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News Wire: Metra helps encourage visits to Pullman National Monument

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Posted by CMStPnP on Friday, June 28, 2019 11:30 AM

charlie hebdo
As to CPD, they have not improved,

Thats too bad.   It was kind of insulting because what I read into the the question was they thought I was on the South Side for VICE because I was Caucasion.   Oh well eventually they will be forced to change.   Though I might mention here that if you ever go on a NYPD discussion forum and mention the name "Serpico" all hell breaks loose with some NYPD still referring to him as a "rat".

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Posted by charlie hebdo on Thursday, June 27, 2019 4:09 PM

CMStPnP

The last time I walked on the streets of Chicago's South Side 3 miles South of the Loop about 20 years ago, the Chicago Police pulled their patrol car over and asked me what I was doing there.   Maybe times have changed for the better and the presumptions based on profiling are a method of the past?

 

I think CSSHegewisch misread your post. As to CPD, they have not improved, although we have a new mayor, not from the machine (largely defunct) who promises to change things.  Time will tell. 

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Posted by CMStPnP on Thursday, June 27, 2019 3:14 PM

CSSHEGEWISCH
You're weak on your geography.  Pullman is about 12-13 miles south of the Loop.

I'm sorry, where did I say I was near Pullman?  

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Thursday, June 27, 2019 6:55 AM

CMStPnP

The last time I walked on the streets of Chicago's South Side 3 miles South of the Loop about 20 years ago, the Chicago Police pulled their patrol car over and asked me what I was doing there.   Maybe times have changed for the better and the presumptions based on profiling are a method of the past?

 
You're weak on your geography.  Pullman is about 12-13 miles south of the Loop.
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Posted by CMStPnP on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 8:15 PM

The last time I walked on the streets of Chicago's South Side 3 miles South of the Loop about 20 years ago, the Chicago Police pulled their patrol car over and asked me what I was doing there.   Maybe times have changed for the better and the presumptions based on profiling are a method of the past?

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 6:39 AM

I went to high school about two blocks west of Pullman and have long been aware of the neighborhood's significance to the labor movement.  It's good to see Metra doing its part to promote visits to the area.

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Posted by Brian Schmidt on Monday, June 24, 2019 7:53 PM

Commuter railroad runs special train to help promote historic site's accessibility by train

http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2019/06/24-metra-helps-encourage-visits-to-pullman-national-monument 

Brian Schmidt, Editor, Classic Trains magazine

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