Some really heartbreaking cases. Kids out playing. Innocent people just going about their lives. One man, married 18 years to the mother of his children, employed, who caught a stray bullet as he was sitting at his kitchen table paying bills. I feel for the good people who have to live with this every day just outside their homes. As far as I can tell, there is nothing that can be done about it. Too many are have no concept of civilized behavior. As Stalin said, “the death of one man is a tragedy; the death of millions is a statistic.” The names and faces of this week’s victims will be forgotten by all but their families and friends by the time next week’s statistics are out, if they are not forgotten already.
Trump was great on black crime victims last night. Those are the lives which really matter not some thug waving a gun at a cop.
That is so true. My dad grew up at 22nd and Pulaski. He lived his last days at a nursing home in Wisconsin. When I was visiting him this spring, we started talking with one of his caregivers, a lovely young woman (can't remember her name now, but she was so kind and attentive and patient with my dad and the other patients, who had Alzheimer's).
She is black and said she was from Chicago. :) She and my dad had eaten at the same restaurants! He was so happy.
Anyway, she told us that she visits her parents, who still live on the South Side, hardworking people. She said that they have installed motion detectors all around their property, and that it is like a war zone outside.
She said, "I love my parents and visit them, but I go to see them and then get the heck out of there."
It is sad because her parents are basically prisoners in their own home. They won't be able to sell their house (they don't really want to, because they raised their children there, but still). It is so sad.
“Some really heartbreaking cases. Kids out playing. Innocent people just going about their lives. One man, married 18 years to the mother of his children, employed, who caught a stray bullet as he was sitting at his kitchen table paying bills. I feel for the good people who have to live with this every day just outside their homes. As far as I can tell, there is nothing that can be done about it. Too many are have no concept of civilized behavior. As Stalin said, “the death of one man is a tragedy; the death of millions is a statistic.” The names and faces of this week’s victims will be forgotten by all but their families and friends by the time next week’s statistics are out, if they are not forgotten already.”
I’m sure someone said words similar to yours about New York City before Giuliani became Mayor. Amazingly, he changed the stats to basically next to zero crimes - now how is that possible?
Hint: Chicago has been under Democrat control for God only knows how many years.
Hint 2: Giuliani is not a Democrat