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[-] falynns@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

So "attempted murder" because he's bad at both driving and shooting.

[-] falynns@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Weird way to say "murder."

[-] Bubs12@lemmy.cafe 10 points 1 day ago

*Attempted

The 42-year-old man, who could not be reached immediately by the Sun-Times, was shot once in the left leg and was taken to Stroger Hospital where he was in good condition, officials said.

[-] Zacryon@feddit.org 31 points 2 days ago

Yes, I would feel totally safe in a country where every idiot can get weapons.

[-] hateisreality@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

In Florida you don't even have to prove to the state you can safely handle a gun to have a concealed weapon on you

[-] veganpizza69@lemmy.vg 7 points 1 day ago

So... 2 weapons.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 25 points 2 days ago

You know in this particular situation I don't think the car was the main problem.

[-] Zink@programming.dev 9 points 2 days ago

Yeah, it could be because of our car culture, not the cars themselves. Or maybe it's just good old fashioned lack of mental healthcare.

People spend SO much money on their damn cars, and often treat them both like a second home and a part of their personality.

[-] Magnum@infosec.pub 8 points 2 days ago

Well the car didn't murder the guy

[-] Canconda@lemmy.ca 186 points 3 days ago

America is such a shithole.

[-] traxex@lemmy.dbzer0.com 76 points 3 days ago

Absolutely. Lost my job recently and started having to drive again and let me tell you every single driver is some form of psychotic. It’s insane.

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[-] mynameisbob@lemmy.ml 261 points 3 days ago

The rest of the world doesn't live like this.

[-] expatriado@lemmy.world 91 points 3 days ago

guns aren't common glovebox item in most places

[-] Canconda@lemmy.ca 56 points 3 days ago

guns aren't common glovebox item in CIVILIZED SOCIETIES

America is a shithole full of assholes and bullet holes

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[-] Malyca@lemmy.zip 21 points 3 days ago

I know what will help! More guns!

[-] harmbugler@piefed.social 12 points 2 days ago

Have you considered… more ballrooms?

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[-] wheezy@lemmy.ml 25 points 3 days ago

A lot the world does, however, have to live with the constant threat of being bombed by our military or a military that our taxes fund.

Almost like the violence we export to other countries comes back home to our own culture and society.

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[-] peaceful_world_view@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago

"If ICE can do it why can't I?"......that guy probably.

[-] CatZoomies@lemmy.world 157 points 3 days ago

If the pedestrian had a gun, this never would have happened.

[-] Evil_Shrubbery 25 points 2 days ago

Idk, the crosswalk would be still unarmed - needs some movement-sensor gun turrets.

[-] Frostbeard@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago

Imagine that there IS indeed a company that caters to such needs

[-] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Note to Aperature Marketing:

This was a triumph!

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[-] GrabtharsHammer@lemmy.world 46 points 3 days ago
[-] Leather@lemmy.world 59 points 3 days ago

Stupid gunless pedestrians who don't bring a car when walking...

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[-] Vex_Detrause@lemmy.ca 19 points 3 days ago

I'm 75% sure that this is sarcastic and the upvoters believe this is sarcastic.

[-] wheezy@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 days ago

I would say it's "tongue in cheek". Sarcasm, irony, absurdity of reality, all packaged together.

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[-] Hupf@feddit.org 48 points 3 days ago

Next up: driver sues the family for damages to the bullet.

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 21 points 2 days ago

In Europe a few years ago a driver sued the estate of the cyclist he killed for the damages to his BMW.

In Ontario, driver sues family of person he killed for the trauma.

https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-gear/bikes-and-biking/killing-cyclist-and-then-suing-family/

[-] VampirePenguin@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

It WOULD be a BMW driver.

[-] NateNate60@lemmy.world 94 points 3 days ago

As the pedestrian began walking away, the gunman, wearing a black hat and a black and white striped jumpsuit, parked on Canal Street and began following the 42-year-old before pulling out a handgun and shooting him in the left leg, police said.

He'd best get used to wearing that kind of clothing for a while.

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[-] Gonzako@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I personally use my car keys to scrape any car that gets in arms reach while i'm crossing a crosswalk

[-] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 72 points 3 days ago

Kicking or hitting a car that’s almost run you over is a hard instinct to stop. Like, I don’t bang on them or anything in anger, but just the instinct to fling out an arm or a leg to shove it back is intense if you’ve never been caught unaware by it. Escalating to shooting over that is nuts, also kind of nuts that he was in an actual car and not an emotional support truck, which is the kind of vehicle I usually expect the terminally carbrained to drive.

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[-] mynameisbob@lemmy.ml 45 points 3 days ago

Oh my fucking gawd.... I fucking hate this country

[-] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 24 points 3 days ago

glad I live in Canada where if I do this, when somebody nearly murders me in a crosswalk after they blow the stop line on a red light, that the worst that'll happen is they'll try to get me to come back into traffic and fight them, but they'll be too pussy to pull over and park and come over to me.

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[-] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 35 points 3 days ago

Enjoy your attempted murder charge, asshole.

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[-] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 days ago

Carry a few used AA batteries instead and throw them at the back window after they’ve passed. That way you have time to get away.

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