Weed Murder?
Remember when they told us weed would make everyone less violent?
- A 60-year-old man allegedly shot and killed a man because the victim didn’t pay for the marijuana he gave him outside a Back of the Yards gas station.
Terry Johnson offered to sell marijuana to Nathaniel Walker when he noticed Walker walking out of the Citgo station with blunts around 9 p.m. Friday, Assistant Cook County State’s Attorney James Murphy said.
Walker took the marijuana but did not pay Johnson and started driving away with a friend, Murphy said Monday at Johnson’s bond hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse.
Johnson, who was on foot, grabbed 31-year-old Walker’s car and shot Walker through an open window, striking him behind the ear, in the 5100 block of South Halsted Street, Murphy said.
Technically, it's a theft we suppose, but you'd think weed people would be calmer, mellower and more willing to write if off as bad karma.
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posted by SCC at 12:02 AM
36 Comments:
Could’ve just went to the dispensary, but the taxes were KILLING him!
Lol
Ah yes the illegal business transaction that had led to an increase in all sorts of crime stats. The same business transaction that has been made to be legal (although regulated poorly). This case is an argument to further de regulate legal weed.
In LA the "Bong Row" weed seller are being blown up.
Cause of downtown L.A. explosion under investigation - Los Angeles Times
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-18/fire-and-police-investigators-work-to-determine-cause-of-downtown-explosion-that-injured-12
Some drug users shooting each other one on one looks tame by contrast. How is all that tax revenue from sticky weed working out for ya Illinois?
The bigger crime was the lack of a license to sell the weed. Could mean hefty fines.
Assuming the guy is telling the truth (and if it's a lie it won't help him) I guess maybe you should pay for your shit or expect consequences...
Weed makes you forgetful. Poor guy just forgot to pay and now he is dead. Whoever said weed is not harmful forgot to use their brain just like both of the assholes involved in this.
If he is 60 years old, you better release him from jail so he doesn't get the 'rona and die!
You realize about 1-5% of people 60 years old die from the Chinese Coronavirus. He shouldn't have to risk that unlikely death, you better release him in instead.
"Disorderly Conduct" and give him an i bond. He had a better excuse then most and hows a brother going to make a living with dishonorable customers like that? I have to back the shooter on this one.
What percentage of Chicago homicide offenders regularly smoke weed? If I had to guess I’d say over 90 percent.
All in a days work in the hood.
Weeds legal.
Victim of crime
sound like the offender drove car at him
self defense
charge offender with not paying taxes on sale in state.
case closed.
All those hash smokers in the Sandbox never struck me as non violent. Loud music, strong coffee, stronger hashish and a primitive desire for murder and mayhem. Welcome to the New World
I guess he won’t do that again.
Self cleaning oven.....plain and simple.
You got to hidey-hide
You got to jump and run
You got to hidey-hidey-hide
WHEN The old man SHOOTS YOU down the road.
just a property crime
if he holler let him go.
was the shooter charged with Reckless Conduct for defying the Governor's Shelter In Place Order?
Smuggler's Blues
It's different now
Makes the case for Govmint Weed Subsidies so folks won’t have to steal, rob and kill for $5 blunt, unless there was some crovid related gouging going on.
CookCo Affordable Bond and Covid’s Plague makes this community misunderstanding eligible for release regardless.
Though the StayAtHome violating nonessential traveling weed and gun totin’ old man herb diller armed assailant murderer will see an appropriate $1000 ANOV imposed, right?
Good thing it wasn't over Meth. 60-year old guy would have shot Nate then bitten his face off.
J-daddies are weed adulterated with heroin Wet-daddies are weed adulterated with pcp. primos are weed adulterated with cocaine.No-daddies stand on the corner and sell Covid-daddies.
Johnson, who was on foot, grabbed 31-year-old Walker’s car and shot Walker through an open window, striking him behind the ear, in the 5100 block of South Halsted Street, Murphy said.
In other words Walker got smoked...
The "herb of peace."
As predicted, legalization will cause the black market to expand. Tax revenues will be ridiculously tiny.
Why is an assistant cook county states attorney even looking at this petty crime? The weed was less than $900 dollars. Next case.
Starting to see reports that heavy users of "skunk weed" develop violent episodes.
People have gotten killed in the hood for far less. No story here.
The Grim Reefer
There's nothing mellow about MJ.
https://www.amazon.com/Tell-Your-Children-Marijuana-Violence/dp/1982103663
Heard it was a nickle bag. Don't be playin with money I need to pay baby momma. Bang, Bang!
Media refuses to cover this:
Where recreational marijuana is legal, crime has gone up.
Ever notice how those people who just couldn't ditch
the habit after the 70s were over just didn't turn out all
that well? We just do it on the weekends and we can
quit anytime. Was legalization some type of vindication
for them?
Re: Bong Row explosions
Firefighters found cylinders of carbon dioxide and butane.
"A 70 foot blow torch."
An accident or signs of trouble in the cutthroat weed trade?
There has to be an oversupply.
I hope for the shooter he was more than 6 feet away,or he is fucked...
Smoking weed is cool and normal now. Even before the legalisation it has been. A ton of CPS students are already smoking it in grade school before they even smoke cigarettes.
Is it safer than alcohol? Yeah to some extent. Would I want my kids smoking it? No. All the stereotypes are true potheads are dumb. At least it keeps them docile and voting democratic.
One thing is for sure weed ain't the only thing the weed man is selling. Follow the $$$$.
This is a bold career move. This is a "single winner ticket" in the "Street Cred Lottery". Priceless in "the yards".
Supervision and a fine, Next.
Technically, it's not a theft.
In Chicago it's know as "business as usual."
"Business is business."
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