Time for Sparklefarts to Sell

When they start measuring killings in terms of "distance from the president's house," maybe you ought to think about selling it just so the media stops it:

• Timika Rutledge’s Monday night unfolded as a mother’s worst nightmare.
  
  When her youngest son was not waiting at a Walgreens at the corner of 51st and Cottage Grove as planned, annoyance shifted to apprehension —­ and eventually to grief, as police cars streamed into the area.
  
  [...] Her son, 15-year-old Cornelius German, was lying dead nearby — shot only four blocks from President Barack Obama’s home in the 5000 block of South Greenwood.
  

And the usual charges and protestations are being made:

• Police said Cornelius was affiliated with a gang, which family members deny, though they acknowledge he ran with an older, rougher crowd who were probably involved with gangs.
  
  “He didn’t have no gang tattoos. He didn’t have no piercings,” Rutledge said.
  

Yeah, because piercings and tattoos make everyone a banger. No one would ever keep a couple of shorties around without markings, cuttings, or colors do do the dirty work.

In any event, Obama ought to see if Rezko still has a real estate license and unload the Kenwood property, even if it's at a loss. Otherwise, Rahm might have to ban the president from owning property in Chicago, just to cut the murder rate by a point.