A Gang Press Conference? (CONFIRMED)

We're getting this from a couple of comments, a few e-mails, and someone who says Walter and Bill talked about it on the Channel 2 News Wednesday:

• The subjects of J-Fled's "Gang Meeting" are holding their own press conference with their lawyers to decry the fact they were forced to attend a meeting under the threat of a parole violation.

If true, this is going to be yet another nail in J-Fled's career coffin. Does anyone want to put a potential dollar amount on what a Cook County jury might award these poor former honor roll students for their troubles?

UPDATE: And here it is! From ABC Channel 7:

• A group who claims to be made up of Chicago gang leaders says it is so angry about a threatened police crackdown it is going public. The so-called gang leaders have scheduled a news conference and even notified the media with a press release from a public relations firm.

  It comes after police superintendent Jody Weis issued a warning to reputed gang leaders at a meeting last month.

  As some elected officials criticize Weis for the meeting, some of the purported gang leaders are saying they were tricked into the meeting and have no plans to respond to what they call the superintendent's threats.

Even Fitzgerald is backing off yesterday's lukewarm support of J-Fled's efforts:

• U.S. Attorney Pat Fitzgerald says he supports police using creative strategy to fight crime but it's not something his office would try.

  "We are not negotiating with anyone. Anyone who thinks that anyone has a pass to commit crimes in this city is wrong. The federal government goes after drugs, guns and gangs," said Fitzgerald.

We're upgrading the post tag from "un-fucking-believable" to "un-fucking-fucking-believable." J-Fled, just resign. Now. You're an idiot, an embarrassment, and you are bringing discredit to the Department on a daily basis. And a Daley basis, too.