From the Chicago Dispatcher, June 11, 2008
Drivers Robbed at Gunpoint
Popular downtown cabdriver restaurant held up by armed assailants
By: George Lutfallah
On Tuesday, June 3, just after 10:00 p.m. two masked gunmen swiftly entered a popular downtown Pakistani and Indian restaurant that is frequented by Chicago cabdrivers. The two men entered together through the front door of the restaurant located in the 800 block of N. Orleans. After they entered, one of the assailants approached the cash register while the other one turned right down the hall to the restaurant's pool room.
The first assailant charged toward the cash register and lunged at Nasir Amin, a partner with the restaurant who was working behind the counter. Mr. Amin asked us not to disclose the name of the restaurant. Mr. Amin ran to his left along the counter toward a staircase leading to the restaurant's basement. The assailant followed him partially down the stairs but then turned back and ran to the cash register to loot it. As this was going on, most of the restaurant patrons filed out of the restaurant. Reportedly there was a third man outside as a lookout for the two assailants in the restaurant.
The assailant who entered the pool room brandished a gun and pointed it at two men playing pool. The patrons smartly ducked down and handed over money to the man. Another patron, apparently trying to escape the assailant in the main area of the restaurant ran toward the pool room and was met at gunpoint by the second assailant. The patron immediately dropped to the floor. After the robber collected money from the three men in the pool room, he exited out of the side door on the north side of the pool room. Shortly after that the first assailant also ran through the pool room and exited out of the north door.
The entire ordeal lasted about 45 seconds. According to Mr. Amin they have never before had an incident like this. Mr. Amin said, "I was very, very scared. I was so shocked I was hiding in the freezer." In total Mr. Amin estimates that the robbers got away with $700 to $800 in cash between the restaurant and patrons. He said they lost approximately $190 from the register alone.
Neither assailant discharged their firearms and no injuries were reported from the incident. The Chicago Police Department had no information to report as of press time regarding the status of their investigation.
Tough times for taxi drivers
According to Mike Foulks, president of the Chicago Cabdriver Organization, the incident could be indicative of the times we face, which could spell out more trouble for Chicago cabdrivers. According to Mr. Foulks, "The gas price isn't just hurting cabdrivers. It's hurting the whole economy. This leads to an increase in violent crime. Cabdrivers have always been targeted victims of armed robbers. We should all be more wary than ever before. Be prepared to give up the money. No amount of money is worth risking permanent injury or death by resisting. Don't have more than one day or night of income on you if you are picking up passengers. Thank God that nobody was shot or killed. Other restaurants and their patrons in the area should be alert; the thieves or others may strike again. I will be officially asking the 18th District Police Commander to use uniformed and undercover officers to patrol Orleans Street more often to deter or possibly catch these dangerous criminals."
These are very desperate times indeed, even for our beloved Dispatcher.
It is a good, good article, up to the last horrid paragraph.
To tack on the Long Eared Father of Fools' meddling and interference not only destroys the credibility of the author as well as the intent of the article, but also calls into question the motive of the Dispatcher.
Mr. LEFOF will be "officially asking"?
He has no official position other than the one he made up, The Great Pretender.
There seems to be no end to this pathetic little person's fantasy life as Mother Teresa to the Cab Industry.
This kind of foolishness makes all the more tougher for everyone.
itis truly hard to believe that g.lutfallah actually calls him "President of the CCO"!! does he actually believe that fake election? if it wasn't so pathetic it would be hilarious. george, where are your senses? mike foulks is only president of mike foulks. have you ever met anyone who claimed to be a member of CCO?
and you should inform mike what the proper use of quotation marks are. he truly seems clueless.
Sorry to disappoint you, whit, wit...
But plenty of people recognize me as the "President of the CCO". Some even refer to me as "Mr. President". Almost every day.
Speaking of elections, when did the UTCC have an open election? That's right...never. When is the first one scheduled? That's right...the second Tuesday of the month of Never.
George Lutfallah and Jonathan Bullington have met and spoken with many CCO members, whether they realize it our not. Should we walk around with yellow armbands to make it easier to figure out?
That would be hilarious.
