Why Chicago Has So Much Gang Violence
Chicago recently suffered a bloody holiday weekend as more than 60 people were shot and 9 are reported dead. With police forces lacking manpower and crime on the rise, the city has been nicknamed...
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The city of Chicago is currently experiencing a wave of violent crime unlike anything they've seen before. People are calling it Chi-raq and equating it to a war zone. So, what's going on over there - and why is violent crime escalating so quickly? Well, there are two main narratives being used to describe the situation. The first one has to do with the economic and resource issues that Chicago is currently facing, and the second one focuses on changes within the criminals themselves. Now the first argument is fairly straightforward. The city has a huge problem of segregation along poverty lines. The poor people in Chicago are isolated in the neighborhoods with the fewest resources and almost no opportunities for advancement. It's a situati...
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The city of Chicago is currently experiencing a wave of violent crime unlike anything they've seen before. People are calling it Chi-raq and equating it to a war zone. So, what's going on over there - and why is violent crime escalating so quickly? Well, there are two main narratives being used to describe the situation. The first one has to do with the economic and resource issues that Chicago is currently facing, and the second one focuses on changes within the criminals themselves. Now the first argument is fairly straightforward. The city has a huge problem of segregation along poverty lines. The poor people in Chicago are isolated in the neighborhoods with the fewest resources and almost no opportunities for advancement. It's a situati...
