Seat belts save lives.

Even if its to give you time to hit the gas pedal while someone is trying to drag you out of your car.

Jim Crocce made that part of town seem so romantic. In fact, it's just like any other shiatty neighborhood.

gopher321: sorry for the above post, maybe I need more coffee

Too late, buddy. I've already marked you as anti-rape on my pad. You just try running for mayor one day.

Crap, it's slowly moving westward. If Rahmmy allows city workers to live outside of the city limits my parents' neighborhood is hosed.

/grew up in Copland, near Archer and Austin

You don't sit around in your car at 80th and Mozart.
As long as you stay away from the blue people, you'll be fine.

Well at least it was a stranger...

gopher321: HA HA RAPE IZ FUNNEE

/don't blame subby
//blame the admin who greened it
///just not in a 'rape is funny' mood 2day

You said rape twice.

The victim was taken to Little Company of Mary Hospital

I was born in Our Lady of Proud Mary Keep on Burning Hospital.

From teh Wiki:

"The term sexual assault is used, in public discourse, as a generic term that is defined as any involuntary sexual act in which a person is threatened, coerced, or forced to engage against their will, or any sexual touching of a person who has not consented. This includes rape (such as forced vaginal, anal or oral penetration), inappropriate touching, forced kissing, child sexual abuse, or the torture of the victim in a sexual manner." [emphasis mine]

There is no reason to assume rape happened. "Sexual assault" can cover anything from a purple nurple to grudge fisting. Whenever some thug roughs up a woman the cops probably try to find even the thinnest justification for piling on a charge of sexual assualt -- Which is as it should be. Let the prosecutor decide if its worth a go.

That said, I having a hard time picturing someone having rough sex (consensual or not) in a "gangway". For that matter, I'm having trouble picturing a non-nautical gangway. What the hell is this supposed to be, an alley?

A gangway is the gap between houses, usually 6-8' across with a small sidewalk leading to the backyard.

soze: A gangway is the gap between houses, usually 6-8' across with a small sidewalk leading to the backyard.

Hmmmm...

Sex on a shadowy sidewalk at 5:30am in January in Chicago. Iffy.

It could be done. If they were giving odds though, my money would be on either (a) he squished ladybits, or (b) he made a try but couldn't work the logistics.

Jack Black 62: Too bad she did not shoot him. Oh wait, this is Chicago. Never mind.

Yeah. It took a Supreme Court case for people there to be able to have guns in their house.

I always enjoy how stories here in my home town make sure they never mention race.

I've seen full descriptions of a suspect and race is never mentioned. I guess I'm suppose to just assume he is black in those cases.