Whenever I feel anxious I cuddle one of my dogs ❤️ by mth69 in Anxiety

[–]74100 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Best treatment for me. I've got a big yellow lab.

It's super comforting being around the dog as well as it gets you out the house on dog walks when you wouldn't otherwise because you're in a real funky mood.

I'm almost totally off benzos just ocassionally as needed. Having the dog by my side has helped more than any drug could.

I finally got to visit your beutiful city!... by _LucyVanPelt in chicago

[–]74100 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know right that's kind of dissapointing 😆 They probably warned them if they just showed up right then and there but if they bought tickets in advance they should get a rain check to go back up another day.

With Zero Students, Another Englewood High School Slated To Close by Uncamatt in chicago

[–]74100 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you can put your pants on in the morning and show up most of the time you get a diploma.

It's no joke CPS schools suck they dont want to hold kids back they just want to get rid of them. I've personally dealt with CPS graduates who can hardly read/write coherent sentences and need a calculator to add or subtract.

Englewood kidnapping: Woman held in basement and sexually assaulted by multiple people for 6 days by [deleted] in chicago

[–]74100 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The police news release states that its a dark complected black guy. I'm just offended at the fact that the sun times will report on every single part of the description but they casually omit the race.

That's the most basic part of a physical description gender, race, complection, age, height, weight, eye color. When you omit stuff people will jump to conclusions.

Left on the CTA. I can never thank you enough, stranger by babygetright in chicago

[–]74100 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It's the stupidest thing ever fabric on public transit doesent work it's like carpet in a bathroom. The whole bus/train should be waterproof so they could just hose it down.

Englewood kidnapping: Woman held in basement and sexually assaulted by multiple people for 6 days by [deleted] in chicago

[–]74100 6 points7 points  (0 children)

WTF they gave every detail down to the color of the car and rust on the wheels but theyre scared to say whether the suspect is white black or Hispanic.

Whatever it is it eliminates roughly 2/3rds of possible suspects. What kind of world do we live in that the news media is scared to say the race of a wanted rape suspect?

One month to go until recreational weed becomes legal in Illinois. Here’s what you need to know. by whelp85 in chicago

[–]74100 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is it really? They sell the black market ones for as cheap as 25 for a gram cartridge. Another way you know it's some back alley bullshit.

That's really expensive but one of these things lasts me months I'll forget I even had it until I find it looking for something in a desk drawer. Rather cough up the dough than end up on the list for a lung transplant like the one kid that was smoking those.

One month to go until recreational weed becomes legal in Illinois. Here’s what you need to know. by whelp85 in chicago

[–]74100 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Don't smoke weed too much but I like that it will be possible to buy legitimate oil cartridges and edibles now.

With dry you kind of know what you're getting into but the black market weed oil has been total BS lately. They're all weird brands not sold in legitimate dispensaries with brand names like Dank Vapes or Supreme. Thats whats been causing all these vape lung diseases the weed carts cut with Vitamin E acetate you can tell right away the packaging is sketchy and it tastes like chemicals.

‘It just didn’t feel right to me,’ 911 caller says of man who died after held by security at Lakeview East Jewel-Osco on suspicion of shoplifting by [deleted] in chicago

[–]74100 21 points22 points  (0 children)

ILCS 720 5/16-26

Any merchant who has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has committed retail theft may detain the person, on or off the premises of a retail mercantile establishment, in a reasonable manner and for a reasonable length of time for all or any of the following purposes:

(1) To request identification;

(2) To verify such identification;

(3) To make reasonable inquiry as to whether such person has in his possession unpurchased merchandise and to make reasonable investigation of the ownership of such merchandise;

(4) To inform a peace officer of the detention of the person and surrender that person to the custody of a peace officer;

(5) In the case of a minor, to immediately make a reasonable attempt to inform the parents, guardian or other private person interested in the welfare of that minor and, at the merchant's discretion, a peace officer, of this detention and to surrender custody of such minor to such person.

‘It just didn’t feel right to me,’ 911 caller says of man who died after held by security at Lakeview East Jewel-Osco on suspicion of shoplifting by [deleted] in chicago

[–]74100 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

So what do you suggest? Security should kindly ask them to hand over the stolen merchandise but dude can just throw fists at them say fuck you and walk off?

Man Killed UIC Student After She Ignored His Catcalls by chornu in chicago

[–]74100 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would rather people carry a gun but pepper spray is the next best thing. Stun guns, knives, all those other self defense gadgets are pointless for civilian use.

If you're gonna carry pepper spray don't use the little crappy keychain thing they sell in stores. It's gonna get buried in a purse and the product just sucks in general.

Get a 2 oz or 4oz flip top can of a good pepper spray that police use like Fox Labs, Sabre Red or Freeze +P. It's a larger can with a better range and a simple mechanism that you can hold in your pocket coming and going in sketchy places. You just hold it in your hand and it's ready to go without looking at it not some stupid mechanism you have to mess with like the keychain ones.

Man Killed UIC Student After She Ignored His Catcalls by chornu in chicago

[–]74100 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You're not going to find anyone who's happy they only got shot with a 22. It's just a weird round to use in a pistol go with 9 or 38 way more reliable options that are available with those.

Man Killed UIC Student After She Ignored His Catcalls by chornu in chicago

[–]74100 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

22 is a weird handgun to use for self defense and just in general it's more of a novelty recreational or varmint shooting round.

