Ah I see you are riding through one of America’s Blue cities. You know those socialist utopia’s run completely by democrats, leftists and loony socialists for decades? Yup, just keep pushing “Social programs” that fail, denigrate the value of God and family, release people without bail, fail to prosecute criminals, release them from jail, defund the police while putting money toward “equity training”. AH, What a “success” you have created leftists cities. That one is Chicago, but true of Baltimore, NYC, Seattle, Detroit, D.C.Oh yea, great job making sure that only criminal can have guns in your cities with “gun control” while innocent people in poor neighborhood don’t get police protection and can’t have guns legally!
Once upon a time news took days to cross the country, even months. But today news goes around the world in an instant. You can know the weather in Tokyo or Beijing at a whim. So news sources look for that which attracts. “If it bleeds it leads.” So you hear about all the shootings in … but that is not the experience of the people who live there. The majority don’t hear gunshots every day, or every month for that matter. Most don’t hear a gun in a year. But they all hear about the crime and the violence and they believe it is all around them. Your mind is designed for a community of a couple dozen people. You hear about this violence and you see it as an attack on your community. Calm yourselves, it is an illusion. Yes a lot of people are killed by guns, but more die of flu in a typical year. And for most deaths the person holding the gun kills themselves. Second is the people they are intimately familiar with. Third is people they deal with. Fourth, and a small number, is strangers. You hear about everyone of those and you extrapolate that out to you and yours. It is an illusion. Chances are you are far safer than you know. Unless you or a significant other has a gun.
Preventable deaths since the vaccines are 99.99% effective at keeping you out of the hospital
“The rates of death among fully vaccinated people with COVID-19 were even lower, effectively zero (0.00%) in all but two reporting states, Arkansas and Michigan where they were 0.01%. (Note: Deaths may or may not have been due to COVID-19.)”
Word of the day brought to you by Kip Williams. TY Kip
MartyrbationWhen C-4 is your Viagra. And your premature ejaculation ensures the only one killed is yourself.
You see, when a good red blooded American nut job will go on a rampage, killing innocent people, and then blow his own brains out, or go down in a shootout with the SWAT team, he’s generally pissed off…and he s not saying “God is great” before he kills those people….not like those MARTYRBATION puppets that think they’re doing god’s will every time one pops.
Much of the Chicago crime problem stems from the horrible mismanagement of the public housing authority combined with the systemic racism running rampant in the 1950’s-1970’s within city government.
Long and short, the white Aldermen refused to allow public housing to be built in white wards. Instead, the segregated black slums on the south and west sides were razed and the big housing complexes, “the projects” were built in their stead.
The solution became just a continuation of the status quo. Poor blacks segregated away from the whites with virtually no improvement in public and social services. The apartment complexes became organized hotbeds of gang activity with fierce turf wars and all of the crap that goes with urban gangs.
Fast forward. In the 90’s the urban planners and social engineers decided that tearing down the projects and having the folks move into regular rental housing was the solution. Section 8 money was distributed like candy to builders and property owners. The city itself undertook the construction of smaller apartment units spread across the city.
Law enforcement warned the planners. Crime experts warned the city. If you break up the projects you destroy the established gang boundaries. If you move all those young hoods around the city without regard for turf it will create a massive gang war that will rage for years.
Add to it the incarceration of many or most of the “mature” gang leaders. The men who had at least some control over their membership. The result was tragic and predictable. The process took 10 plus years, tearing down the complexes one at a time and relocating the residents. BTW, with absolutely no regard to criminal backgrounds. No questions asked. Here is your new home, mostly paid for by the city.
braindead Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Mass shootings continue to be celebrated by the gun violence advocates.
Elmer F. almost 3 years ago
Looks like Chicago!
Meg: All Seriousness Aside almost 3 years ago
That’s the solution! If you see a problem, run away.
danielmkimmel almost 3 years ago
Must be a Second Amendment sanctuary city.
William Robbins Premium Member almost 3 years ago
These days, rural areas and small towns are more dangerous than cities.
Free or Not? Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Ah I see you are riding through one of America’s Blue cities. You know those socialist utopia’s run completely by democrats, leftists and loony socialists for decades? Yup, just keep pushing “Social programs” that fail, denigrate the value of God and family, release people without bail, fail to prosecute criminals, release them from jail, defund the police while putting money toward “equity training”. AH, What a “success” you have created leftists cities. That one is Chicago, but true of Baltimore, NYC, Seattle, Detroit, D.C.Oh yea, great job making sure that only criminal can have guns in your cities with “gun control” while innocent people in poor neighborhood don’t get police protection and can’t have guns legally!
