing Louis Vuitton luxury goods will be justified because of the legacy of slavery and discrimination. Only harebrained academics take such nonsense seriously.
An organized criminal enterprise is not the consequence of episodic rage, but of a purposeful undertaking. And before we get too hung up on the race of the perpetrators, we should consider that a lot of different kinds of people will be buying these luxury goods on social media, knowing they are stolen.
On the streets of San Francisco, a city where shoplifting under $950 is a misdemeanor, street vendors hawk stolen goods in original wrapping, sometimes just yards from the stores from which they were stolen. Walgreens is closing twenty-two stores in San Francisco, and communities are whining about a prescription desert, but not taking social action to prevent the ongoing plague of theft.
We have a criminal underclass in our society, one that festers and then finds excuses to explode. While my white suburban neighbors have had their societal equilibrium disturbed as a result of the violence and chaos at Nordstrom, inner-city minorities deal with these problems every day, and our criminal justice system ignores them.
We are becoming acclimated to violence. Gangs shooting at each other on Interstate 880 and killing a two-year-old is just another day in Oakland. On Route 4, near Oakley, there was gunfire from a housing development at passing vehicles headed west. Our public hospitals are overrun with shooting victims, usually as part of ongoing gang wars.
There is no leadership. But there is hypocrisy. The so-called congressional “Squad” calls for defunding the police but hires private security for its own protection. An open border brings in desperate people without relevant economic skills. How will they survive? The media find both justification and sanctification for the riots it deems politically appropriate: witness Minneapolis, Portland, and Seattle. In so doing, the media provide legitimacy to thuggery.
The separation between the haves and the have nots is really a separation between the elites and the ordinary, hard-working citizens. The elites have joined with the underclass, but in the end, those who rule with an absence of the heart, as Alexis de Tocqueville noted, are to be vanquished in a single historical night. It will not come soon enough.
Abraham H. Miller is an emeritus professor of political science, University of Cincinnati, and a distinguished fellow with the Haym Salomon Center.
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