I am the twice-elected President of the Chicago Cabdriver Organization (CCO). I do not intend to run for a third term. Start your campaigning early, gentlemen (and ladies).
I am a "liberal" when it comes to "using" "quotations marks". "Deal with it".
-Mike Foulks
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itis truly hard to believe that g.lutfallah actually calls him "President of the CCO"!! does he actually believe that fake election? if it wasn't so pathetic it would be hilarious. george, where are your senses? mike foulks is only president of mike foulks. have you ever met anyone who claimed to be a member of CCO?
and you should inform mike what the proper use of quotation marks are. he truly seems clueless.
"Brian Da Mage",
"Meddling and interference"? How so?
I was officially elected by dozens of Chicago cabdrivers (twice) to, ultimately, the Presidency of the CCO.
I do not fantasize to be nor do I model my behavior on that of Mother Teresa's. That should be obvious enough to everybody.
How have I made things "tougher" for you, "Brian Da Mage"? Did I damage your brain?
I'm nobody's scapegoat, am I?
-Mike Foulks, not pretending to be anything other than what he is...the CCO President and a ten-year Chicago cabdriver.
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These are very desperate times indeed, even for our beloved Dispatcher.
It is a good, good article, up to the last horrid paragraph.
To tack on the Long Eared Father of Fools' meddling and interference not only destroys the credibility of the author as well as the intent of the article, but also calls into question the motive of the Dispatcher.
Mr. LEFOF will be "officially asking"?
He has no official position other than the one he made up, The Great Pretender.
There seems to be no end to this pathetic little person's fantasy life as Mother Teresa to the Cab Industry.
This kind of foolishness makes all the more tougher for everyone.
Oh look everyone, I broke the code.
"Brian Da Mage" is an anagram for "Brain Damage."
It must be that Wolf again.
At least I only use my real mental condition when I post.
I don't hide behind long-eared foolishness like the Long Eared Father of Fools.
Keep telling that same tired old pack of all-bovine bologna over and over again until you believe it Long Ears.
The utlimate question is simply, "How much of a long donkey eared father of fools does it take to shingle a roof?"
The so obvious answers is "It depends on how thinly you slice him."
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"Brian Da Mage",
"Meddling and interference"? How so?
I was officially elected by dozens of Chicago cabdrivers (twice) to, ultimately, the Presidency of the CCO.
I do not fantasize to be nor do I model my behavior on that of Mother Teresa's. That should be obvious enough to everybody.
How have I made things "tougher" for you, "Brian Da Mage"? Did I damage your brain?
I'm nobody's scapegoat, am I?
-Mike Foulks, not pretending to be anything other than what he is...the CCO President and a ten-year Chicago cabdriver.
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These are very desperate times indeed, even for our beloved Dispatcher.
It is a good, good article, up to the last horrid paragraph.
To tack on the Long Eared Father of Fools' meddling and interference not only destroys the credibility of the author as well as the intent of the article, but also calls into question the motive of the Dispatcher.
Mr. LEFOF will be "officially asking"?
He has no official position other than the one he made up, The Great Pretender.
There seems to be no end to this pathetic little person's fantasy life as Mother Teresa to the Cab Industry.
This kind of foolishness makes all the more tougher for everyone.
i just broke the secret code of article of cco...
failure of responding to president foulks' telephone messages, text messages, e-mail messages, and or his imagination he desires of communication for "nearly" or "almost" daily will result permanent "removal" the membership from cco for security and dignity of the organizaion cco and its presidency.
of course, all matters must be reviewed and approved by george lutfallah of chicago dispatcher only.
so noticed!
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Oh look everyone, I broke the code.
"Brian Da Mage" is an anagram for "Brain Damage."
It must be that Wolf again.
At least I only use my real mental condition when I post.
I don't hide behind long-eared foolishness like the Long Eared Father of Fools.
Keep telling that same tired old pack of all-bovine bologna over and over again until you believe it Long Ears.
The utlimate question is simply, "How much of a long donkey eared father of fools does it take to shingle a roof?"
The so obvious answers is "It depends on how thinly you slice him."
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"Brian Da Mage",
"Meddling and interference"? How so?
I was officially elected by dozens of Chicago cabdrivers (twice) to, ultimately, the Presidency of the CCO.
