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“You turned to a gang for family support, for support in your life. And that is where we are failing as a society. You are a nobody in terms of that gang. You are literally an instrument of somebody who has far more power than you.” – Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Michael Gary quoted in Judge blames ‘society’ in light sentence for shooter [via nypost.com] [h/t DD]

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After elbowing his way through all the dead bodies in line at his Chicago polling place this morning, W.H. Thompson (who chronicles the majesty that is politics in the Windy City at heyjackass.com) sent a phone pic of this gem. He writes, “Came across this stupidity this morning on my ballot. They say it’s “non-binding” and is only meant to provide guidance to the legislature. As if….” Dontcha love the Orwellian touch of naming SB3659 the Public Safety Act? The boys in Springfield may have looked east with envy to the Empire State for a little anti-gun inspiration. Almost no one south of I-80 will vote in the affirmative for this thing. The question is, will it really matter?

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