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A view from inside the courtroom during the Howard Morgan sentencing

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When I first heard about Howard Morgan I said to myself: Why is this my first time hearing about this?  Due to social media and the Trayvon Martin situation this case received a second life. This story is one of the least-known stories I have ever seen. Clearly this story has so many elements mainly... Read more »
By Evan Moore,
April 9, 2012 at 12:56 am
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Homer Wright should be given a medal

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“A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” That is what the second amendment of the constitution says but I guess that does not matter in the society we live in. Business owner Homer Wright shot... Read more »
By Evan Moore,
April 5, 2012 at 5:46 am
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Wearing a Blackhawks t-shirt did not save me from being profiled

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I am getting the notion that some people believe that racism or preconceived notions do not factor into when a person is profiled. I strongly disagree with that notion. I read a story online a few weeks ago where a white man who was picking up his black granddaughter from school when someone saw him... Read more »
By Evan Moore,
April 5, 2012 at 2:29 am
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Let's post the addresses of the drug dealers and gangbangers who have ruined our neighborhoods!

I have noticed a disturbing trend in social media due to the Trayvon Martin shooting and the Chicago Police Officer who shot two unarmed people on the city’s Westside last week. I saw on Spike Lee’s twitter account the address of George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer involved in the Martin shooting. In return, some... Read more »
By Evan Moore,
March 28, 2012 at 12:26 am
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I've been in Trayvon Martin's shoes don't knock it until you have tried

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How does an armed neighborhood watch volunteer with an arrest record disregard a police dispatcher’s orders get into a scuffle with a 17 year old kid who he bigger than kill him and not be sitting to a jail cell?  To some this may be a hard question to answer. To a group of people... Read more »
By Evan Moore,
March 26, 2012 at 12:27 am
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The Lord giveth...John Elway taketh away

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@johnelway hey elway FUCK YOU. liar. Blind asshole. See the potential in tim. – A tweet sent to John Elway’s twitter account. That tweet lets you know how far gone the Tebowmaniacs are. John Elway has now gotten the treatment that the rest of us got because we dared to speak against the Christ-like figure... Read more »
By Evan Moore,
March 20, 2012 at 2:38 am
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Instead of Kony 2012 you should be spreading the word about Chicago 2012

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“There’s a sucker born every minute” – P.T. Barnum (allegedly said) Unless you have been living under a rock for the past two weeks, let me catch you up to speed. There is a video being passed around called “ KONY 2012.” Joseph Kony is a brutal warlord in Uganda who uses children as soldiers... Read more »
By Evan Moore,
March 14, 2012 at 6:04 am
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Anita Alvarez: Chicago's most corrupt and hypocritical elected official

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I almost threw up when I looked at this campaign ad. The Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez ran as an independent voice and a reformer. Due to the political climate at the time the voters’ ate it up and voted her in. It was a nice story being the first Latina to hold that... Read more »
By Evan Moore,
March 13, 2012 at 8:15 am
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My response to the one-sided assault of night club door staff by people who do not know any better

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Last week I read an article from Red Eye special contributor Grant Yanney explaining his experiences with nightclub security. The article is called Where’s the love at these clubs? As someone did this job for roughly 6-7 years, I can tell you the Mr. Yanney’s assessment was completely one-sided and uneducated.  I know that a... Read more »
By Evan Moore,
March 6, 2012 at 3:12 pm
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I'm black and I played with the General Lee as a kid

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As a kid I played with the General Lee.  The car from the TV show Dukes of Hazzard. When I got older, I realized that the flag on the hood was the Confederate Flag. The Confederate flag is polarizing issue. Most people think of our country’s awful history with slavery when they think of that... Read more »
By Evan Moore,
March 2, 2012 at 4:31 am
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