I do not fantasize to be nor do I model my behavior on that of Mother Teresa's. That should be obvious enough to everybody.
How have I made things "tougher" for you, "Brian Da Mage"? Did I damage your brain?
I'm nobody's scapegoat, am I?
-Mike Foulks, not pretending to be anything other than what he is...the CCO President and a ten-year Chicago cabdriver.
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These are very desperate times indeed, even for our beloved Dispatcher.
It is a good, good article, up to the last horrid paragraph.
To tack on the Long Eared Father of Fools' meddling and interference not only destroys the credibility of the author as well as the intent of the article, but also calls into question the motive of the Dispatcher.
Mr. LEFOF will be "officially asking"?
He has no official position other than the one he made up, The Great Pretender.
There seems to be no end to this pathetic little person's fantasy life as Mother Teresa to the Cab Industry.
This kind of foolishness makes all the more tougher for everyone.
Call the Pope.
Call the Knights of the Holy Grail.
Get a rope.
Holy tights of the gal called Gail.
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i just broke the secret code of article of cco...
failure of responding to president foulks' telephone messages, text messages, e-mail messages, and or his imagination he desires of communication for "nearly" or "almost" daily will result permanent "removal" the membership from cco for security and dignity of the organizaion cco and its presidency.
of course, all matters must be reviewed and approved by george lutfallah of chicago dispatcher only.
so noticed!
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Oh look everyone, I broke the code.
"Brian Da Mage" is an anagram for "Brain Damage."
It must be that Wolf again.
At least I only use my real mental condition when I post.
I don't hide behind long-eared foolishness like the Long Eared Father of Fools.
Keep telling that same tired old pack of all-bovine bologna over and over again until you believe it Long Ears.
The utlimate question is simply, "How much of a long donkey eared father of fools does it take to shingle a roof?"
The so obvious answers is "It depends on how thinly you slice him."
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"Brian Da Mage",
"Meddling and interference"? How so?
I was officially elected by dozens of Chicago cabdrivers (twice) to, ultimately, the Presidency of the CCO.
I do not fantasize to be nor do I model my behavior on that of Mother Teresa's. That should be obvious enough to everybody.
How have I made things "tougher" for you, "Brian Da Mage"? Did I damage your brain?
I'm nobody's scapegoat, am I?
-Mike Foulks, not pretending to be anything other than what he is...the CCO President and a ten-year Chicago cabdriver.
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These are very desperate times indeed, even for our beloved Dispatcher.
It is a good, good article, up to the last horrid paragraph.
To tack on the Long Eared Father of Fools' meddling and interference not only destroys the credibility of the author as well as the intent of the article, but also calls into question the motive of the Dispatcher.
Mr. LEFOF will be "officially asking"?
He has no official position other than the one he made up, The Great Pretender.
There seems to be no end to this pathetic little person's fantasy life as Mother Teresa to the Cab Industry.
This kind of foolishness makes all the more tougher for everyone.
Foulks needs to make an emergency call directly to
Prateek Sampat
American Friends Service Committee
Phone: 312-427-TAXI (8294)
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Call the Pope.
Call the Knights of the Holy Grail.
Get a rope.
Holy tights of the gal called Gail.
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i just broke the secret code of article of cco...
failure of responding to president foulks' telephone messages, text messages, e-mail messages, and or his imagination he desires of communication for "nearly" or "almost" daily will result permanent "removal" the membership from cco for security and dignity of the organizaion cco and its presidency.
of course, all matters must be reviewed and approved by george lutfallah of chicago dispatcher only.
so noticed!
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Oh look everyone, I broke the code.
"Brian Da Mage" is an anagram for "Brain Damage."
It must be that Wolf again.
At least I only use my real mental condition when I post.
I don't hide behind long-eared foolishness like the Long Eared Father of Fools.
Keep telling that same tired old pack of all-bovine bologna over and over again until you believe it Long Ears.
The utlimate question is simply, "How much of a long donkey eared father of fools does it take to shingle a roof?"
The so obvious answers is "It depends on how thinly you slice him."
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"Brian Da Mage",
"Meddling and interference"? How so?
