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[–] 259 points 6 months ago (17 children)

The rest of the world doesn't live like this.

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  • [–] 89 points 6 months ago (6 children)

    guns aren't common glovebox item in most places

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    its either strapped thier waist or on the dash.

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  • [–] 12 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Guns skittering across the dash like m&ms looking for the air vent

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  • [–] 8 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 9 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 27 points 6 months ago

    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.

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  • [–] 22 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    I know what will help! More guns!

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Neither do most Americans. Or most Chicagoans.

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  • [+] 26 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)
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  • [–] 95 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    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.

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  • [+] 152 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (17 children)
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  • [–] 58 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    Stupid gunless pedestrians who don't bring a car when walking...

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  • [–] 13 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Don't bring a ped to a car fight... with guns.

    The pedestrian here was really at a disadvantage if you think about it.

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  • [–] 25 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Idk, the crosswalk would be still unarmed - needs some movement-sensor gun turrets.

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  • [–] 22 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Imagine that there IS indeed a company that caters to such needs

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  • [–] 74 points 6 months ago (14 children)

    Kicking or hitting a car that’s almost run you over is a hard instinct to stop. Like, I don’t bang on them or anything in anger, but just the instinct to fling out an arm or a leg to shove it back is intense if you’ve never been caught unaware by it. Escalating to shooting over that is nuts, also kind of nuts that he was in an actual car and not an emotional support truck, which is the kind of vehicle I usually expect the terminally carbrained to drive.

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  • [–] 20 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Whatever happened to a good ol' "I'm walking here!" Said with a strong Brooklyn accent.

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  • [–] 19 points 6 months ago (9 children)

    Definitely. There are at least 5 or 6 cars in my city that have a pretty good scratch from my ring. I know it's just a matter of time before that goes wrong and I get a finger torn off in the most painful way possible, but goddamn if it isn't satisfying.

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  • [+] -17 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (8 children)

    There are at least 5 or 6 cars in my city that have a pretty good scratch from my ring.

    if this happened to you 5 or 6 times in your lifetime, you either live in some pretty absurd place, or you need to rethink your habit of jumping in front of the incoming cars.

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  • [–] 15 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    there's a crosswalk near me that has a 50% historical chance of the approaching driver ignoring the no right on red. of that 50%, roughly 25% are close enough to me that I would say I am in danger and I can reach the vehicle.

    I could absolutely have avoided some of those if I just waited for the car to blow the stop line, but I don't, because I don't want to live my life in fear, it's their fucking obligation to stop and not maim me, and then if I hesitate to walk out that just means it'll confuse other drivers who stopped for me but then see me not going and take the opportunity to blow the stop anyways as soon as I start walking. I'm fucked either way.

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  • [+] -8 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    close enough to me that I would say I am in danger

    but I don’t, because I don’t want to live my life in fear, it’s their fucking obligation to stop and not maim me

    you don't want to live your life in fear, so you will rather subject yourself to danger of being maimed? that is interesting strategy. who cares whose obligation it is when it is you who is going to be injured or worse?

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  • [–] 9 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Me, motherfucker. I FUCKING CARE.

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  • [–] 0 points 6 months ago

    it was rhetorical question, motherfucker. when you are dead, it doesn't matter whose fault it was or if they should have stopped, you are still dead. ANd ThAT CAPslocK dIDN"T REalLy HelP!

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  • [+] -3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child)
  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    learn to read jfc it's not a matter of whose fault is it, it's that there is no safe way to cross anyway because drivers are fucking stupid

    then if I hesitate to walk out that just means it’ll confuse other drivers who stopped for me but then see me not going and take the opportunity to blow the stop anyways as soon as I start walking. I’m fucked either way.

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  • [–] 0 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    You obviously never lived in a city.

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  • [–] 180 points 6 months ago (9 children)

    America is such a shithole.

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  • [–] 75 points 6 months ago (8 children)

    Absolutely. Lost my job recently and started having to drive again and let me tell you every single driver is some form of psychotic. It’s insane.

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  • [–] 16 points 6 months ago (7 children)
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  • [–] 35 points 6 months ago (8 children)

    Enjoy your attempted murder charge, asshole.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (6 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    Not true, you might be surprised to learn, but you have arteries down there.

    Still might be AWDW instead though, but because (if) the prosecutor feels they're more likely to get a conviction that way, where if they overcharge with Attempted Homicide the guy may actually end up walking free.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (3 children)

    You're not a lawyer so your opinion doesn't matter. How do you know where he was aiming?

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  • [–] -1 points 6 months ago (2 children)
  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago

    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.

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  • [–] 24 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 7 points 6 months ago

    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!

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  • [–] 23 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    People from Indiana are constantly fucking things up in Chicago.

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  • [–] 22 points 6 months ago

    at least he shot him in the leg i guess... thats were we are at hahaha

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  • [–] 21 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    I too have this policy. If I'm close enough to hit your car when you go by you deserve it. Might need to start everyday carrying though - I'll just shoot the cars instead. Much safer.

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  • [–] 16 points 6 months ago

    "If ICE can do it why can't I?"......that guy probably.

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  • [–] 45 points 6 months ago

    Oh my fucking gawd.... I fucking hate this country

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  • [–] 25 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    You know in this particular situation I don't think the car was the main problem.

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  • [–] 9 points 6 months ago

    Yeah, it could be because of our car culture, not the cars themselves. Or maybe it's just good old fashioned lack of mental healthcare.

    People spend SO much money on their damn cars, and often treat them both like a second home and a part of their personality.

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  • [–] 11 points 6 months ago

    Well see, you’re not supposed to kick the car. You’re supposed to say “HEY! I’m walking heeyah!”

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  • [–] 9 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Weird way to say "murder."

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  • [–] 10 points 6 months ago

    *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.

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  • [–] 17 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    lol of course indiana plates

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Does this mean something in Chicago land?

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  • [–] 8 points 6 months ago (2 children)
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