tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post8813629242530132006..comments2024-03-28T22:15:17.067-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: Cops not only answer to Chicago violenceNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-91693269381867148862014-05-15T09:03:03.964-05:002014-05-15T09:03:03.964-05:00I like to give people the benefit of the doubt. An...I like to give people the benefit of the doubt. And I direct people who are harsh or jerkish to Eric Zorn's blog. I don't want them to be comfortable here. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-84705273916979230462014-05-15T05:01:18.109-05:002014-05-15T05:01:18.109-05:00Neil, once again you assume that people who sharpl...Neil, once again you assume that people who sharply disagree with you and your assumptions couldn't possibly believe what they say but are just trolling. And yes, I supported Occupy, but it didn't go far enough. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-90974340285442851802014-05-14T17:30:22.371-05:002014-05-14T17:30:22.371-05:00Look at a world map.
Chicago is equal with Icelan...Look at a world map.<br /><br />Chicago is equal with Iceland.<br /><br />Move now. Run, don't walk out of the state. Quinn's liars will tell pensions have been reformed. LIE. Judge just stopped Quinn. Quinn has no plans or values...just a taker.<br /><br />Reminds me of someone who got his bro a job at the expense of honest applicant.<br />How do you live with your (morally) bankrupt selves? Who cares...off to swim, forever.<br /><br />H. Ula.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-67346700698200684922014-05-14T16:31:00.420-05:002014-05-14T16:31:00.420-05:00I have written about this before. When I first cam...I have written about this before. When I first came to Chicago, I was at the Catholic Worker on 51st and Laflin. Two things I noticed, garbage and the lack of greenery. So I started on the garbage part where I was. I had envisioned a march on garbage where volunteers just cleaned up lots en masse like a march on Washington. You could literally vacuum the garbage up. So the first part is that citizens need to start where they are and then get someone to do the same. I then thought about a Violence Hotline as a way to at least make an attempt to put a ding into the killings. Restorative Justice? I continue to think that the CPD could do a better job at allowing the public to know that crime doesn't pay. This could be done via facebook alerts and social media. We need to be able to break the silence of the snitch code. Maybe a site dedicated to those who are arrested would dissuade individuals from wanting to do the same. Pfleger has offered $5,000 to find a gun runner. It isn't enough. Major Businesses and Insurance companies should be matching his proposal; yet, how many will? Thanks for your service with Night Ministry.bucklawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09355445406033020864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-9418580577057588902014-05-14T12:38:42.770-05:002014-05-14T12:38:42.770-05:00I don't believe the answer to ending the viole...I don't believe the answer to ending the violence can be found in blaming politicians, or in how many police are assigned. It can't be done with threats or force. It has to come from a desire which can only be found within the individuals involved; the residents, parents and youth leaders of neighborhoods. To care about human life requires finding value in yourself and others. Perhaps some type of reward system to give incentive and pride in communities. If we could solve the problem of guns and drugs, there would be hope. But sadly, that's not the case.SandyKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-84322264257618001782014-05-14T10:55:27.679-05:002014-05-14T10:55:27.679-05:00Perhaps a nom de guerre. "Cincinnatus" o...Perhaps a nom de guerre. "Cincinnatus" or some such thing. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-57256273508655636312014-05-14T10:54:32.759-05:002014-05-14T10:54:32.759-05:00Another comment: seems like there used to be more ...Another comment: seems like there used to be more opportunities for white suburbanites (as I was) to volunteer in bad neighborhoods. For example, in the 80s there was a group that advertised on WBBM-AM for volunteers - I forget their name but once I signed up and went with them to Bronzville where they had struck a deal with the CHA to clean up rancid units in retirement housing after the occupants passed away (these units would go unused because CHA didn't have the budget to clean them quickly enough themselves). (Volenteers were given a sandwich and the other residents come by and ask for the extras - we also got a WBBM newsradio shirts, which I used to wear to the Lounge Axe as a kind of contrarian statement against the ubiquitous black...) Mary Mitchell ran a piece this week about a guy just trying to clean up trash in the neighborhoods. I bet if there were easier ways for suburubanites and others to help out they would - there would probably be some "cultural tourism" involved but so what? Maybe some sense of connection would be formed.AnonNotAnonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-2834302904971138542014-05-14T10:48:17.111-05:002014-05-14T10:48:17.111-05:00You're right (re: Anon 9:55 not the same as An...You're right (re: Anon 9:55 not the same as Anon 6:44) - I'll be sure to distinguish in the future!AnonNotAnonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-14975959071478138532014-05-14T10:31:17.910-05:002014-05-14T10:31:17.910-05:00This is why I don't like anonymous quotes -- I...This is why I don't like anonymous quotes -- I assume you're not the same "Anonymous" as the guy who posted about the "racist killer cops." And that you have a good point. I'm sure a lot of this is because it's expected there.Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-28481421793872921242014-05-14T09:55:15.676-05:002014-05-14T09:55:15.676-05:00How about we try all those extra cops FIRST before...How about we try all those extra cops FIRST before just assuming they won't be effective? Indeed, if police presence makes so little difference, why are the rich neighborhood aldermen always crying whenever it's suggested that police forces be diverted? You don't have to be an Occupy type to suspect that a lot of the defeatism is driven by race. If a soupcon of this level of violence was going on in Northbrook do you think they'd be wringing their hands about the necessary level of policing to stop it? Or would they be demanding that the state guard either 1) come patrol the streets or 2) work desk jobs to free up the trained police to get on the street (another thing that has been suggested and summarily rejected rather than even TRYING it). <br /> <br />Another thing is African-American unemployment is at 38%. Karen Lewis squawks about making "heroes" of commodity traders to help bail out the pension fund - given these levels of violence if the city is going to find extra revenue they should go towards a youth jobs program before CTU sees a dime of it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-74987508256044249002014-05-14T07:39:34.278-05:002014-05-14T07:39:34.278-05:00I think you've mistaken this for the Occupy Ch...I think you've mistaken this for the Occupy Chicago blog. I'd react, but I don't think you really believe that. It's just something jarring -- and stupid -- to say. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.com