Drugs Inc: Windy City High
If you have a little less than an hour and you missed the National Geographic special about the drug trade in Chicago, check this out:
They reference "Chi-raq" in the first 5 minutes and use the phrase "Murder Capital," too. Rahm has to be thrilled.
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posted by SCC at 12:01 AM
57 Comments:
Chicago is doing good ask the Mayor.............
Said reality on how Chicago is going the direction of Detroit. Drugs was the finial down fall of Detroit.
A major city three times of Chicago just didn't fall because of the auto dealers.
Crime is the highest reason why people move out of Chicago. If you do not fell safe for you and your family you just move. That's what's happening to the good people.
This is the best depiction on what were up against. This is were I spend my work day and the people we have to interact with as Police Officers.
This was film really shows what's going on.
Rahm Rahm Rahm whats next for Murder capital? Drug capital or maybe west detroit
Oh I'm sure he was "F-bombing ":the CEO of N/G .
Along with a few other things this probably torpedoed
any political chances that he might have had.
I vote the paramedic field chief in the beginning as our new mayor.
If I would have said Detroit was once three times the size of Chicago when I was in grammar school, the nuns at St. Gabe' s would have rapped my knuckles with a ruler.
we need more drug mules. fast tracking of emigration reform is long overdue. in a bad economy, heaven forbid a price spike for 'hair-in'.
Regina Evans was one of the law enforcement experts interviewed.
Chi-raq be fo real. THX RAHM.
Taxpayer here. Caught this show by accident. Very good but did not surprise me with it's content. Any citizen with an ounce of brains knows what is going on in some parts of the city. What gets me is the mayor's constant bullshit that everything is ok. MR. MAYOR! IT'S NOT OK ANYWHERE IN THE CITY. And we know it. Every neighborhood is now experiencing more crime and gang activity. We need more police, better judges and harder laws. Let our police be the police and back them up. Also give them the tools they need to do the job. Something has to give here with the crime in this city because we're sick of it.
How do I apply for one of these special drug units?
S.M. Just another 19 ward political hack. He has zero police expierence but has been in every unit and task force. Now he is carrying water for O'Grady. He couldn't clear and close a holding the offender.
I think this has something to do with the change we were promised nearly 6 years ago by are hometown hero B.H.O.
This film is fictional.... crime is down, lowest its been since 1963!
Murder Mayor
Probably one of the most compelling arguments for the LEGALIZATION of drugs I have seen in a while.
Here's my simple 3 strikes and you're out analysis:
The drug "problem" has 2 components, the drug TRADE and drug USERS.
1. Legalize drugs and the drug TRADE disappears. Overnite. Dude & company would have better luck trying to hustle 8 track players on the street corner. Problem sovled.
2. Drug USERS would probably go into some type of super-nova, and half of them would be dead in the first 12 months. A terrible human cost but the fact of the matter is that people have been using all kinds of drugs for literally the last 5000 years, and nothing you can do will ever change that. It's a reality. Accept it.
3. If the unintended consequences of my recommendation are so severe that it outweights the benefits, WE CAN ALWAYS GO BACK TO ILLEGALIZATION.
After 4 decades and billions of dollars, one thing is indisputable: what we are doing now is clearly NOT WORKING. Drugs are the hydra-headed monster, and you will never kill it.
Thoughtfully articulated differences of opinion are appreciated. Ad hominem attacks on lawyers......ehhhh, not so much :)
Not a LEO, just a lawyer.
i believe it is New Era that has made a hat that says ChiRaq...its a grey baseball cap and has black lettering
Anon said:
"probably torpedoed
any political chances that he might have had."
I say that I hope so. I would not wish Rahm on my worst enemy.
Thank you CPD AND SCC for all you do for the working man.
Just a taxpayer....
good job E.M. Doing nothing as usual. Again, she is waste of space.
They should show how crook county courts dismiss these cases and how judges give out bogus sentences.
Crime is down...
I, watched this twice Sunday, as a citizen these scum make me sick ! And this is the garbage, that sues, when they get bitch slapped !
If Obama had sons, they would be featured in this film!
Bring the family down. Don't mind those thugs wearing the ski masks.
