Some mayhem, arrests after Obama rally

[MechAg94]

http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2008/11/some-mayhem-arrests-after-obama-rally.html
I think some people have a minor misunderstanding of our political system.  :D

At least five people were arrested across the city after Barack Obama's rally in Grant Park, including a woman who slapped a Chicago police officer, saying police couldn't arrest her anymore, prosecutors said today.

Most of the others celebrated the historic occasion with gunfire.

Celita Hart, 19, stood silently in court today when she appeared for a bond hearing.

Prosecutors said Hart, who is black, yelled " 'White [expletive], [expletive] McCain--you white police can't do nothing anymore.'"  With that, she reached through the window of a squad car and slapped a white male officer in the face, according to Assistant State's Atty. Lorraine Scaduto.

The incident occurred after police responded to a crowd of people celebrating Obama's win on the corner of 69th Street and Western Avenue.  Hart, of the 7100 block of South Rockwell Street, was charged with aggravated battery of a police officer and was ordered her held in lieu of $10,000 bail.

Others who appeared before Circuit Judge Israel Desierto included Andre Murph, 37, of Aurora, who was arrested after police saw him shooting a handgun into the ground on the Southwest Side.

Scaduto said he told the officers he was "shooting to celebrate Obama as president."

Narada Thomas, 23, of the 1200 North Central Avenue, allegedly gave a similar explanation after he was arrested with a handgun near his home. "He said he had the gun because he wanted to celebrate Obama becoming the first black president," Scaduto said.

Kenneth Smith, 24, of the 6700 block of South Ada Street, was arrested after he allegedly fired a handgun outside his home. Smith, who is on parole for a previous weapons conviction, told authorities that "the police only arrested him because a black man won for president," Scaduto said.

Robert Morgan, 54, of the 5700 South Lowe Avenue, appeared to have simply been caught up in the excitement.

 When officers arrested him for allegedly firing a handgun into the air from his back porch, "He told the officers, 'Everyone else is shooting off their guns--I figured, why not?'" Scaduto said.

[dogmush]

See, plenty of Obama supporters are gun owners.  We should be reaching out to them.   And it's obviously not as hard as I have been led to believe to get a gun in Chicago.   

[Bigjake]

But..but I thought since Obama has now "transcended" race, it was no longer a ligit excuse for being an ass.  :rolleyes:

[Manedwolf]

Unpossible. Handguns are illegal in Chicago.

[Don't care]

Unpossible. Handguns are illegal in Chicago.

No, no no. Handguns are unlegal in Chicago.

[280plus]

Prosecutors said Hart, who is black, yelled " 'White [expletive], [expletive] McCain--you white police can't do nothing anymore.'"  With that, she reached through the window of a squad car and slapped a white male officer in the face, according to Assistant State's Atty. Lorraine Scaduto.

She was heard to be saying, "Don't taze me bro!" almost immediately afterwards. 

[Eleven Mike]

An interesting comment from that website:

Obama EARNED this position. He did not steal it, it was not handed down to him by his family, and he did not belittle anyone to get it. He had to work harder than any other presidential candidate because he is black and he did it. He educated himself, surrounded himself with the right people, and GOT INVOLVED.

[thumbody]

he did not belittle anyone to get it

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Obama did not need to "belittle" his opponent he had 98% of the media doing it for him!

[Viking]

Some of the comments to that article reeked of Brain Wash (TM). The ones by Greg especially.

[Antibubba]

At least five people were arrested across the city after Barack Obama's rally in Grant Park, including a woman who slapped a Chicago police officer, saying police couldn't arrest her anymore, prosecutors said today.

Hart, of the 7100 block of South Rockwell Street, was charged with aggravated battery of a police officer and was ordered her held in lieu of $10,000 bail.

She's fortunate to be in a cell and not the morgue.

[RocketMan]

It was not the first time Ms. Hart has been arrested, methinks.

[Antibubba]

Nor, I must say, the first time reality has fled her.

[Viking]

Nor, I must say, the first time reality has fled her.

"Fled" assumes she has ever had contact with it to begin with. I doubt this...

[Eleven Mike]

Obama did not need to "belittle" his opponent he had 98% of the media doing it for him!

He still found time to insult gun-owners, religious people, those of us who don't want a tax increase, etc. 

[De Selby]

Guess the massive riots and panic that so many people were "stocking up for" didn't happen.

[Balog]

Guess the massive riots and panic that so many people were "stocking up for" didn't happen.

Well, he did win. I was mostly concerned if he lost.

[Mabs2]

Well, he did win. I was mostly concerned if he lost.

Ditto.
The riots for him winning was still a possibility though.  People riot when their soccer team wins and all...

[HankB]

See, plenty of Obama supporters are gun owners.  We should be reaching out to them.   And it's obviously not as hard as I have been led to believe to get a gun in Chicago.   

I lived there a couple of decades ago. Suburban gun dealers do NOT have to enforce Chicago law - only abide with Federal, State, and their own local law. So they're perfectly willing to sell firearms to Chicago residents.

To get technical, Chicago residents may buy, use, and own firearms without regard for Chicago's rules, so long as they stay outside the city - it's only if they bring them back within the city limits that city ordinances come into play.

I have reason to believe that the city's preposterous registration law was widely ignored by a great many good people . . . and the city's handgun ban would appear to be moot after Heller, but someone will probably have to go to court to have the Daleyites obey the law.

[MechAg94]

Guess the massive riots and panic that so many people were "stocking up for" didn't happen.

Honestly, the only place I saw that mentioned in a news source was quoted from Obama supporters. :)  But, yeah, it was talked about if Obama lost, not if he won.

[Manedwolf]

See, plenty of Obama supporters are gun owners.  We should be reaching out to them.   And it's obviously not as hard as I have been led to believe to get a gun in Chicago.   

The problem is that the illegally gun-owning Obama supporters also tend to be the sort who will shoot you for disrespecting their hat.