This one will rank right up there with "chicken wing," "turkey leg," and many others:
A dripping window air conditioner led to the execution-style killing of a West Side man, police said Monday.
Charles Sims, 28, shot Jimmy Parker eight times about 2 a.m. on June 2, police said. Sims appeared in court Monday on a charge of first-degree murder. He is being held without bond.
Sims’ sister had complained to him that Parker dropped water on her from the window of an apartment building in the 5600 block of West Washington, police said.
This story has everything! Drama. Suspense. An unforgettable cast of characters. And another example of exactly what's wrong with Chicago's 9-1-1 system:
- The warm water fell on Sims’ sister when she returned home to the building shortly before midnight on June 1, police said. She called police to report the incident.
The ghetto understanding of thermodynamics notwithstanding, how in the hell was this a police matter (before the shooting we mean)? Air conditioners drip. They also hang out windows and are difficult to move quickly, so she had to have looked up and seen it wasn't Parker, but a machine in the window. And someone took this call. Amazing.
And here's a miracle of sorts:
And here's a miracle of sorts:
- Six witnesses have identified Sims as the shooter...
That has to be a rarity. We would have labeled this entire piece "un-fucking-believable," but in actuality, we aren't even surprised. Judging from the comments in the Sun Times though, plenty of people are surprised. Welcome to the real world.