I just watched the entire clipped and I want to puke. This is a sad reality smdh
Nice to see all our tax dollars at work; CFD chauffeurs these hypes around all day and night straight to the ER where thousands of dollars are spent to keep these fools alive. I'd bet my salary everyone of them had a link card, ssi stub, or both in their wallet/pocket. Our elite narcotics team did a raid on that house and found nothing but a gang member on parole, then let everyone go?? WTF- where the hell did that intel come from? Nice how they ended the segment redeeming the team with that ecstasy bust- bet there will be a lot of angry club owners in boystown. The lake county sheriffs did a little better - at least they got a nice ball of coke out of their raid. Judges there wont be as soft as the ones in Cook Co. Pretty good glimpse of how the players work. These guys will never give up the thug life- they glorify that ghetto bs and it's much easier to sling dope and make a ton of money than to actually get an education and earn a legitimate living. They should have gone a little further to show where exactly all that drug money profit goes - momma's pocket and reverend's pocket. Funny how the dumb goof with the dreads mentions something about a job at the very end of the program- LOL as if any legitimate business will ever set up shop in a shithole neighborhood that will loot and steal the minute the bulls win another championship- keep frying those 2 brain cells you got left willy!! He probably already on ssi getting disability checks cuz he can't work- he gots asthma. What a joke!
Thanks for giving me something to do while on my safe passage route
Wow!! Chi-rag or Chicago-stan
Keep voting Democratic and allow our FOP to give money and endorse Democratic candidates. I'll bet with high confidence that the people depicted in the movie are Democrats. Up and down the food chain.
Keep those parkers, movers, and contact cards up. It legitimizes the upper level management salaries.
Thank goodness we have so many social welfare programs to help these people...
As leader of a free Iraq, I take offence to the inference that the extreme violence which is occurring in the city of Chicago is in any way comparable or related to the minimal crime reported in our peace loving country. Continued mention of Chicago, Iraq or Chiraq will force me to bring legal action against the ruling mullahs of the Peoples Republic of Chicago.
P.S. My children walked to school today by themselves.
Jalal Talabani,
President, Iraq
Seeing these drug addicts destroy their own lives is outright pathetic. You want to know what else is pathetic? Police officers sons and daughters addicted to drugs. Some us need to pay attention to what is happening to our own children. I know our job is stressful and it can be too much. But for the love of God pay attention to what your kids are doing, where they are at, etc... One slip in a young person's life and their life is over. Life is too precious.
The funniest part of this video is the when they showed the undercover federal agent....what a joke...between the DEA, ICE, ATF, FBI...they don't do shit. Don't know why the FED was all masked, none of the FEDS do any undercover work, I just wanted to laugh my ass off.... The US Attorney doesn't take any cases unless it's five or more kilos of Cocaine, Heroin and tied up in a neat package with a bow on top...they pick and chose which cases to prosecute and brag about their conviction rate...Our politicians want to give all the illegals amnesty, yet most Illegals are involved in the drug trade from Mexico, either in the distribution or the money laundering aspect...what a fucking joke...the best thing we could do is legalize all street drugs so we can control what is on the street and so we can control who is selling it and deal with treatment with the money generated....Drug enforcement is not working amigos...don't believe me??? Just look at the numbers....drugs are easier, cheaper and more potent...and how long have we been chasing our tails with this drug war???
Anonymous said...
Probably one of the most compelling arguments for the LEGALIZATION of drugs I have seen in a while.
Here's my simple 3 strikes and you're out analysis:
The drug "problem" has 2 components, the drug TRADE and drug USERS.
1. Legalize drugs and the drug TRADE disappears. Overnite. Dude & company would have better luck trying to hustle 8 track players on the street corner. Problem sovled.
2. Drug USERS would probably go into some type of super-nova, and half of them would be dead in the first 12 months. A terrible human cost but the fact of the matter is that people have been using all kinds of drugs for literally the last 5000 years, and nothing you can do will ever change that. It's a reality. Accept it.
3. If the unintended consequences of my recommendation are so severe that it outweights the benefits, WE CAN ALWAYS GO BACK TO ILLEGALIZATION.
After 4 decades and billions of dollars, one thing is indisputable: what we are doing now is clearly NOT WORKING. Drugs are the hydra-headed monster, and you will never kill it.
Thoughtfully articulated differences of opinion are appreciated. Ad hominem attacks on lawyers......ehhhh, not so much :)
Not a LEO, just a lawyer.
8/27/2013 10:11:00 AM
Yeah, that would stop people from overdosing or becoming addicted right? Do you have any children? Legal or not, would you want them using heroin, crack, crystal meth, etc.? (After reading what you wrote I hope to God you haven't reproduced). Do you really think if drugs were legal that would stop people from committing crime to obtain them/money to obtain them? I have an idea for you- when posting on any site change your signature to: Not a LEO, just a dumb fuck lawyer.
