Monday, November 19, 2012

Weekend Totals

Another four dead, including one killed by church law:
  • The man was shot in the back by a gunman inside a minivan, police News Affairs [...]. The medical examiner’s office was not identifying the man pending family notification.

    Tizoc Tobias heard what sounded like a canon go off just outside his home Sunday morning, he said. Then he counted the shots — 10 in total.

    “The first reaction is to count the shots,” said Tobias, 38, standing with his 9-year-old son by the remaining police tape in the alley near his home.

We think the reporter may have meant "cannon" and not "canon," but they know better than we do with all their layers of fact checking and editorial oversight.

So four dead, twelve wounded, and we saw an article about someone who lingered for a week before succumbing to his Englewood induced wounds, so call it at least five.

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    14 Comments:

    Anonymous Anonymous said...

    “The first reaction is to count the shots,” said Tobias..."

    You go ahead and let me know. I'll be under here.

    11/19/2012 12:19:00 AM  
    Anonymous Anonymous said...

    Mmm, because a Canon is a camera. Nikon's are better though.

    11/19/2012 02:54:00 AM  
    Anonymous Average Savage said...

    "We think the reporter may have meant "cannon" and not "canon," but they know better than we do with all their layers of fact checking and editorial oversight."

    ---------

    Kinda like the SCC staff with its unparalleled grasp of the English language as evidenced in the thread immediately preceding this one:

    "Gold Cost Shots Fired (and more)..."

    It's OK, big fella. We'll let you slide this time on account you're such a handsome chap.

    Just bustin' balls, SCC ;-)

    11/19/2012 05:16:00 AM  
    Anonymous Anonymous said...

    Pachelbel's Canon?

    11/19/2012 07:52:00 AM  
    Anonymous Anonymous said...

    You ain't seen nothing yet , wait til Black Friday.
    Chalkie.

    11/19/2012 07:55:00 AM  
    Anonymous Anonymous said...

    They just can't help it.....it's in their DNA.....!!

    11/19/2012 08:28:00 AM  
    Anonymous Dave in Albany Park said...

    Do you need a permit to carry a concealed Pachelbel?

    11/19/2012 08:58:00 AM  
    Anonymous Anonymous said...

    So what is the total this year for murders in Chicago? I have lost track.

    11/19/2012 09:13:00 AM  
    Blogger Elm Creek Smith said...

    canon /ˈkæn·ən/ n [C]
    Definition
    › a principle or law, or a set of these, esp. in a Christian church:
    The canon for lawyers has clear restrictions.


    Can we blame that one on Pfather Pfleger?

    ECS

    11/19/2012 09:23:00 AM  
    Anonymous Anonymous said...

    Another definition of canon, according to Wikipedia, is "the conceptual material accepted as 'official' in a fictional universe's fan base."

    In other words, a made-up version of reality that everyone accepts, especially if they have a stake in it.

    Guess that could apply to this situation also.

    --Law Abiding Citizen

    11/19/2012 10:10:00 AM  
    Anonymous Bob Johnson said...

    009th district is up for grabs!

    11/19/2012 03:01:00 PM  
    Anonymous Anonymous said...

    that's what happens when you proofread by spellcheck. either nobody gives a shit or they are just plain stupid.

    11/19/2012 03:17:00 PM  
    Anonymous Anonymous said...

    I live in West Englewood and many, many, many nights I have awoken counting gunshots. I just wake up counting out loud, 10, 11, 12....

    11/19/2012 09:53:00 PM  
    Anonymous Anonymous said...

    Anonymous said...
    I live in West Englewood and many, many, many nights I have awoken counting gunshots. I just wake up counting out loud, 10, 11, 12....

    11/19/2012 09:53:00 PM

    A new twist on counting sheep?

    11/20/2012 12:51:00 AM  

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