Tag: crime
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Crime in Cook County Illinois is out of control
Take a look at the video in the tweet below. In the video, what appears to be a bunch of African-American kids stealing merchandise from a Louis Vuitton store at the Northbrook Court shopping mall in Northbrook, Illinois. Northbrook is a safe and quiet suburb in Chicago’s North Shore. I’m glad I moved. I used…
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When we stop calling it “gun violence” maybe we’ll get serious about shootings
It’s an old argument but still a valid one. Guns don’t shoot all by themselves. They still require a human being to pull the trigger in some form or fashion. Referring to shooting deaths as “gun violence” removes responsibility from the people committing the acts of violence. Until we come to terms with this reality…