February 03, 2008
Maniacs EVERY Where
Damn, this one is too close to home for my peace of mind.
5 people killed in Tinley Park shopping center.
No. Tinley Park is not THAT close to THE Valley....it's just part of my territory. I'm there a lot. And I know exactly where this Lane Bryant is and the Target store they locked down. I've got a customer not far from there at all.
5 people lost their lives because some asswipe wanted money. That's what it all boils down too.
Oh...and then with the Target store lock down, hundreds of people, including children had the ever lovin' shit scared out of 'em.
Because some asswipe wanted money.
This sort of thing scares me shitless. It really does. I spend the bulk of my time out in "public". Working stores, driving, I eat in a lot of resturants, and when times get tough these are those "easy targets" that people look at for quick cash.
And some of them, like the one responsible for the Tinley Park robbery/murder, don't care who they hurt to get what they want.....
THIS is why I wish I had a gun. THIS is why I hate that this flippin' state makes it so hard for me to protect myself. I would bet dollars to donuts that even if the laws weren't so strict, this scum on the bottom of society's pond would still have had a gun. But maybe, just maybe someone would have been able to stop him.
Damn....and with the economy the way it is right now, we're just gonna see more and more of this sort of thing.........makes my heart hurt.
And my blood pressure rise.
Posted by Tammi at February 3, 2008 07:56 AM | TrackBackI remember, in '81... and right around this time of year, when Ray Lee Stewart did his little deeds in the Rockford and Beloit area.
Tinley Park almost sounds like a repeat...
And I wish to hell that Illinois would go with CCW permits. As the quote goes, "Society is safer when criminals don't know who is armed."
Posted by: That 1 Guy at February 3, 2008 12:42 PMYou can't carry concealed in IL? Scary!
Posted by: pam at February 3, 2008 01:47 PM