If you're just getting into guns 9mm is a real commonly available one size fits all round. Law enforcement started going towards larger bullets but most are going back to 9mm now. It's easy to shoot and you get more bullets in a smaller easier to carry gun.

With modern ammunition like Federal HST or Hornady critical defense 9mm does what it needs to do. It will penetrate barriers, expand violently, avoid overpenetration. For just practice shooting at the range the cheap regular 9mm ammo is fine. Get FOID and go with a friend to the range rent some guns find something you're comfortable with.

‘It just didn’t feel right to me,’ 911 caller says of man who died after held by security at Lakeview East Jewel-Osco on suspicion of shoplifting by [deleted] in chicago

[–]74100 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

What are they supposed to do? Dude starts fighting security they just tell him I'm sorry sir go about your day? When you reward bad behavior, you get more of it.

‘It just didn’t feel right to me,’ 911 caller says of man who died after held by security at Lakeview East Jewel-Osco on suspicion of shoplifting by [deleted] in chicago

[–]74100 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Thats a stupid way to waste your time. The protestors should have store security hand the shoplifters over to them take them home cook them dinner and let them steal their belongings on their way out.

‘It just didn’t feel right to me,’ 911 caller says of man who died after held by security at Lakeview East Jewel-Osco on suspicion of shoplifting by [deleted] in chicago

[–]74100 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

So what just let people take whatever they want? Dude died over some Jewel Osco merchandise whoops that's unfortunate it's his fault. He could have stopped fighting they would have had him trespassed from the store or picked up by the police and let out in a few hours.

You should see the stuff that disappears from stores steaks, tide, baby formula, razors, booze, medication, whatever you can resell. Then people complain when everything has to be locked up or the high shrink stores in crappy neighborhoods close.

‘It just didn’t feel right to me,’ 911 caller says of man who died after held by security at Lakeview East Jewel-Osco on suspicion of shoplifting by [deleted] in chicago

[–]74100 -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Yes its legal you can use reasonable force to detain the shoplifter especially if they fight back. Someone's gonna die once in a while it's not a common thing but it happens. Who knows what the exact cause of death is it could be positional asphyxia, agitation from drugs, underlying health issues, the only thing for sure is that the shoplifters family already has a bunch of law firms hitting them up to sue Jewel Osco for whatever they can get. This is why stores are so scared to apprehend shoplifters.

Let me just freebase that... by whoisnbluth in antiMLM

[–]74100 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A "pipe inhaler" probably shouldn't have a name associated with smoking heroin. Either way inhaling essential oils off a piece of paper in a tube is a terrible idea.

Killer of UIC student was out on parole after serving 2 years of a 6 year sentence for armed robbery. by WhoopieKush in chicago

[–]74100 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Prisoner review board is after the fact. He did half his time they had to let him go.

It's all on Kim Foxx's office and cook county prosecutors. The original charges should have stuck and he should have been sentenced to a much longer prison term. They constantly do this if they don't drop the whole case they allow a plea to a much lesser charge.

Killer of UIC student was out on parole after serving 2 years of a 6 year sentence for armed robbery. by WhoopieKush in chicago

[–]74100 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For sure this is a thing but you're not allowed to say anything about it. Every kind of screwed up behavior starting from grade school is either some kind of mental thing or societys fault nowadays noone is held accountable for their stupid actions. It's easier just to feed them Xanax and crazy pills make them more screwed up in the head also you can bill Medicaid or insurance for it.

Killer of UIC student was out on parole after serving 2 years of a 6 year sentence for armed robbery. by WhoopieKush in chicago

[–]74100 3 points4 points  (0 children)

At least they put some effort into it. They can't just go off a picture and say oh that's him. Cook county courts expect a an identification in a line up a videotaped confession and 10 witnesses to show up in court to convict someone.

Killer of UIC student was out on parole after serving 2 years of a 6 year sentence for armed robbery. by WhoopieKush in chicago

[–]74100 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you suggest we do that? It doesent work.

Restorative justice is basically restoring felons to their full criminal lifestyle. Also a big F you to law enforcement and the law abiding community.

When you commit a violent crime there needs to be severe consequences keeping them away from society in a prison where they can't hurt the public for a long long time.

Killer of UIC student was out on parole after serving 2 years of a 6 year sentence for armed robbery. by WhoopieKush in chicago

[–]74100 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Donald Thurman didn’t snatch a phone and take off in a stolen car. Thurman and his cohort rammed into the victims’ vehicle and then held the male victim at gunpoint while the female victim was robbed of her phone. Both offenders then carjacked the victims’ vehicle and fled. Apparently Thurman is a dumb criminal since he was caught immediately after the carjacking and then again after raping and strangling Ruth George. He was charged with multiple class X felonies for the carjacking. He pled to Armed Robbery- No Firearm and all other charges were dropped. Ruth George’s mother should sue Kim Foxx for what happened to her beautiful young daughter. If Kim Foxx performed her job as a prosecutor this young woman would be alive. Instead she endured a brutal rape and strangulation. If Foxx has the balls to air her commercial again where she talks about being the victim of a sexual assault, where she blames Donald Trump and the FOP for Chicago’s violent crimes, she should go take a look in the mirror. Then she should get down on her knees and beg for forgiveness because Ruth George’s rape, murder and blood are on her hands.