Last February, Morse Avenue had one of those super big busts. I called it "Operation Five and Dime", not because it was on a dollar store street, but because I thought of it as a small time operation. You know, nickel and dime stuff. Two years later, my opinion stands the same on these operations. Here's why.
Check this guy out closely. I did. This guy kept riding his bike around the perimeter of Kevin O'Neils political rally for Alderman Moore Friday night. It looked like he was stalking the crowd? Or was he the Alderman's security detail?
Back to the beginning. This big bust in February 2005 called "End of the Line" netted a bunch of arrests. The Alderman and Kevin O'Neil made a big deal out of the big bust like they did at Friday's political rally O'Neil held for the Alderman.
They passed out flyers of the arrested open air drug market salesman. That's what caught my eye. According to all written reports on these community flyers being passed out, these open air drug market salesman were to receive 2 to 20 years in prison, if convicted.
One of the quotes Alderman Moore used while doing his political grandstanding in the winter of 2005 was, "These guys will be locked up a long, long time." Really now Alderman?
The flyer you paraded out last February has a guy who looks exactly like the ringleader to "Operation End of the Line" as the above photo. Westgard calls him Big Bird. I'll call him Aaron Price. Yet, I may be wrong. Click the Hell Hole archive button.
You decide.
The alleged ringleader of a so-called major drug bust on Morse Avenue is out of the pokey in less the 2 years and back working the streets? Do these big open air drug market busts really do any good?
8 comments:
This is what happens when you have "political arrests" just for show alot of smoke & mirrors.
O'Neil has is head up joe ass so deep you need a heavy duty tow truck to get it out!
According to the IDOC inmate search Aaron Price (K73973) is still in prison. Same guy?
Our National Legislators should have absolutely nothing to do with local criminal sentencing laws. This is a strictly a local issue. I for one don't want the expansion of government. With that being said, lobby the folks in Springfield, e.g. Harry Osterman and Carol Rowan about the law that let this guy get out early. But with THAT being said, the prisons are so full, largely due to drug laws, that there is a 2 for 1 credit for time served. So, if this guy was sentenced to 3 years, he's out in 1.5 years provided he behaved himself will in the pokey.
What types of ex detainees are being housed at our local nursing homes?
Is this a new trend to release prisoners into nursing homes and assisted living facilities?
Is this national or local?
Can we compete with other communities for famous ex offenders.
Is it a lottery type system or can we vote for our favorite ex con?
I do not have any of the facts so if there is an ex-offender release to address search engine that would be helpful.
Paradise,
Our national legislators should not take care of these issues because every issue you mentioned is a STATE issue. It is contrary to the founding principles of this country to have Washington D.C. controling how prostitution, for example, is regulated on Chicago streets. While our state legislators can control the sentencing of crimes, and even the determination of what constitutes a crime, our aldmerman can (or "should" in the case of JoMo) work with the local police to insure the communities needs are being met. The national legislators can't do that because they are supposed to be taking care of national issues.
the hell hole has been around so long the playas are reprising their roles...
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