William Robbins Premium Member almost 3 years ago
And the right wing mythology never ends.
Radish the wordsmith almost 3 years ago
The GOP and NRA insure that any murderous fool has access to a gun.
There are 120 guns to every 100 humans in the USA.
Republicans won’t even allow the AT&F to have a computer to track stolen guns.
Kip Williams almost 3 years ago
twclix: re your query above, Martyrbation is one hell of a drug. I believe this explanation covers it.
BRBurns1960 almost 3 years ago
Once upon a time news took days to cross the country, even months. But today news goes around the world in an instant. You can know the weather in Tokyo or Beijing at a whim. So news sources look for that which attracts. “If it bleeds it leads.” So you hear about all the shootings in … but that is not the experience of the people who live there. The majority don’t hear gunshots every day, or every month for that matter. Most don’t hear a gun in a year. But they all hear about the crime and the violence and they believe it is all around them. Your mind is designed for a community of a couple dozen people. You hear about this violence and you see it as an attack on your community. Calm yourselves, it is an illusion. Yes a lot of people are killed by guns, but more die of flu in a typical year. And for most deaths the person holding the gun kills themselves. Second is the people they are intimately familiar with. Third is people they deal with. Fourth, and a small number, is strangers. You hear about everyone of those and you extrapolate that out to you and yours. It is an illusion. Chances are you are far safer than you know. Unless you or a significant other has a gun.
nosirrom almost 3 years ago
Gun violence deaths thus far in 2021 ~26,000
https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/
Covid deaths thus far in 2021 ~265,000
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/
Preventable deaths since the vaccines are 99.99% effective at keeping you out of the hospital
“The rates of death among fully vaccinated people with COVID-19 were even lower, effectively zero (0.00%) in all but two reporting states, Arkansas and Michigan where they were 0.01%. (Note: Deaths may or may not have been due to COVID-19.)”
https://www.kff.org/policy-watch/covid-19-vaccine-breakthrough-cases-data-from-the-states/
In some sense COVID deaths are hardest on the survivors.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/health/2021/08/02/jessica-dupreez-coronavirus-covid-19-last-text-vaccine-hesitant-newday-vpx.cnn
https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/icu-nurse-describes-toll-working-amid-pandemic-79180172
ferddo almost 3 years ago
Looks like the results of refusing to talk about revising gun control…
I C U almost 3 years ago
Chicago is the first city I thought of. Unfortunately, it could be any city.
GeneRobison almost 3 years ago
That’s why you guys are out in the desert dodging Acme anvil carrying Coyotes, Carmen!
I C U almost 3 years ago
Word of the day brought to you by Kip Williams. TY Kip
MartyrbationWhen C-4 is your Viagra. And your premature ejaculation ensures the only one killed is yourself.
You see, when a good red blooded American nut job will go on a rampage, killing innocent people, and then blow his own brains out, or go down in a shootout with the SWAT team, he’s generally pissed off…and he s not saying “God is great” before he kills those people….not like those MARTYRBATION puppets that think they’re doing god’s will every time one pops.
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Martyrbation
Andylit Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Much of the Chicago crime problem stems from the horrible mismanagement of the public housing authority combined with the systemic racism running rampant in the 1950’s-1970’s within city government.
Long and short, the white Aldermen refused to allow public housing to be built in white wards. Instead, the segregated black slums on the south and west sides were razed and the big housing complexes, “the projects” were built in their stead.
The solution became just a continuation of the status quo. Poor blacks segregated away from the whites with virtually no improvement in public and social services. The apartment complexes became organized hotbeds of gang activity with fierce turf wars and all of the crap that goes with urban gangs.
Fast forward. In the 90’s the urban planners and social engineers decided that tearing down the projects and having the folks move into regular rental housing was the solution. Section 8 money was distributed like candy to builders and property owners. The city itself undertook the construction of smaller apartment units spread across the city.
Law enforcement warned the planners. Crime experts warned the city. If you break up the projects you destroy the established gang boundaries. If you move all those young hoods around the city without regard for turf it will create a massive gang war that will rage for years.
Add to it the incarceration of many or most of the “mature” gang leaders. The men who had at least some control over their membership. The result was tragic and predictable. The process took 10 plus years, tearing down the complexes one at a time and relocating the residents. BTW, with absolutely no regard to criminal backgrounds. No questions asked. Here is your new home, mostly paid for by the city.
The shockwaves are still resonating in Chicago.