Machete attack in the US

[Deleted]

I thought it was a new Machete movie title for a second...

[poser765]

I thought it was a new Machete movie title for a second...

I thought Machete was still in space...

[Khoranth]

That's silly and an overreaction. Most people live in a city their entire lives and never are the victim of random violence.

Yeah, rich people in gated communities or condos with security guards. I guess poor people don't count to you.

[Fibh]

At least they caught the people that did it, and it was an interracial gang (As far as you can tell from the somewhat grainy picture) so nobody can scream racism this time.

Mexicans and blacks attack 2 white guys. No racism ofc.

[Viadd]

That's what you get when you can buy machetes in Wallmart like they're potatoes.

A machete is a legitimate tool for clearing brush and small branches. I own one. It's not the machete's fault those idiots misused it.

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Machetes don't hack people. People hack people.

[Ghostpanther]

Yeah, rich people in gated communities or condos with security guards. I guess poor people don't count to you.

Or he does not live in a high crime rate part of a city. Almost every large city has them and some are well known to have violent sections. Esp. Chicago. There are many cities in the US I avoid. And I grew up in a high violence, poverty area of Cleveland when I was a teenager. No way I would go back there.

[Viadd]

there will always be shit heads. The thing is, us non shit heads greatly outnumber the shit heads. When that is reversed I'll agree that the world is going to hell. Until then...its not.

Exactly. The best thing we nons can do is arm ourselves against those that are.

[Ghostpanther]

A machete is a legitimate tool for clearing brush and small branches. I own one. It's not the machete's fault those idiots misused it.

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Machetes don't hack people. People hack people.

But we need stricter machete controls. Same could be said of baseball bats however. And hell, lets not forget kitchen knives. Steel toed shoes and......

[madmanx]

I am so glad i do not live in a city. I cannot imagine raising children where this shit is commonplace.

Hi from Toronto where we dodge machete attacks on a daily basis....

[Khoranth]

Hi from Toronto where we dodge machete attacks on a daily basis....

Well i was referring to violence, not just machetes; also i don't know much about foreign Cities, I am also referring to US cities, not foreign countries.

[poser765]

Yeah, rich people in gated communities or condos with security guards. I guess poor people don't count to you.

Umm, dude. i AM poor! It's sad when people are so vocal about the certainty of things they clearly know nothing about.

[Khoranth]

Umm, dude. i AM poor! It's sad when people are so vocal about the certainty of things they clearly know nothing about.

I know that US cities are far more violent than other places in the country, That is a fact, I have no idea why you are pretending it is not true.

[ItachiZaku]

Gangs can't afford guns? Is the economy that bad?

A gun is too easy. A machete is personal.

[Notchris]

I know that US cities are far more violent than other places in the country, That is a fact, I have no idea why you are pretending it is not true.

It's more the fact you act like you can't leave your home without being accosted by a roving band of thugs armed with any number of weapons.

It's not that damn bad.

[poser765]

I know that US cities are far more violent than other places in the country, That is a fact, I have no idea why you are pretending it is not true.

http://science.time.com/2013/07/23/i...laces-to-live/
http://www.victimsofcrime.org/docs/n...urbanrural.pdf

It looks like it's not that simple. Looks like you are in fact wrong. But that's not my issue. My issue is your stating that it is practically criminal to raise kids in the city. I called that silly, and an overreaction. Which it is. Then you said I don't care about poor people. Interesting.

[Mifuyne]

Why don't they just get rid of the gangs?

[poser765]

Why don't they just get rid of the gangs?

Brilliant! I'll call Mayor Emanuel and pass that right along.

[Zamfix]

Yeah my crash pad is just on the other side of the highway from that train station. I'm often there late at night or super early in the morning. I've never felt unsafe. Must be a fluke thing...you know sometimes shit just happens.

If you're on the other side of 90 or 94 from there you're a ways away...

[Gumboy]

Kind of scary to think this just happened at a bus stop near where a couple people posting in this thread live. Apparently the fact that a train was pulling in is the only reason they stopped the attack as well.

[poser765]

If you're on the other side of 90 or 94 from there you're a ways away...

From my crashpad the Jefferson Park train station is no more than 3 minutes walk away. I honestly don't know what highway I cross, but it is a highway...pretty sure it's the one that takes you into ORD.