People from Indiana are constantly fucking things up in Chicago.
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If the pedestrian had a gun, this never would have happened.
Idk, the crosswalk would be still unarmed - needs some movement-sensor gun turrets.
Imagine that there IS indeed a company that caters to such needs
Idk, those turrets would actually encourage travelling faster because their reaction time is so slow and easy to run over due to high centre mass.
Note to Aperature Marketing:
This was a triumph!
crossing flag < crossing brick < crossing glockOr if they had a car!
Stupid gunless pedestrians who don’t bring a car when walking…
“If my car failed to kill them my gun will!”
Don’t bring a ped to a car fight… with guns.
The pedestrian here was really at a disadvantage if you think about it.
in imperial dum dum yankkkeeland the pedestrian is a 2nd class citizen. In the core we serve and work for the pdfiles and the 4 legged gasoline guzzlers. We live our lives in the cracks and shaddows of stooopids.
Damn pdfs
whats the difference?
Maybe even an arm
ored car.
I’m 75% sure that this is sarcastic and the upvoters believe this is sarcastic.
I would say it’s “tongue in cheek”. Sarcasm, irony, absurdity of reality, all packaged together.
Yep, you’re correct!
I just wish they would do it somewhere more appropriate like in a school.
So “attempted murder” because he’s bad at both driving and shooting.
Not a car issue… It’s a “Murica ma Gunz ar holy” issue.
Still a car issue.
The car becomes a kind of psychological armour that can disinhibit normal social behaviour.
Behind the wheel, people often express emotions they would never display in face-to-face interactions. This disconnect between normal personality and driving behaviour suggests that cars can trigger different psychological states. Understanding this can help drivers recognise when their emotions are becoming problematic and take steps to regain control.
i agree with this statement from a page i’ve never heard of
There’s a lot truth in that. That’s why more and more morons buy those 2.5 ton space wasters of US production or of US style. Oh, can anyone tell me what’s the sports characteristica in Sport Utility Vehicle?
almost hit by car in a crosswalk. kinda a car issue to.
Nah. It was absolutely an asshole problem. Yes, a car was involved, but the problem was the human driver.
It’d be different if it were a self driving car. It would be like if you used a lawnmower to mow your lawn, ran over a beehive, and tgen blamed the lawnmower for getting attacked by bees. Or blamed the gun itself for the pedestrian getting shot.
both at face value if you subscribe to the idea that this has to be the way it is… people around the world don’t have our issues. Oh the land of milk and honey sprinkled with dummy. This type of stuff happens too often… it is like apart of our culture. Of cource venture capital and the tech bro have sum GREAT solutions.
it’s impossible not to call it a car issue. cars function as weapons against pedestrians, that’s why car murders are illegal but almost never carry the same sentence as shooting someone despite sometimes being more lethal than a handgun.
also calling gun violence an American phenomenon is a European’s way to soothe their own egos despite Germany frequently having lynchings by gun caused by Nazi cops. there’s a reason why BLM didn’t remain contained to USA and sparked massive uprisings in Europe
Enjoy your attempted murder charge, asshole.
Ianal but if he shot at him below the waist, he’d likely not get attempted murder. Assault/deadly weapon and whatever charges for discharging a weapon and road raging.
You’re not a lawyer so your opinion doesn’t matter. How do you know where he was aiming?
By reading the article.
No you didn’t. The article says where he shot him, not where he aimed. Those are not the same thing. You also conveniently ignored this part.
The pedestrian then kicked the Chevrolet, and the driver jumped out of the car, saying he was “going to kill him,” the police reports stated.
This was attempted murder. Dude just has shitty aim.
He also followed him for some time, which would make it hard to state this was not premeditated and a moment of passion.
People of Lemmy are just like reddit and want to be experts on all the things they don’t know about.
Okay but why is it relevant that you anal?
Yeah! At least the law still works for the poor fuckers.
I personally use my car keys to scrape any car that gets in arms reach while i’m crossing a crosswalk
glad I live in Canada where if I do this, when somebody nearly murders me in a crosswalk after they blow the stop line on a red light, that the worst that’ll happen is they’ll try to get me to come back into traffic and fight them, but they’ll be too pussy to pull over and park and come over to me.
Aussie here and yeah, someone here nearly hits a pedestrian and it’ll be pedestrian: throws hands up in wtf gesture, shakes head and the driver will either be like fuck I’m so sorry or return the same gesture and perhaps swear out the window as they pass.
Ah, the privilege of not having to do a double death dodge in one interaction. If they don’t get ya with the car they don’t get a second chance here!
Weird way to say “murder.”
*Attempted
The 42-year-old man, who could not be reached immediately by the Sun-Times, was shot once in the left leg and was taken to Stroger Hospital where he was in good condition, officials said.
So… 2 weapons.
Oh my fucking gawd… I fucking hate this country
lol of course indiana plates
Does this mean something in Chicago land?
It’s probably a lot of confirmation bias, but it feels like (and it is a running joke) cars in Chicago with Indiana plates typically drive like maniacs.
A lot of CPD live just over the state line.
at least he shot him in the leg i guess… thats were we are at hahaha
As the pedestrian began walking away, the gunman, wearing a black hat and a black and white striped jumpsuit, parked on Canal Street and began following the 42-year-old before pulling out a handgun and shooting him in the left leg, police said.
He’d best get used to wearing that kind of clothing for a while.
Just add a comically oversized sack with a $$ sign on the side, and a mask of zorro and he can audition for the role of bank robber in a pink panther cartoon.
Thats just how Americans say “Hello!”
The Hamburgler?
Or a referee.
The rest of the world doesn’t live like this.
A lot the world does, however, have to live with the constant threat of being bombed by our military or a military that our taxes fund.
Almost like the violence we export to other countries comes back home to our own culture and society.
Neither do most Americans. Or most Chicagoans.
The problem I see is Americans don’t care if people are getting shot.
it is not just the guns perse but the low wages and nothing to do. We are bored to the core in the core… oh golly life is such a bore
Jfc. That’s… something else. Interesting but fucked up.
I know what will help! More guns!
Have you considered… more ballrooms?
Give more money to the wealthy, that always helps with problems!
guns aren’t common glovebox item in most places
its either strapped thier waist or on the dash.
Guns skittering across the dash like m&ms looking for the air vent
No joke, heard a story of a guy that had a gun stolen from is car. Lamenting it because it was a expensive piece with modifications to is appearance that he liked. When asked what happened, he left it on the fucking dashboard in plain view. Didn’t even attempt to hide it at the least. Just out there for all to see. I like firearms as a preface, I think they’re neat and do serve some purposes but, the careless and frivolous nature of how we consider them in the USA is one of the reasons gun violence is so high.
On the bright side, if your car ever gets stolen, cops will be really invested in finding it if you tell them your gun was under the seat. Cops generally don’t care about stolen vehicles. They tend to take an “eh, it’s probably already in a chop shop” approach. But if you tell them your gun was in the car, they’re suddenly a lot more invested in finding it.
Of course, because they can recover the vehicle and say they didn’t find any firearms as they take them for themselves.
guns aren’t common glovebox item in CIVILIZED SOCIETIES
America is a shithole full of assholes and bullet holes
Nah, we Germans would’ve run him over.
I know a few Dutch drivers who would peobably run over a guy if the guy was the one actually violating the rules then sue the guys family too lol