I was officially elected by dozens of Chicago cabdrivers (twice) to, ultimately, the Presidency of the CCO.
I do not fantasize to be nor do I model my behavior on that of Mother Teresa's. That should be obvious enough to everybody.
How have I made things "tougher" for you, "Brian Da Mage"? Did I damage your brain?
I'm nobody's scapegoat, am I?
-Mike Foulks, not pretending to be anything other than what he is...the CCO President and a ten-year Chicago cabdriver.
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These are very desperate times indeed, even for our beloved Dispatcher.
It is a good, good article, up to the last horrid paragraph.
To tack on the Long Eared Father of Fools' meddling and interference not only destroys the credibility of the author as well as the intent of the article, but also calls into question the motive of the Dispatcher.
Mr. LEFOF will be "officially asking"?
He has no official position other than the one he made up, The Great Pretender.
There seems to be no end to this pathetic little person's fantasy life as Mother Teresa to the Cab Industry.
This kind of foolishness makes all the more tougher for everyone.
Your actions speak louder than your words.
And your ears are longer than your memory.
I recognize Michael Foulks as the President of the CCO, one of a few legitimate cabdriver organizations in Chicago.
No one doulbts Foulks' presidency of CCO, but the question is about counting its membership. Has he ever given the truth nearly, or almost?
+ + = "-" nearly every day?
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I recognize Michael Foulks as the President of the CCO, one of a few legitimate cabdriver organizations in Chicago.
I recognize him as the long eared father of fools.
sounds "official" enough to everyone, unless disapproved by the chicago dispatcher (never happened so far). like it or not, he is entitled to it and he owns it at least until sometimes in the september.
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I recognize him as the long eared father of fools.
Отец дураки с длинными осла уши Дни
Feast of Fools
A celebration marked by much LICENSE and BUFFOONERY, during the later middle ages took place every year on or about the feast of the CIRCUMCISION (1 Jan.).
It was known by many names -- Festum Fatuorum, Festum Stultorum, Festum Hypodiaconorum, to note only some Latin variants -- and it is difficult, if not quite impossible, to distinguish it from certain other similar celebrations, such, for example, as the FEAST OF ASSES, and the Feast of the Donkey Boy.
So far as the FEAST OF FOOLS had an independent existence, it seems to have grown out of a special "festival of the subdeacons", which John Beleth, a liturgical writer of the twelfth century and an Englishman by birth, assigns to the day of the CIRCUMCISION.
This feast of the subdeacons afterwards developed into the feast of the lower clergy (esclaffardi), and was later taken up by CERTAIN BROTHERHOODS or guilds of "FOOLS" with a definite organization of their own, such as the purely imaginary CCO.
There can be little doubt -- and medieval censors themselves freely recognized the fact -- that the LICENSE and BUFFOONERY which marked this occasion had their origin in pagan cab driver customs of very ancient date.
Отец дураки с длинными осла уши Дни
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sounds "official" enough to everyone, unless disapproved by the chicago dispatcher (never happened so far). like it or not, he is entitled to it and he owns it at least until sometimes in the september.
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I recognize him as the long eared father of fools.
define what you believe as "legitimate". the voting process? the monitoring process? the counting process? the approval of articles process? (by one person)
by this measure, all we cabdrivers in chicago could 1. call an election 2. approve our own articles 3. set up an election in a drivr restaurant 4. shanghai drivers to 'vote' for us in our election 5. monitor our own election all day 6. count our own votes at the end of the day AND 7: !!! declare ourselves president of our VERY OWN L
LEGITIMATE CABDRIVER ORGANNIAZTION IN CHICAGO!!
would the dispatcher and george lutfallah then recognize all of us as presidents? what a beautiful day that would be! we could all call each other mr. president all day long!!
Bilder,
You are quite correct in your analysis...but you haven't done any of that, have you?
You haven't written or published any rules of any organization.
You haven't held an election.
You haven't asked cabdrivers to endorse you.
You haven't a record of votes or membership.
If you did, I'm sure that George Lutfallah and others would give you an equitable amount of respect or coverage to your regularly democratic, verifiable record of organized results.
There wouldn't ever be 10,000 "Presidents". I don't think there would ever even be 10,000 Registered-Members, for that matter.
