Posted on 07/20/2020 6:19:49 AM PDT by Kaslin
There is no shortage of activist groups denouncing allegations of police brutality. Sometimes it's legitimate; every honest person admits that unwarranted acts of violence against undeserving citizens occur. How could they not? There are about 700,00 sworn officers in the United States who make over 50 million contacts with the public every year. The act is getting played out, though, because to suggest that every fatal result is tied to racism or that the actions of a minute few should speak for the entire group is a gross absurdity.
Last week in Chicago, a protest of sorts obediently marched to the tune of hackneyed charges of systemic injustice. The tired narrative droned on about bad policing, police targeting of the black community, and too much jail or prison time. This kept the crowd from considering alternatives to their afternoon work, such as offering a token of gratitude to thankless peacekeepers in their own backyard, the murder capital of America. One wonders if they know that out of the 560 homicides, 475 victims were black, killed not by the police or whites, but by other blacks.
By all means, protest. But when people complain about the system being rigged, they need to remember they voted for their system, and they've been voting for the same system for quite a while. The mayoral offices have been run by Democrats since before the Great Depression, which means only about 2 million out of 350 million total Americans were alive the last time the city voted for a Republican. Most recently, Obama acolyte Rahm Emanuel helmed the city between 2011 and 2019, and currently a woman by the name of Lori Lightfoot, whose sole victory in the role comes from being the first openly gay, black mayor of the town, presides over the carnage.
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Hey Jackass reports:
Chicago:
July to Date
Shot & Killed: 67
Shot & Wounded: 312
Total Shot: 379
Total Homicides: 77
Time to send in the SWAT team to end this once and for all!
SWAT = Social Workers and Therapists.
That will end Chicago’s shooting gallery and slaughter house.
btt
More Black people are killed by Black criminals EVERY YEAR, than by the Ku Klux Klan during its entire existence.
There is a consensus opinion that has formed around this topic, and the right side of the political spectrum, this site included, is in a distinct minority. This is no longer the silent majority, rather it is the silent minority.
What time period was the 460 homicides referring to?
Year to date.
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