Anybody following this Eliza Fletcher story?

[kluurs]

I wonder if someday our culture looks at people like this man a little differently. We're going to spend millions of dollars to care for him over the next 30 or more years - money that could be spent in a lot of different ways - from providing needed medical care to improving education for kids to helping a multi-millionaire purchase a helicopter pad for his/her yacht - all of which seem preferable.

[Jolly]

Give the man a fair trial with adequate representation, and if convicted, let him appeal.

Then hang him.

[Copper]

Give him a 1-way ticket to mars.

[LuFins Dad]

The accused served 20 years for kidnapping and robbing an attorney in 1999-2000. I can’t help but wonder if there is more to this.

Still, WTF is a young woman doing jogging at 4AM?

[kluurs]

@LuFins-Dad said in Anybody following this Eliza Fletcher story?:

Still, WTF is a young woman doing jogging at 4AM?

I used to run at that time. For a teacher, it was probably ideal to be able to get some miles in, clean up and then head to work. She had two children of her own in addition to teaching so probably the only time she could get out.

Actually, at another point in my life, I used to go for runs at 11:30 at night along the Chicago lakefront. Want to know who runs at midnight on the lakefront - women!

Actually, even running at normal times, the vast majority of people running on our city's lakefront are women. I bet it is 80% of the runners.

[Jolly]

11 ounces in .380 ACP.

Ruger LCP.

[Aqua Letifer]

@kluurs said in Anybody following this Eliza Fletcher story?:

@LuFins-Dad said in Anybody following this Eliza Fletcher story?:

Still, WTF is a young woman doing jogging at 4AM?

I used to run at that time. For a teacher, it was probably ideal to be able to get some miles in, clean up and then head to work. She had two children of her own in addition to teaching so probably the only time she could get out.

Actually, at another point in my life, I used to go for runs at 11:30 at night along the Chicago lakefront. Want to know who runs at midnight on the lakefront - women!

Actually, even running at normal times, the vast majority of people running on our city's lakefront are women. I bet it is 80% of the runners.

My dad was a teacher. Woke up at 3:45 AM to run. Every day, for years.

[Copper]

@LuFins-Dad said in Anybody following this Eliza Fletcher story?:

Still, WTF is a young woman doing jogging at 4AM?

Tucker just explained that your question is part of the problem.

We have gotten used to the idea that criminals control "bad" parts of the city and good people aren't allowed to go there.

And the bad part of town has now grown to include just about every large and small city in the country.

[kluurs]

[89th]

Heh, 420

[Catseye3]

What. It's a memorial.

[LuFins Dad]

@Catseye3 said in Anybody following this Eliza Fletcher story?:

What. It's a memorial.

420 is urban for toking up, burning one, reefer madness…

[Catseye3]

@LuFins-Dad
Ah so.

Dang, I learn something every day in here.

Here's an interesting article about 420's history:
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a6833/420-meaning-0110/

[George K]

@Catseye3 said in Anybody following this Eliza Fletcher story?:

Dang, I learn something every day in here.

In Cannon Beach, OR:

[kluurs]

There runners all over the country to "finished Eliza's run" - but these were the folks who actually ran the same 8 mile course as Eliza at 4:20 a.m. this morning.

[89th]

@kluurs Very nice memorial / event.

[Jolly]

Very nice.

Now, if you're a female...

1. Don't run in the dark, especially when the streets are almost deserted.
2. Don't run by yourself.
3. Have lethal or non-lethal means on you, in order to protect yourself.