The violence continues as Chicgo neighborhoods still battle the stronghold of gang recruitment, initiation, and affiliation. Fifteen year old Brian Murdock and his friend were shot to death last week, apparently threatened and intimidated before the incident occurred.
Did anyone see anything? No get away car? No foot chases? You mean children aren't safe at home, at school, or in their own neighborhood? James Murdock, father of Brian Murdock, speaks: on Garrard McClendon Live at 6:30 and 9:30 p.m.
Do you feel limited because you're a woman? Karyn Pettigrew and Erika Gilchrist show us how women can exercise their power in career choices, education, and self-esteem. What do you want to accomplish?
Dr. Carl Bell and the Jennifer Hudson Family Tragedies
Everybody knows the symptoms, but what are the causes of violence in highly dense, urban communities. Dr. Carl Bell joins me in a discussion on Garrard McClendon Live.
Too many guns, irresponsible men, not enough good jobs, drug territory, gang land mentality? No, no, no...it's you and me. We're all responsible for nonsense infiltrating our neighborhoods. If you know of a solution, what have you done today to make your community better?
The Associated Press reported that there was a plot to assassinate Sen. Barack Obama and to shoot or decapitate 102 Black people in Tennessee. Two Neo-Nazi Skinheads reportedly had plans to rob a gun store, target a Tennessee high school, shoot 88 Black people and decapitate 14 more. Supposedly, the numbers 88 and 14 are symbolic in the White supremicist community.
The year 2008 for some people is no different than 1858, 1868, 1915, or 1964. We live in a great country, but killing and devastation are the hobbies of the disturbed.
It has been reported that the Hudson family was told that the 7 year old child was Julian King. The group "War" was right when they wrote the song, "The World is a Ghetto." News reports say the poor boy was shot several times which makes the crime as heinous as it possibly could be. I am upset and find that human life is quickly becoming devalued. Do you care for Darnell Donnerson, Jason Hudson, and Julian King?
Be sure to tune in to a special GML show tonight as we discuss the latest in the Hudson Family Tragedy. And like always, we're taking your calls and reading your blog comments on air. We appreciate everybody who left a comment over the weekend.
See you tonight at 6:30pm. And until then keep it tuned to CLTV for the latest on the story or head online to our "Breaking News Center."
The mother and brother of Academy Award winning actress, Jennifer Hudson, have been slain. A 7-year old boy is missing and an Amber Alert has been initiated. Post your comments on this tragedy Chicagoland.
For the latest on this story, check out the Breaking News Center. And hear reaction from Chicagoland residents after the jump.
I am fed up with Jon Burge and I have problems with the massive cover-up that has taken years to truly expose. The Chicago Tribune states, "Special prosecutors have alleged that former Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge led the torture of criminal suspects for two decades, coercing dozens of confessions with fists, kicks, radiator burns, guns to the mouth, bags over the head and electric shock to the genitals." Jon Burge pleading the 5th Amendment, skating away into the margins of statute of limitations is bogus. On Garrard McClendon's trial, he's a criminal and I believe the testimonials of the tortured deserve to be heard once again. $20 million is a great settlement, but money and justice aren't synonymous.
"A special prosecutors' report paid for by Cook County and released in 2006 concluded that dozens of suspects had been tortured but that no one could be prosecuted because the statute of limitations had run out" reported Angela Rozas and Jeff Coen from the Chicago Tribune on June 11, 2008. If I'm a torture victim, throw away the statute of limitations!!!
Photo: Courtesy/Spider Lilies - Film Zero Chou ( 2007)
Spider Lilies, The Crying Game, Brokeback Mountain, Kiss of the Spider Woman. These films give us a glimpse of gay - lesbian lifestyles. But let's face it, unless you are gay or lesbian, you are clueless as to what surfaces throughout the course of the day for a homosexual.
So, should gays and lesbians have separate schools? Chicago Public Schools think so. They say that safety is the issue and that students who are open or closed about their personal choices have a much tougher time getting accepted and living a daily life of security while in school. No one deserves to be mistreated while in school, but should we build a separate high school for every group that wants one? Girls aren't always safe in co-ed schools: so should we segregate all schools? Any school that has bullies isn't safe either. Shouldn't the focus be on ridding a school of violent bullies, regardless of the lifestyles and diversified populations in the school?
