tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post5773077554405833882..comments2024-03-28T06:28:54.708-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: Flashback 1997: Hoover tapes reveal details of gang lifeNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-42651195534862166582021-02-19T13:51:10.272-06:002021-02-19T13:51:10.272-06:00It certainly surprised me to see Mary Mitchell adv...It certainly surprised me to see Mary Mitchell advocating the release of a kingpin of one of the most violent and pernicious gangs of the West Side of Chicago, but while I won't join her in pleading for Hoover's freedom, I have to say that I wouldn't oppose it either. The fact that he's supposedly been a model prisoner counts for something, as does the possibility, slim though it may be, that he could be a positive force on the West Side in combating the forces of evil, that he has done so much to perpetuate. Maybe it's not worth it, but if I had anything to say about it, I would give it a shot. It would necessarily be a complicated situation. Hoover would have to agree to a large number of stipulations related to his behavior and his contacts with active gangbangers; prison personnel should have some input as to how much of a model prisoner he's actually been in the last 20 years; and the cops would have to protect him, somewhat ironically.<br /><br />john tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-26846093314494535332021-02-19T10:18:21.533-06:002021-02-19T10:18:21.533-06:00There are some people who deserved to be locked up...There are some people who deserved to be locked up for life. This guy is one of them.<br /><br />As for Mary Mitchell, the few times I read her, she always seems to miss the point. Her string is unbroken with the linked piece.Bitter Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04645909858616987997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-31038652534826667062021-02-19T07:49:13.598-06:002021-02-19T07:49:13.598-06:00I have always admired Mary's work; her advocac...I have always admired Mary's work; her advocacy focused on the people and communities that most need justice. However, this one not so much. Hoover was indicted in 1995 after a 17-year undercover investigation by the federal government. Believe there were several murder convictions among the charges. We would be better served considering clemency for the multitude of lower level gang members who were caught up in a racist system with limited economic opportunities. Baruchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568908951400103413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-77092841075842572372021-02-19T06:56:39.223-06:002021-02-19T06:56:39.223-06:00Thank you for clearly highlighting how non-sensica...Thank you for clearly highlighting how non-sensical her arguments for his release are. <a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/9/22274260/gangster-disciples-larry-hoover-first-step-act-chicago-street-gang-coded-message-anthony-dobbins" rel="nofollow">Last week's story</a> about his current appeal indicated his behavior, sadly, hasn't changed since your story in 1997.<br />kganderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11005895232135682751noreply@blogger.com