So “attempted murder” because he’s bad at both driving and shooting.
Weird way to say “murder.”
*Attempted
The 42-year-old man, who could not be reached immediately by the Sun-Times, was shot once in the left leg and was taken to Stroger Hospital where he was in good condition, officials said.
So… 2 weapons.
Yes, I would feel totally safe in a country where every idiot can get weapons.
In Florida you don’t even have to prove to the state you can safely handle a gun to have a concealed weapon on you
You know in this particular situation I don’t think the car was the main problem.
Yeah, it could be because of our car culture, not the cars themselves. Or maybe it’s just good old fashioned lack of mental healthcare.
People spend SO much money on their damn cars, and often treat them both like a second home and a part of their personality.
Well the car didn’t murder the guy
I personally use my car keys to scrape any car that gets in arms reach while i’m crossing a crosswalk
“If ICE can do it why can’t I?”…that guy probably.
America is such a shithole.
Absolutely. Lost my job recently and started having to drive again and let me tell you every single driver is some form of psychotic. It’s insane.
Including you?
Sure. You have to be insane to get behind a wheel. I am insane for doing it.
Fair
Introspection is a gift, not a gotcha.
I like that
Every. Single. One.
Especially me. I hate doing it so much. I don’t drive like a psycho but I’m certainly unwell.
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Lol. We are rich enough to leave, but doing so would subject us to a reduced standard of living. Europe seems great, but their high population density is what drove them to colonize America in the first place.
The rest of the world doesn’t live like this.
guns aren’t common glovebox item in most places
guns aren’t common glovebox item in CIVILIZED SOCIETIES
America is a shithole full of assholes and bullet holes
its either strapped thier waist or on the dash.
Guns skittering across the dash like m&ms looking for the air vent
No joke, heard a story of a guy that had a gun stolen from is car. Lamenting it because it was a expensive piece with modifications to is appearance that he liked. When asked what happened, he left it on the fucking dashboard in plain view. Didn’t even attempt to hide it at the least. Just out there for all to see. I like firearms as a preface, I think they’re neat and do serve some purposes but, the careless and frivolous nature of how we consider them in the USA is one of the reasons gun violence is so high.
On the bright side, if your car ever gets stolen, cops will be really invested in finding it if you tell them your gun was under the seat. Cops generally don’t care about stolen vehicles. They tend to take an “eh, it’s probably already in a chop shop” approach. But if you tell them your gun was in the car, they’re suddenly a lot more invested in finding it.
Of course, because they can recover the vehicle and say they didn’t find any firearms as they take them for themselves.
I know what will help! More guns!
Have you considered… more ballrooms?
Give more money to the wealthy, that always helps with problems!
I pray for nukes
A lot the world does, however, have to live with the constant threat of being bombed by our military or a military that our taxes fund.
Almost like the violence we export to other countries comes back home to our own culture and society.
Nah, we Germans would’ve run him over.
I know a few Dutch drivers who would peobably run over a guy if the guy was the one actually violating the rules then sue the guys family too lol
Neither do most Americans. Or most Chicagoans.
The problem I see is Americans don’t care if people are getting shot.
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it is not just the guns perse but the low wages and nothing to do. We are bored to the core in the core… oh golly life is such a bore
Jfc. That’s… something else. Interesting but fucked up.
If the pedestrian had a gun, this never would have happened.
Idk, the crosswalk would be still unarmed - needs some movement-sensor gun turrets.
Imagine that there IS indeed a company that caters to such needs
Note to Aperature Marketing:
This was a triumph!
Idk, those turrets would actually encourage travelling faster because their reaction time is so slow and easy to run over due to high centre mass.
Or if they had a car!
Stupid gunless pedestrians who don’t bring a car when walking…
Don’t bring a ped to a car fight… with guns.
The pedestrian here was really at a disadvantage if you think about it.
in imperial dum dum yankkkeeland the pedestrian is a 2nd class citizen. In the core we serve and work for the pdfiles and the 4 legged gasoline guzzlers. We live our lives in the cracks and shaddows of stooopids.
Damn pdfs
“If my car failed to kill them my gun will!”
Maybe even an arm
ored car.whats the difference?
I’m 75% sure that this is sarcastic and the upvoters believe this is sarcastic.
I would say it’s “tongue in cheek”. Sarcasm, irony, absurdity of reality, all packaged together.
Yep, you’re correct!
crossing flag < crossing brick < crossing glockI just wish they would do it somewhere more appropriate like in a school.
Next up: driver sues the family for damages to the bullet.
In Europe a few years ago a driver sued the estate of the cyclist he killed for the damages to his BMW.
In Ontario, driver sues family of person he killed for the trauma.
https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-gear/bikes-and-biking/killing-cyclist-and-then-suing-family/
It WOULD be a BMW driver.