Gay - Lesbian Public Schools in Chicago. What are your thoughts?
A Requiem for Kiyanna Salter: Family and Father Pfleger Speak Out!
Kiyanna Salter is no longer with us. A senseless crime has taken her away from her family, friends, and the the rest of the world. I never met Kiyanna, but I have heard so much about her. Multitalented, magnetic, energetic, and so, so smart.
I am saddened by her passing and the pain and sufferring that the family must endure. An alledged person on the same bus was disrespected and exits bus (without a clue) and alledgedly starts shooting and takes the life of Kiyanna Salter.
Sad.
Who will cry for the innocent? Who will cry for Salter?
Today, I am saddened by the second police officer slain in the line of duty in the last 3 months. Nathaniel Taylor Jr. (only 39 years old), passed away this weekend. During a search warrant, he was the victim of unfriendly fire by the alleged shooter, Lamar Cooper. Often, we paint a grim picture of police officers, claiming that they're all crooked, sneaky, hot-headed. But all-in-all, they serve and protect. We call them - first, when danger lurks. How do you view the police? How do you view those who harm officers?
While attempting suicide, Jeanette Sliwinski was responsible for killing Michael Dahlquist, Douglas Meis, and John Glick in the process. Sentenced to 8 years (3 counts of reckless homicide), she may get out in three. Which means next week. It's clear - when you're a former model suffering from bi-polar disorder, you get out of jail quick - despite having killed Michael Dahlquist, Douglas Meis, and John Glick.
There was always a fishy side to the story of jailing Jason Austin. I feel for the victim's families, and Chicago PD needs to find the perpetrators.
Family members say that Austin was no where near the crime scene. Jason says his car was in the shop, but Chicago's Finest said that the car fit his automobile's description. You gotta' be kidding me. Leave Jason Austin alone and find the real offenders. What are your thoughts on the temporary incarceration of Jason Austin? Did Chicago PD rush to judgment?
I'm the sheriff and I'm throwing myself in jail. With sagging clothes and those Godforsaken red plastic slippers, Sheriff Mark Curran assumes the humiliation of an offender But he can go home anytime he wants. Will he really get a taste of what living conditions are really like? Will he eat the same food? Did they clean the cells this week so that the sheriff would say, "The conditions are great for me."
What do you think about living conditions in jail? Should they be tidy? Should inmates get a free education? Should jail be worse so that returning won't be equivalent to free rent for the winter? What are your thoughts?
There is an award for information leading to the arrest of Mya Lyons' killer. Ald. Howard Brookins and local pastors have offered a $5,500 reward and the community is still in search of the offender.
Ald. Brookins has agreed to be on GML and we are asking you to call in with your questions and comments concerning this incident. Are awards enough? What should the community do at this point? Do you agree with the actions of Ald. Brookins? Will the Chicago Police solve this case?
Remember the movie "Face Off" with John Travolta and Nicolas Cage? Magnetic boots on a lock-down. I think we need those...clearly a humane technology for offender control.
Well it seems that the mansion at 26th and California needs those boots because the Cook County Jail has failed to do the following:
"Protect prisoners from being harmed by inmates and staff, and
Provide adequate medical, mental health, fire prevention, and sanitation.
In March 2007, The jail had 35 inmate fights with 46 weapons being confiscated," according to Mike Robinson at the AP.
Stay out of trouble and stay your but out of Cook County Jail. The terrible living conditions are worse than the incarceration. Call the show tonight and join the discussion. 630-575-TALK.
Chicago's top cop is currently taking questions at today's hearing in front of city council. And tonight on Garrard McClendon Live we'll be discussing Weis, the Chicago Police department and the violence occuring in Chicago.
So I want to hear from you. Post your comments below or call in tonight (630-575-TALK) for the show. The show begins at 6:30pm only on CLTV.
Thank God the feds broke this thing up...
Kyra Speaks
There was always a fishy side to the story of jailing Jason Austin. I feel for the victim's families, and Chicago PD needs to find the perpetrators. 