My thoughts exactly as soon as I seen E.M. She is worthless and a piece of work. Refuses to buy narcotics in the unit, had no idea who to run a name god to honest truth, and complained about how she couldn't stay ever because she was so busy. E.M. If you read this your taking up a great spot that others want and deserve. Go back to hell hole you came from. P.S. stop telling people about how you got robbed at your boxing match------I assure you you didn't T.C. 193
But it's the racist Po-leece who are the problem... Right?
Not these dope dealing, murdering dogs... Right?
If the Po-leece would just stop selfishly dreaming of retirement, escaping Chicago and getting their cush pensions while in their mid 50's and early 60's, then everything would be alright... Right?
Rahm is the smartest mayor ever and has the answer to fix everything... Right?
You are high.
Probably one of the most compelling arguments for the LEGALIZATION of drugs I have seen in a while.
Chicago..........
Highest number of gang members in the country.
Highest consumption of drugs in the country.
Highest heroin use in the US
Highest number of guns recovered by police per Mc C.
This is just a recipe for disaster, we need to act quick and now. The good people are fleeing the city. Good people are pry and victims. The only way to stop this is arrests, prosecutions and jail time. Also the federal government with deportation if it applies to criminals. The areas I once lived and grow up in looks like a war zone. Good people long gone. Our leaders caused this and we don't hold them accountable, Vote! Vote them out!
Crime down, but calls for service up! Vote these people out. That's the only chance we have and the only way to change this!
Good Luck to all living in Chicago.......
The paramedic fire chief looks and acts like the great Mike Ditka!
He knows how to clean this crap up, with a shovel and garbage truck.
Need new Mayor.......
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Probably one of the most compelling arguments for the LEGALIZATION of drugs I have seen in a while.
Here's my simple 3 strikes and you're out analysis:
The drug "problem" has 2 components, the drug TRADE and drug USERS.
1. Legalize drugs and the drug TRADE disappears. Overnite. Dude & company would have better luck trying to hustle 8 track players on the street corner. Problem sovled.
2. Drug USERS would probably go into some type of super-nova, and half of them would be dead in the first 12 months. A terrible human cost but the fact of the matter is that people have been using all kinds of drugs for literally the last 5000 years, and nothing you can do will ever change that. It's a reality. Accept it.
3. If the unintended consequences of my recommendation are so severe that it outweights the benefits, WE CAN ALWAYS GO BACK TO ILLEGALIZATION.
After 4 decades and billions of dollars, one thing is indisputable: what we are doing now is clearly NOT WORKING. Drugs are the hydra-headed monster, and you will never kill it.
Thoughtfully articulated differences of opinion are appreciated. Ad hominem attacks on lawyers......ehhhh, not so much :)
Not a LEO, just a lawyer.
8/27/2013 10:11:00 AM
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You my friend are the drug pusher. Do you want to legalize Extacy, Coke, Heroin, China White and all the hard core drugs that were in this video.
Just Jay Down as the drug dealer said, pusher man. Sell your crap and pay street tax and there is no violence.
Anonymous said...
Seeing these drug addicts destroy their own lives is outright pathetic. You want to know what else is pathetic? Police officers sons and daughters addicted to drugs. Some us need to pay attention to what is happening to our own children. I know our job is stressful and it can be too much. But for the love of God pay attention to what your kids are doing, where they are at, etc... One slip in a young person's life and their life is over. Life is too precious.
8/27/2013 02:45:00 PM
It your going to start with drug use, how about the officers who get fired for using. Why start preaching to their kids buddy.
I vote the paramedic field chief in the beginning as our new mayor.
8/27/2013 05:11:00 AM
I second that.
In Re: Probably one of the most compelling arguments for the LEGALIZATION of drugs I have seen in a while.
To those who posted a reply to my post, here is my response.
Go google "drug inc national geographic"
Click on the first link.
When you get there, scroll down to "Full Episodes Online" and watch the video on heroin. Its about 45 minutes long, and just as well done as the video that was the original subject of this post.
About 3/4 of the way into the Heroin video, they have a segment shot in Switzerland about the Swiss' response to what was once was a bad heroin problem.
Their solution: free clinics where addicts can get free heroin under a government doctors supervision.
The result: crime dropped by 60%.
Is there any way to support this film for an EMMY AWARD.
I want to see Rahm's head explode.
(Still waiting for that Terry Gilliam cartoon graphic.)