As the pedestrian began walking away, the gunman, wearing a black hat and a black and white striped jumpsuit, parked on Canal Street and began following the 42-year-old before pulling out a handgun and shooting him in the left leg, police said.
He’d best get used to wearing that kind of clothing for a while.
Just add a comically oversized sack with a $$ sign on the side, and a mask of zorro and he can audition for the role of bank robber in a pink panther cartoon.
The Hamburgler?
Or a referee.
Thats just how Americans say “Hello!”
Kicking or hitting a car that’s almost run you over is a hard instinct to stop. Like, I don’t bang on them or anything in anger, but just the instinct to fling out an arm or a leg to shove it back is intense if you’ve never been caught unaware by it. Escalating to shooting over that is nuts, also kind of nuts that he was in an actual car and not an emotional support truck, which is the kind of vehicle I usually expect the terminally carbrained to drive.
Whatever happened to a good ol’ “I’m walking here!” Said with a strong Brooklyn accent.
He did bang on the car as well, though.
Why can I hear this in my head, is it a movie reference 😂 I can hear it so clearly lol
It is said by Dustin Hoffman’s character, Rico, in the 1969 movie “Midnight Cowboy.”
Definitely. There are at least 5 or 6 cars in my city that have a pretty good scratch from my ring. I know it’s just a matter of time before that goes wrong and I get a finger torn off in the most painful way possible, but goddamn if it isn’t satisfying.
There are at least 5 or 6 cars in my city that have a pretty good scratch from my ring.
if this happened to you 5 or 6 times in your lifetime, you either live in some pretty absurd place, or you need to rethink your habit of jumping in front of the incoming cars.
Or they just use the crosswalk in an average US city somewhat regularly
there’s a crosswalk near me that has a 50% historical chance of the approaching driver ignoring the no right on red. of that 50%, roughly 25% are close enough to me that I would say I am in danger and I can reach the vehicle.
I could absolutely have avoided some of those if I just waited for the car to blow the stop line, but I don’t, because I don’t want to live my life in fear, it’s their fucking obligation to stop and not maim me, and then if I hesitate to walk out that just means it’ll confuse other drivers who stopped for me but then see me not going and take the opportunity to blow the stop anyways as soon as I start walking. I’m fucked either way.
close enough to me that I would say I am in danger
but I don’t, because I don’t want to live my life in fear, it’s their fucking obligation to stop and not maim me
you don’t want to live your life in fear, so you will rather subject yourself to danger of being maimed? that is interesting strategy. who cares whose obligation it is when it is you who is going to be injured or worse?
Me, motherfucker. I FUCKING CARE.
it was rhetorical question, motherfucker. when you are dead, it doesn’t matter whose fault it was or if they should have stopped, you are still dead. ANd ThAT CAPslocK dIDN"T REalLy HelP!
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learn to read jfc it’s not a matter of whose fault is it, it’s that there is no safe way to cross anyway because drivers are fucking stupid
then if I hesitate to walk out that just means it’ll confuse other drivers who stopped for me but then see me not going and take the opportunity to blow the stop anyways as soon as I start walking. I’m fucked either way.
You obviously never lived in a city.
i am living in city my whole life. i was taught not to jump in front of incoming cars at the age of ~4 and so i don’t have regular experience of being almost hit and maimed, but i will keep jumping in front of incoming cars because i “refuse to live in fear”
this might help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jCpBH5zehI
Carry a few used AA batteries instead and throw them at the back window after they’ve passed. That way you have time to get away.
Why AA batteries specifically? I have not tried it but they seem soft.
yeah, i think large ball berings would be more usefull and less annoying in your pocket
Ninja rocks aka aluminum oxide ceramic.
In California, since 2003, ninja rocks have been explicitly listed as burglary tools, and their possession with intent to burglarize is a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in county jail and/or a fine of up to $1000
Lol
Oh that makes sense, any mineral harder than glass will do probably. Even hardened steel. Maybe a drill bit, a tap, a mill, a metal file?
I would prefer D cells.
Let’s go Phillies?
probably because they are pretty dense objects, decent weight in a small package
200g weights, they’re used for calibrating measuring instruments. Fits in the palm of your hand, weighs about a half pound. I think 1 will run you like 8 bucks, and you don’t have to waste a battery.
Dead AAs don’t cost anything. They are otherwise headed to recycling or a dump. And they fit nicely in you pocket most of the time.
Broken spark plug ceramic works even better and will shatter tempered glass, but if cops catch you with it they might know what it’s for. The batteries are plausible pocket stuff.
Yeah cops will definitely recognize ninja rocks, I’m just not sure a double A will carry enough weight to break a car window.
Oh my fucking gawd… I fucking hate this country
