Gothamist: NYPD and FBI Question the Smiley Face Gang

A2

Sat, 03 May 2008 14:19:41 -0500

Visitor from Chicago here. I admit I was initially skeptical, and remain skeptical, but the more you read about these cases, the more it seems certain things don't add up. While it's plausible so many young men simply wandered off to a body of water, fell in and drowned, I do believe that one would have to be EXTREMELY intoxicated to, first of all, fall in, then not be able to pull oneself out of a few feet of water. Also, what are so many young men, particularly in Wisconsin, doing near the water in the first place? Since when do college-aged jocks suddenly decide they want to take a scenic river walk at night, by themselves? I am not saying that there is a serial killer, only that there are some unanswered questions.

YouDontEvenKnow

Fri, 02 May 2008 16:21:30 -0500

There is nothing cool about the logo and NO ONE would buy them. In fact I would kick the sh*t out of someone if I saw them wearing it. Darwin has nothing to do with this, if you read the article at all you would REALIZE that these were SMART students AND athletes. Darwin believed the weak would die off and the strong would survive. But these victims WERE the strong ones, they were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Darwin and luck are two different things! This investigation was not a result of the parents inability to accept what happened to their children. As I said before, if you read the article you would see that this is all a result of two detectives going above and beyond the call of duty to give closure to the mourning parents of these wronged young adults. Next time think before you type or better yet just read the article

jaja007

Thu, 01 May 2008 16:22:48 -0500

Darwin wins! The parents just can't accept that fact.

jaja007

Thu, 01 May 2008 16:15:10 -0500

That makes a cool logo for t-shirts and hats. I'm shocked no one has started selling it yet.

Rocknrope

Thu, 01 May 2008 15:16:57 -0500

His name was Robert Paulson...

robingee

Thu, 01 May 2008 15:02:55 -0500

40 people could get drunk and drown, all around the country in 11 years, right?

PBRK

Thu, 01 May 2008 13:55:37 -0500

Its more of a fad than a gang.

drewo

Thu, 01 May 2008 13:22:41 -0500

Since 1997, and this is the first time anyone's heard of this "gang"? Not one former gang member, acquaintance of a gang member, pissed-off ex-gang member or surviving/escaped potential victim has ever come forward with information about this mysterious gang? Sounds like a possible movie plot perhaps.

zodak

Thu, 01 May 2008 11:33:13 -0500

the 1st rule of project mayhem is...

Tgirl

Thu, 01 May 2008 11:10:25 -0500

and Spalding Gray

Nick S

Thu, 01 May 2008 10:24:35 -0500

shit..1997?? lets throw jeff buckley on the list too!