Earlier, I had noted the Portland, OR is catching up to Chicago, IL with shootings per capita.
Looks like Chicago took note and decided to do something about it. From the Chicago Sun-Times:
Downtown shootings up 220%, biggest spike in city: ‘People are fed up’
Deserted during the pandemic and battered by looting, downtown Chicago is grappling with a rise in violent crime that threatens the reputation of the city and its economic viability.
Murders, shootings, rapes and car thefts are all up sharply in the downtown area, prompting fears among residents and business owners similar to those that have long been a reality in struggling neighborhoods beyond the skyscrapers.
And the people quoted are all looking at social engineering ways of dealing with this instead of increasing the police force and make breaking the law hurt with stiff sentences and jail time. Getting rid of the "free stuff" would help a lot too - make getting a job or job training a requirement of any welfare program. Rebuild the families.
Nobody wants to deal with the elephant in the room that what is happening now is exactly what the Democrats set about to do 40 years ago. They have suceeded - the cities are chaotic and need to be ruled by an iron hand. Their iron hand. Classical Cloward—Piven come to life.
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