-Mike Foulks
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define what you believe as "legitimate". the voting process? the monitoring process? the counting process? the approval of articles process? (by one person)
by this measure, all we cabdrivers in chicago could 1. call an election 2. approve our own articles 3. set up an election in a drivr restaurant 4. shanghai drivers to 'vote' for us in our election 5. monitor our own election all day 6. count our own votes at the end of the day AND 7: !!! declare ourselves president of our VERY OWN L
LEGITIMATE CABDRIVER ORGANNIAZTION IN CHICAGO!!
would the dispatcher and george lutfallah then recognize all of us as presidents? what a beautiful day that would be! we could all call each other mr. president all day long!!
Neither have you Long Ears.
It's toooooo late to COVER UP the FAKE ELECTION and the FRAUD you have TRIED to perpetrate upon this forum and tried to FOOL numerous people all over cyber space into believing that there is such a thing
as a CCO with your long ears and with a hee-haw here and hee-haw there.
"See my long ears, I Long-eared President Father of Fools" proclaim heee-haw.
See my articles of tom-foolery? They written on my *********.
I, Long-eared President Father of Fools am monkey-see-monkey-do imitating the old way, trying to fill Steve Wiedersberg's big shoes.
Take off that monkey suit so we can see the real you, donkey-boy.
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Bilder,
You are quite correct in your analysis...but you haven't done any of that, have you?
You haven't written or published any rules of any organization.
You haven't held an election.
You haven't asked cabdrivers to endorse you.
You haven't a record of votes or membership.
If you did, I'm sure that George Lutfallah and others would give you an equitable amount of respect or coverage to your regularly democratic, verifiable record of organized results.
There wouldn't ever be 10,000 "Presidents". I don't think there would ever even be 10,000 Registered-Members, for that matter.
-Mike Foulks
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define what you believe as "legitimate". the voting process? the monitoring process? the counting process? the approval of articles process? (by one person)
by this measure, all we cabdrivers in chicago could 1. call an election 2. approve our own articles 3. set up an election in a drivr restaurant 4. shanghai drivers to 'vote' for us in our election 5. monitor our own election all day 6. count our own votes at the end of the day AND 7: !!! declare ourselves president of our VERY OWN L
LEGITIMATE CABDRIVER ORGANNIAZTION IN CHICAGO!!
would the dispatcher and george lutfallah then recognize all of us as presidents? what a beautiful day that would be! we could all call each other mr. president all day long!!
i feel very sorry about your resteraunt getting robbed. You were very brave to run and leave all your customers there. YOU ARE A TRUE HERO!
You should have had a might piece to blow the monkeys away.
Join NRA. Act like an real AMerican, get a G U N.
(But do not google McD's and USPS offixe locations!)
You have a right to bare arms, and wear long-sleeve too.
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i feel very sorry about your resteraunt getting robbed. You were very brave to run and leave all your customers there. YOU ARE A TRUE HERO!
They are coming.
England is experimenting with robot cabs and (yes!) robot cops.
George Orwell is turning in his grave.
If these lines of experimentation should cross we are going to be in a rider for our lives!
A better camera is needed in this case. Foulks has a plan to solve crime, and he is the president of the CCO.
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They are coming.
England is experimenting with robot cabs and (yes!) robot cops.
George Orwell is turning in his grave.
If these lines of experimentation should cross we are going to be in a rider for our lives!
Yes, it is called the annal camera, for people like da foo who don't if he's coming or going.
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A better camera is needed in this case. Foulks has a plan to solve crime, and he is the president of the CCO.
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They are coming.
England is experimenting with robot cabs and (yes!) robot cops.
George Orwell is turning in his grave.
If these lines of experimentation should cross we are going to be in a rider for our lives!
if you're slightly dyslexic get a GNU
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You should have had a might piece to blow the monkeys away.
Join NRA. Act like an real AMerican, get a G U N.
(But do not google McD's and USPS offixe locations!)
You have a right to bare arms, and wear long-sleeve too.
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i feel very sorry about your resteraunt getting robbed. You were very brave to run and leave all your customers there. YOU ARE A TRUE HERO!
