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You know, I was just about to ask this very same question...
shortydoowopp wrote:
what is it about Chicago that makes it so rough? there are gangs in every major city but why is it always Chicago in the news?
I seriously only became aware of "this-problem" after Kanye talked about "over 600 caskets last year". Now it seems as though every coupleof months, I hear about something else going in Chi-town. I mean really, what's really good here.
I live in NY, currently, and have lived here in the past for quite a number of years and i can't ever recall hearing and reading about strings of senselessmurders year after year after year.
Additionally, what exactly is the city doing to alleviate this problem. This isn't a "black-people-in-the-hood" problem. This is a CHICAGOproblem. The dichotomy between the nice safe affluent neighborhoods and the grimy crime ridden neighborhoods must be astronomical. It's funny, I justtalked to a friend of mine who works for Morningstar, graduated with his BFA from Uconn just a 2 years ago, and he was telling me just how lovely hisneighborhood is--his apartment apparently overlooks the Michigan--and how he has his lunches in a nearby park where there is always music playing. That'smy boy so I am beyond happy for him. But a part of me couldn't help but wonder if he knew or cared about that fact that, just a few miles from him, was awar-zone where innocent lives were being compromised everyday. Which then leads you to further wonder, if Chicago-ans (the ones looking in) really care aboutwhat's happening.
Do people only care about the violence when it touches them, their children, and invades their suburban sprawl. People will continue to die in that city unlessEVERY CITIZEN makes an effort to combat the violent plague that is presently, localized, but will soon surely spread. Realtalk, Oprah (because of her power)needs to initiate something. I'd even call on Barack considering that's "his city" but he has national and global issues to tackle...
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