Anonymous said...
My thoughts exactly as soon as I seen E.M. She is worthless and a piece of work. Refuses to buy narcotics in the unit, had no idea who to run a name god to honest truth, and complained about how she couldn't stay ever because she was so busy. E.M. If you read this your taking up a great spot that others want and deserve. Go back to hell hole you came from. P.S. stop telling people about how you got robbed at your boxing match------I assure you you didn't T.C. 193
8/27/2013 06:15:00 PM
I hope your reports aren't as atrocious as your post.
Anonymous said...
As leader of a free Iraq, I take offence to the inference that the extreme violence which is occurring in the city of Chicago is in any way comparable or related to the minimal crime reported in our peace loving country. Continued mention of Chicago, Iraq or Chiraq will force me to bring legal action against the ruling mullahs of the Peoples Republic of Chicago.
P.S. My children walked to school today by themselves.
Jalal Talabani,
President, Iraq
8/27/2013 02:06:00 PM
We hear you Baghdad Bob,
Blogger Mr. SouthSide said...
If I would have said Detroit was once three times the size of Chicago when I was in grammar school, the nuns at St. Gabe' s would have rapped my knuckles with a ruler.
8/27/2013 05:50:00 AM
Absolutely!!
Cigarettes are (still) legal, yet there's a trade in black-market cigarettes. The Switzerland example is a red herring. For one thing, their heroin trade was far less than anything in the U.S. Does anyone really expect the current crop of large-scale dealers to just roll over if some substances are legalized? And look at the situation with prescription opiates. Dealers are moving into those as well, and they're "legal." Ask a pharmacist who's just been robbed how that legal drug's working out for him. And I have yet to see anyone constructively discuss how you deal with a "contact high" when you're around a bunch of people smoking legal pot.
This is Chicago.
Anonymous said...
I think this has something to do with the change we were promised nearly 6 years ago by are hometown hero B.H.O.
8/27/2013 09:47:00 AM
No I'm pretty sure gang violence and drug dealing was already here before his late arrival in the 80s.
I know there are beat cops that recognize the two masked jagoffs. Lock them up every chance you get.
I have been on for 19 years now. It breaks my heart to see people who do not deserve spots in units. I have been around the block and worked my share of units. I have seen the good and deserving get the spots they should have. I have seen the bad get them as well and more times than not. I have seen EM while in 9 and she was unsafe and a complete goofball. I am sure things have not changed seeing the few post on here and the film itself. I do agree she has no reason be in 189 and should be hidden away somewhere before she gets someone hurt. I give her credit for playing the game and getting a spot for her "tactical skills" but too show her on NG gearing up as if she is a go getter is absurd. Smoking mirrors at the end i guess.
Anonymous said...
I have been on for 19 years now. It breaks my heart to see people who do not deserve spots in units. I have been around the block and worked my share of units. I have seen the good and deserving get the spots they should have. I have seen the bad get them as well and more times than not. I have seen EM while in 9 and she was unsafe and a complete goofball. I am sure things have not changed seeing the few post on here and the film itself. I do agree she has no reason be in 189 and should be hidden away somewhere before she gets someone hurt. I give her credit for playing the game and getting a spot for her "tactical skills" but too show her on NG gearing up as if she is a go getter is absurd. Smoking mirrors at the end i guess.
8/28/2013 08:06:00
Were you deserving of every spot you got?
To TC unit 193: you are the pot calling the kettle black, those of us who worked around you know that you are about you & that's it. You have thrown officers under the bus for your own personal gain. Quit riding the coat tails of good coppers & do it on your own. Cause we all know to well if someone mistakenly fucks up, you distance yourself from them
Someone from the media should do a story of the number of Chicago police/fire and sheriff's who move out of the state after retiring. Our hands are tied while the shit heads run rapid. We are tired of getting CR's and lawsuits every time we effect an arrest. We are not getting backed by our own administration and IPRA is mandating suspension time to officers "in record numbers" for the police doing their jobs.
Re: Someone from the media should do a story of the number of Chicago police/fire and sheriff's who move out of the state after retiring. Our hands are tied while the shit heads run rapid. We are tired of getting CR's and lawsuits every time we effect an arrest. We are not getting backed by our own administration and IPRA is mandating suspension time to officers "in record numbers" for the police doing their jobs.
Well put...you are so right brother. The real reason crime is up is because at every turn the people in these crime ridden communities do not back the Police and thus the Police will not stick their necks out...
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