Chicagoist: Eight CPS Students Shot Over the Weekend

Spook

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:05:53 -0600

Barack O'Bama has addressed this issue when he put on Bill Cosby's sun glasses and criticized black mothers for feeding their babies Pop Eye’s. I think he thought that this was gonna go down big in Texas. but on the real, "Soeasy"-like the Day La Soul B side song? I think the thing is, is that CPS should be partners in making kids safe both in and out of school. Its just a hunch. But honestly I just wish we could at least be honest with those kids and say, look society as a whole doesn’t give a sh*t about you. As a matter of fact, a powerful segment of society gets rich and stays well paid off your misery, from Jesse Jackson, to Daley’s cronies, most community based non profits,etc, on down and up. So you are in this mostly by your self. Don’t expect help because mostly likely you are alone.

soeasy

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:37:55 -0600

I always wondered why the shooting victims are tagged "CPS students" instead of Chicago kids? What happens to Chicago's youth that don't go to public schools and get shot? They aren't counted? It also seems to suggest that the shootings have some connection with the schools, which they often don't. Chicago Public Schools don't need any additional negative associations from the public...

smussy

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:46:41 -0600

it's truly tragic. and i really don't understand why they're razing the building at NIU. while that also is terrible, is getting rid of the building ever going to erase the memories for those involved? it seems like such a weird thing to do ... get rid of it! build a new building! then, we'll all be untraumatized. huh?

rhoswhen

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:50:28 -0600

You know what would have saved these kids? Banning little plastic baggies.

leomemorial

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:50:26 -0600

It's due to a lack of street cops and some neighbors who look the other way or draw the curtains closed when they see crap they should report.

peteypants

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:02:33 -0600

thanks for presenting this story. you hear about the individual shootings so often you sadly start to not think twice about them. only after reading about a total of 17 students being killed so far does the issue become hard to ignore.