Re: Do you carry one in the chamber?
You can't be pleased with a murder rate of 10.1 per 100k
Pleased with it? Of course not. I've been active in trying to lower it by providing therapy to at-risk youths in the past. I want it lower, of course, but I also want an
honest portrayal of what goes on here. There are many cities which are far more dangerous.
N.O. has been called the murder capital of the world in the past. It may well be now. I don't have the data and I don't really care. It's horrific.
There are "NO GO" areas of the city. Care to guess why?
..and bro, we do talk about the problem here...ALL THE TIME. It's no secret and it has been noticed by the media. Hey, we're sick of it, believe that.
Exactly. And when partisan bull**** like gun control/anti-gun control dominates the discussion, no solutions are
ever going to be found. That's one of the big reasons why I am so adamantly opposed to the misportrayals of Chicago. they are employed by both sides to promote
pure bull****.
I've personally taken action and have tried to have a direct effect on the issue. I'm but one man, and can only do so much. If everyone who was "outraged" by these things actually did something directly, instead of this tangential bull**** we see from politicians for scoring political points, the problem
would be solved.
Carrying guns isn't going to lower our murder rate, nor is banning them going to do **** to lower it. Educating people, going out into those "no go" neighborhoods and being the change is going to make a ****ing difference. I've done it. It's not hard.
Did you happen to notice any trends in the spreadsheet? Those same trends hold true in every city on the list.
Now..how is THAT problem going to be addressed?
Most of them happen in the poorest neighborhoods in this city. It's only going to get addressed when people slap on some balls and go out there and
make a difference, leading by example, and doing something. That starts with recognizing the
real problems (rather than all of the bull**** that gets talked about) and becoming willing to provide the example which children in these areas can emulate. Help them with school. Show them that they can do it.
The thing is, it's ****ing HARD. You grow to really like the kids you work with and the sad truth is that you
won't be able to help them all. Some will have too much bull**** at home or on their street to overcome. Some
will end up dead or in jail before they are 25. It sucks. It's painful to allow yourself to care about them. To realize that they aren't "thugs" or "savages", but that they all start off as cute little kids who are in an
incredibly ****ed up and unfair environment.
And that's why more people don't do it, and those who
do don't do it for long. It's ****ing horrible. It burns you out. Fast. It's easy to talk about the problem, so
that's what people do instead of making a difference.