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Roaming mob of 'urban youth' terrorized Chicago's 'Magnificent Mile' in below-freezing weather
American Thinker ^ | 12/31/2018 | Thomas Lifson

Posted on 12/31/2018 10:09:18 AM PST by SeekAndFind

Cold weather no longer is acting as a deterrent to the marauding mobs of teenagers (of no particular demographic characteristic, according to Chicago mainstream media) roaming through Chicago's showcase shopping district along Upper Michigan Avenue around the Water Tower.  News of the attack could not be ignored, because the famous Water Tower Place Mall had to be closed and because the mob sent an innocent bystander waiting on a subway platform to the hospital.

CWB Chicago, the feisty neighborhood blog that does not shy away from facing Chicago's descent toward anarchy, reports:

At least four people were injured and CTA Red Line traffic was snarled as large groups of teens and young adults brought havoc to the Magnificent Mile on Saturday evening.  One arrest was made.

Alderman Brian Hopkins (2nd) tweeted at 7:47 p.m. that "Water Tower Place will be closing at 8 p.m. tonight due to mob action by large crowds of juveniles."

The latest Mag Mile mob scene began around 5 p.m. when a victim reported being battered near the Red Line station at State and Chicago.  A man was arrested in connection with that attack.

At the same time, employees of a nearby McDonald's reported 50 teenagers fighting inside the restaurant at 10 East Chicago.  After being pushed from the restaurant, the group headed to Water Tower Place, where a disturbance was reported on the second floor at 5:45 p.m.  Police estimated the crowd to be 50- to 60-strong.

Police moved the teens out of the mall and followed the group as it headed east toward the lake and then back to Water Tower, sparking widespread reports of assaults and fighting.


(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: chicago; contentofcharacter; gang; mob; wilding
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1 posted on 12/31/2018 10:09:18 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Oh you rowdy kiddos.... bet you 95% if these yutes ain’t seen they daddy in years, naw what I mean...


2 posted on 12/31/2018 10:12:52 AM PST by Levy78
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To: SeekAndFind

Those silly “teens” are acting up again.


3 posted on 12/31/2018 10:13:43 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: SeekAndFind

Sickening! The area used to be one of the nicest “stroll around” districts in North America.


4 posted on 12/31/2018 10:15:15 AM PST by Ohioan
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To: SeekAndFind; Admin Moderator

Less than two hours ago.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3716384/posts

Try again later this afternoon.


5 posted on 12/31/2018 10:16:11 AM PST by Responsibility2nd
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To: SeekAndFind

So in determining how many additional magazines to carry, you have to ask yourself... How many of a violent mob of 50 or so would I have to drop to deter the rest and end the threat?


6 posted on 12/31/2018 10:16:36 AM PST by ThunderSleeps ( Be ready!)
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To: SeekAndFind

below freezing weather...perfect water cannon weather


7 posted on 12/31/2018 10:20:37 AM PST by chemical_boy
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Pretty standard for Chicago. A few times a year, gangs of black kids from the South side go “wilding” up on Michigan ave / Gold Coast. Nothing new


8 posted on 12/31/2018 10:32:19 AM PST by PGR88
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To: SeekAndFind
Just another urban jungle where feral youths are free to ply their trade courtesy of democrat government.

Why people remain in these places is a mystery to me.

9 posted on 12/31/2018 10:32:29 AM PST by Baynative ("A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams." - John Barrymore)
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To: SeekAndFind

You read that this crap has been happening is Chicago’s ‘Magnificent Mile’ quite often in the last couple years.
Chicago has some of the strictest anti gun laws in the country.
You try that shit here in Florida and you WILL get shot and deservedly so.
Stand your ground and right to carry.
So all you gang punks stay up there in Chicago plying your trade for your own safety.


10 posted on 12/31/2018 10:35:35 AM PST by Joe Boucher ( Molon Labe' baby, Molon Labe)
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To: SeekAndFind
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11 posted on 12/31/2018 10:40:13 AM PST by Snickering Hound
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To: Levy78
I remember first visiting Water Tower Plaza back in 1977 as a 20-something in the US Navy. I stayed overnight in a nearby Chicago Hyatt and went to see a cool new movie called Star Wars on a Saturday night with my buddies. I also remember waiting in line for refreshments and holding a black gentleman's popcorn while he got his sodas situated for himself and his date (who was probably holding down a couple of choice seats in the theater). We were just two sci-fi geeks who were both animatedly looking forward to a great display of swashbuckling in outer space, and we were not disappointed (I ended seeing the movie again twice more). My point is that the Water Tower Area was, to me, to even a jaded and self-important native of the San Francisco Bay Are as myself, the most urbane and sophisticated places in North America at the time. Times change, and both San Francisco and Water Tower Place have long gone tragically to hell in a hand-cart after four decades.
12 posted on 12/31/2018 10:52:35 AM PST by Trentamj
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To: SeekAndFind

What else are they supposed to do on a Saturday night?


13 posted on 12/31/2018 11:16:32 AM PST by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: bgill

Well, recently a “professor” in missouri said that acting civil and so forth was “racist” and a display of white privilege. I guess you are correct.


14 posted on 12/31/2018 1:04:39 PM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: SeekAndFind

If they were beaten and bloodied they would not do that again


15 posted on 12/31/2018 1:43:57 PM PST by ronnie raygun (nick dip pod cast)
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To: SeekAndFind
Yeah, but they're nothing compared to "Hell's Grannies"....


16 posted on 12/31/2018 1:46:29 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Levy78

Oh you rowdy kiddos.... bet you 95% if these yutes ain’t seen they daddy in years, naw what I mean...

Chances are better than good the mothers of those lovely kids probably don’t remember either who their dad was. Either way most of them will grow up to be strong socialists-meant to say democrats. Between either crooked or worthless politicians, illegal immigrants and the religion of peace with their offspring’s reproducing like (you pick the word) as hard as I may try, I just don’t see a too bright a future. I hope I am wrong.


17 posted on 12/31/2018 2:38:54 PM PST by saintgermaine (saintgermaine the time traveller)
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To: SeekAndFind

Moving north! Good!

Stick it, Chicago!


18 posted on 12/31/2018 3:45:48 PM PST by old-ager
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To: Ohioan
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19 posted on 12/31/2018 3:45:49 PM PST by CaliforniaCraftBeer
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To: SeekAndFind

Chicago: corrupt, Obama-fostering, festering shithole.


20 posted on 12/31/2018 3:49:32 PM PST by old-ager
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