CompuServe Messages

I used to enjoy going to chicago in the "Old Days" there was more political and organized crime but you could at least walk down LaSalle or Visit Old Towne without being attacked and robbed. Now these street gangs have taken a lot of these area's over and you've got 14 year old kids backing you in a corner with a 9mm semi-automatic in their hands….not a pleasant experience I can tell you first hand. …..And Don't Get Me Started on Reporting this and the additional Crap you have to put up with dealing with the Chicago Police…can you say "Burnt out Detective"….I think you can….can you say Dry Drunk Syndrome….I think you can…plus having the street cops joke about who they think this was is really a wonderful experience…..NOT! One week after we were held up we read in the paper an exact description of the group that held us up had held up another couple in exactly the same door way and killed the husband for not handing over his wallet fast enough. They argued about whether or not they should shoot his wife in front of her and then turned and _Walked_ away from her. I think the Chicago Cops and the Chicago Youth Gangs oughta both be locked in to soldier field and let em' have at it. Of course It took me Years before I could even go back to Chicago again. I still would prefer Chicago to L.A. for Siggraph though. That's how safe I feel in L.A. :-(. I guess I've just kinda burnt out on Big Cities. Well now that I've brought everyone else down. I suppose I better quietly go back to lurking. Keep up the Good work James! Murph'