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Yes, we know yesterday was a holiday and there was a lot of alcohol being consumed and all kinds of other factors that can fuel violence outbreaks, but this screenshot of Chicago Breaking News this morning gave us a bit of a jolt, especially after the earlier claim that violence was down in the city.
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Well, to be honest, you're talking the difference between weather and climate here Marcus.
But the fact is, the violent crime in this city is largely confined to poor, black and gang-infested areas. I use the word "confined" because it's the city policing strategy, political apathy and public disinterest that allows Englewood and Woodlawn to resemble something out of "Escape From New York"
A mugging or pug-napping in Andersonville is a TRAGEDY. Classrooms full of dead kids from the wrong neighborhood gets a city-wide shrug.