Man With Gun, Swastika Flag, Flame Thrower Prompts SWAT Team Response In West Humboldt Park

Police closed off a portion of Chicago Avenue near Pulaski Road, where the man could be heard either saying or playing a recording saying, “F– you, Chicago Police … I’m gonna kill you!” while blasting audio with the words “F– you” and a recording of “Eye of the Tiger.”

This lasted for 8 hours and the only update I can find has the police finally entering the building where they found the man dead. No other information. Lolwut? I want all the information. Was it suicide, natural causes, death by cop, Survivor's legal team? How can there be no more information about a mentally unstable dude armed with a flamethrower and assault rifle who hung a Nazi flag on scaffolding and kept cops at bay for over 8 hours?

Rising up, back on the street
Did my time, took my chances
Went the distance, now I'm back on my feet
Just a man and his will to survive
So many times it happens too fast
You change your passion for glory
Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past
You must fight just to keep them alive
It's the eye of the tiger
It's the thrill of the fight
Rising up to the challenge of our rival
And the last known survivor
Stalks his prey in the night
And he's watching us all with the eye of the tiger
Face to face, out in the heat
Hanging tough, staying hungry
They stack the odds 'til we take to the street
For the kill with the skill to survive
It's the eye of the tiger
It's the thrill of the fight
Rising up to the challenge of our rival
And the last known survivor
Stalks his prey in the night
And he's watching us all with the eye of the tiger
Rising up straight to the top
Had the guts, got the glory
Went the distance, now I'm not going to stop
Just a man and his will to survive
It's the eye of the tiger
It's the thrill of the fight
Rising up to the challenge of our rival
And the last known survivor
Stalks his prey in the night
And he's watching us all with the eye of the tiger
The eye of the tiger
The eye of the tiger
The eye of the tiger
The eye of the tiger

Wtf

Today I jumped out of a plane at 14,000 feet for the first time. They were running late so had to hang around the base, which made good people watching. Very much had a "ski lodge" kinda feel to it, or rock climber kinda vibe, like it's a tribe and I was not part of it. Which was fine, really. I was more nervous about being crammed into a very small plane than I was about jumping out of it. I guess the freefall was about 9,000 feet, which means around 45 seconds long. It was not long enough.

I'd do it again if I felt the need/desire. Would be more fun to do myself, but it's about $3500 to get to that point, to be certified. I think I'd rather spend that elsewhere.

My son paid for his to be recorded to video, he screamed the whole freefall, ha. I did not have mine recorded.

The guy I was strapped to was pretty quiet, which I appreciated. Other tandem instructors were trying to hype it up while in the sky, as I saw on video after. "You're flying bro!" I have a feeling I was more silent than most, as I didn't make a sound. Maybe I just blocked my dude out though, I dunno. I forgot he was there if he didn't tap my shoulder.

I think if I spend money on falling from the sky again it'd be in a glider. Always wanted to do that.

I'll never have the balls to jump from that height (ANY height actually) but I assume the feeling must be beyond awesome. One of those "No words" experiences. So I'm kinda jelous.

One of the reasons, apart from pure fear, it's that I can think of a more stupider way to die. Not saying by any means jumpers are stupid. In fact rarely do that jumps go wrong as far as I know.

Lots of my fellow countrymen like to run towards angry bulls, that is way more stupider and potentially lethal and painful. (I know it's not an accurate comparison, no innocent animals are abused when jumping)

Vibracobra wrote: Sun Jun 04, 2023 3:37 amOne of the reasons, apart from pure fear, it's that I can think of a more stupider way to die.

A stupid way to die would be having a floor tile fall on your head while you're out walking, or choking on a piece of food. Dying from a 10.000m free fall would be one of the better ways.

I'm afraid of heights, but that fear is of being at a high altitude. Say, if I'm just standing there, looking out of an open airplane, that would be tough. Jumping would be the easy part.

kokorodoko wrote: Sun Jun 04, 2023 4:45 am

Vibracobra wrote: Sun Jun 04, 2023 3:37 amOne of the reasons, apart from pure fear, it's that I can think of a more stupider way to die.

A stupid way to die would be having a floor tile fall on your head while you're out walking, or choking on a piece of food. Dying from a 10.000m free fall would be one of the better ways.

Sure you would feel no pain. You may even die from a heartattack before you hit the ground.

But See, you have to eat. You have to walk to get to places. Dying because of Choking or stumbling it's probably more tragic than stupid.

But getting in a plane, ascending 3 km and then jumping with a parachute, kinda defying natural laws (you're not a bird) for fun and enjoyment and, in the worst cade scenario ending dead... stupid. Probably not the right word but close.

Yeah and you might also die if you're deep sea diving and your equipment fails. Or you screw something up on a survival trip. Or you crash with your motorcycle. But you were having fun until then. Stupid is dying of a heartattack because you overwork or eat too much junk food. On the other occasions you know what you're getting into.


My day:
Walked through the forest and looked at a waterfall. A beaver lives there somewhere.

Vibracobra wrote: Sun Jun 04, 2023 3:37 am I'll never have the balls to jump from that height (ANY height actually) but I assume the feeling must be beyond awesome. One of those "No words" experiences. So I'm kinda jelous.

One of the reasons, apart from pure fear, it's that I can think of a more stupider way to die. Not saying by any means jumpers are stupid. In fact rarely do that jumps go wrong as far as I know.

Lots of my fellow countrymen like to run towards angry bulls, that is way more stupider and potentially lethal and painful. (I know it's not an accurate comparison, no innocent animals are abused when jumping)

Chance of fatality skydiving tandem: 1 in 500,000
Of solo skydiving: 1 in 220,000
Chances of a fatal car crash over a lifetime: statistics vary but all say between 1:98 and 1:110 or so