Originally Posted by
Anti Federalist
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jmdrake
You should be just as angry and agreeing with me on this.
Why does the random killing of four, I am assuming black people based on the location of the subway service area, elicit no nationwide coverage, but this does?
And why did you call me to task on it, and ignore @
TheCount 's immediate presumption that the victims were bums and homeless?
Could they not have just as easily been black working class folks catching naps as they rode the train to report for early punch in jobs?
It degrades quality of life across the board, that is what is being "taken".
I have said numerous times, I would like blacks to be successful and productive as well, with the caveat that I will oppose that which is detrimental to whites and I will always put the interest of whites before any other group.
That said, the same policies and cultural Marxism that are, quite literally, exterminating whites, are just as bad if not worse for blacks.
Some jerkoff, most likely with a "rap sheet" twenty miles long, randomly assassinating people on a subway train, does nothing but rip to shreds the "quality of life" of the people in that neighborhood.
Especially when you consider this is Chicago, where it is difficult if not impossible to carry a firearm for your protection.
So....I owe @TheCount an appology. It turns out he is right. The prevaling view is that they were homeless people. No they don't deserve to be killed. But you're also wrong to claim this has only been covered by local news. It's been all over national news outlets.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/02/us/4-...ago/index.html
“The victims, they were all passengers on the train early this morning,” said Forest Park Deputy Chief Chris Chin. “The train was in motion on the way into Forest Park.”
The victims may have been homeless, Chin told CNN. Investigators are working with the Chicago Transit Authority to review surveillance footage of the shooting, which police said happened in two train cars: three in one car and the fourth in another.
“We don’t know for sure what (the victims’) social status is. Looking at the videos, they were asleep on the train,” Chin said.
https://chicagohomeless.org/statemen...cta-blue-line/
Statement on the murder of people experiencing homelessness on the CTA Blue Line
Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness (CCH) is devastated to learn of the senseless murder of four people – Simeon Bihesi, Adrian Collins, and two other victims that have not yet been identified – on the CTA Blue Line on Monday, September 2. Our understanding is that most if not all were experiencing homelessness and sleeping on the train at the time of their murder. The murderer must be held to account for taking their lives and be held responsible for this heinous act. We extend our deepest sympathies to the friends and family of those lost.
Everyone has the right to feel and be safe in our community, regardless of their housing status. Many people experiencing homelessness, when faced with many bad options, use public transportation as a space that offers a form of safety and community. The fact that the murderer took their lives in this space underlines how we have failed as a society.
These murders are not a random act of violence but are a glaring example of a pattern of violence, suffering, and cruelty people experiencing homelessness face every day simply because they are unhoused. We cannot write this moment off as a tragic, isolated incident, but must acknowledge it is the direct result of the systemic failures which have led to over 68,000 people in Chicago alone experiencing homelessness.
The only real, sustainable solution is adequately funding permanent housing and other services that the unhoused need to truly feel safe and not only be protected from acts of violence but have a chance to grow and thrive. Our city, our county, our state, and our federal government must do more – more funding and better policies that protect and support the unhoused and get all of them the permanent housing and services they deserve. No one should be in harm’s way the way these four victims were.
Our society continually makes excuses for why it is not the time to make real investments to solve the problem of homelessness. If not in a moment like this one, when?
Other coverage of this same story.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/03/us/ch...day/index.html
https://time.com/7017463/chicago-are...ooting-deaths/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...eping-victims/
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgjvxypjjjlo
One of the homeless people killed was a Marine. His name was Simeon Bihesi. May he rest in peace.
In 2006 two white men drowned a black homeless woman, Tara Cole, by pushing her into the Cumberland River while she was sleeping in Downtown Nashville. (See: https://freedomtracks.com/taracole.html). That never became a national news story because...she was homeless. I lived in Nashville at the time and heard about it. But if you trying to find anything other than local coverage of this story you won't see anything. At least I don't. That flies in the face of the "It's always national news when a white person kills a black person" narrative that some white Americans push.
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