Recidivist Alert: This story buried in the Chicago Sun-Times, makes me want to pack heat.

A South Side drug dealer who arranged the kidnapping and shooting of a Chicago cop will stay in prison, after the Illinois Court of Appeals said he was not wrongfully sentenced nor represented. Robert Toney, 50, wanted his conviction overturned, but after his appellate defender withdrew, claiming there were no valid issues raised in Toney's appeal, the court Friday denied Toney's request. Toney was convicted of kidnapping, attempted murder, armed robbery and soliciting a hit on Wentworth District tactical officer James Love, who was on a stakeout in 1991 at Stateway Gardens when he was kidnapped by two teenagers, each paid $50 by Toney. He was then shot four times and left for dead, but his bulletproof vest saved his life, police said. Toney arranged the hit because Love was "hurting his business." Toney will be eligible for parole in 2033, when he will be 79. Christopher Williams, 29, and Rodney Payne, 30, who shot Love, are on parole.

Out on parole?! Is this the civilization Nancy Pelosi is vowing to save?