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Old 06-08-2015, 09:55 AM
 
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Poorly reported on -- Chicago woman and her younger brother stabbed, beaten in what appears to be a racist hate crime

Four charged in Canaryville double-stabbing | Chicago

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...At 3:17 a.m. May 30, a 26-year-old man and 30-year-old woman were in a park in the 700 block of West 41st Street when a group of people walked up and started fighting with them, police said. During the fight, the group beat and stabbed the pair, police said. ...
Why anyone would strike up conversations in a city park at 3:17AM, or even be in a city park at the hour, is baffling. Park closed at 11PM -- Taylor-Lauridsen Playground Park | Chicago Park District
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Old 06-08-2015, 10:20 AM
 
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Poorly reported on -- Chicago woman and her younger brother stabbed, beaten in what appears to be a racist hate crime

Four charged in Canaryville double-stabbing | Chicago



Why anyone would strike up conversations in a city park at 3:17AM, or even be in a city park at the hour, is baffling. Park closed at 11PM -- Taylor-Lauridsen Playground Park | Chicago Park District
From what I read it sounded more like a gang fight. I'm not sure a gang fight where racial epithets are thrown out necessarily equals a hate crime.

But, I suppose it could be.
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Old 06-08-2015, 10:29 AM
 
Location: Pittsburgh (via Chicago, via Pittsburgh)
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Poorly reported on -- Chicago woman and her younger brother stabbed, beaten in what appears to be a racist hate crime

Four charged in Canaryville double-stabbing | Chicago



Why anyone would strike up conversations in a city park at 3:17AM, or even be in a city park at the hour, is baffling. Park closed at 11PM -- Taylor-Lauridsen Playground Park | Chicago Park District
hate crime? shocking....
Police: Man tossed off platform onto T tracks in race-related assault | Local News - WTAE Home

this stuff is everywhere, chett. it happens all the time. unfortunately.
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Old 06-08-2015, 02:08 PM
 
Location: Upper West Side, Manhattan, NYC
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hate crime? shocking....
Police: Man tossed off platform onto T tracks in race-related assault | Local News - WTAE Home

this stuff is everywhere, chett. it happens all the time. unfortunately.
Yep - unfortunate but it happens still a lot. I remember when I was about 10 years old at a community pool and all of a sudden this guy jumped the fence and started severely beating up this guy. Later I found out it was because the guy knew the girl and because the victim was black, he felt the need to kick his ass. It was...sad.
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Old 06-08-2015, 06:25 PM
 
Location: Schaumburg, please don't hate me for it.
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Poorly reported on -- Chicago woman and her younger brother stabbed, beaten in what appears to be a racist hate crime

Four charged in Canaryville double-stabbing | Chicago



Why anyone would strike up conversations in a city park at 3:17AM, or even be in a city park at the hour, is baffling. Park closed at 11PM -- Taylor-Lauridsen Playground Park | Chicago Park District

Imagine if the race roles were reversed here and this happened at Wicker Park.
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Old 06-09-2015, 07:53 AM
 
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Default Honestly, anybody "striking up a conversation" at 3AM in a city park has problems...

Obviously there are folks of every race that are up to no good at that hour. If these folks were trying to buy or sell (or even 'share') something as innocuous as beer or regular cigarettes there is a good chance somebody got upset. Of course the stabbing is horrible, but the whole scenario -- some kind of melee in a public park four hours after it was closed, suggests some very messed up judgement...
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Old 06-09-2015, 08:07 AM
 
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white people beating up black people, black people beating up white people......happens everywhere all the time. Race probably had little to do with it.

And as they say, nothing good happens after midnight.
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Old 06-09-2015, 08:36 AM
 
Location: Chicago, IL
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Imagine if the race roles were reversed here and this happened at Wicker Park.
The media wouldn't be talking about it?
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Old 06-09-2015, 10:24 AM
 
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It's a lesson often ignored, but after being around in the big city for a bit, you learn that the pillars of society, or those with responsibilities or a purpose in life, are not hanging around public parks at 3 AM.
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Old 06-09-2015, 01:27 PM
 
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It's a lesson often ignored, but after being around in the big city for a bit, you learn that the pillars of society, or those with responsibilities or a purpose in life, are not hanging around public parks at 3 AM.
Pretty much this.
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