3 charged in shooting of 4-year-old girl

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59. A difference may be that the laws against gun-carrying gang members in Chicago have been lax.

In the recent past, instead of keeping a gun-carrying gang member in prison for a sufficient time so that they cannot easily have access to more firearms, a judge could impose a 2-year sentence with the actual result that gang member would only spend 1-year and come back to the streets with greater street credibility. Be good in prison, and they let you out early. Some objected so the 50% rule was changed to 85%.

Even under the 85% rule, a gun-carrying gang member doesn't always serve time. A snitch, or even a gang member who plants drugs on someone else like a cop and then snitches about it, can get a free pass. There's also other reasons for giving a gun-carrying gang member a free pass. They always argue that they are carrying for self-defense. If they find the right lawyer who is connected to the right judge, (i.e., read political donations and politicial clout), the judge, like the cops or the State's attorney, can give them a pass.

Some are now saying that the so-called 2-year minimum sentence rule should be changed to 3-years. Maybe it will be.

On the other hand, maybe a mandatory minimum time for gun carrying gang members should be 20-years, or 30-years, or whatever it takes.