Is the national and international perception of Chicago's crime a necessary evil in order effectuate positive changes?

[SkylarkPhotoBooth]

Originally Posted by BlakeJones

He is a communist based on the quote I provided, objectively there is no debate there

You're right that there's no debate to be had on this topic, but not for the reason that you think.

Originally Posted by BlakeJones

Apply all the prejudices you want on people calling out social justice warriors but SJWs cause a lot more problems in society than they solve

I've never heard anyone use the term "SJW" in real life. In real life, the idea that social justice or fighting for social justice would be a negative in any way would be considered truly bizarre and sad. I only see the pejorative term SJW used on internet forums by people I assume are sexually frustrated 20-year-old white males living in their parents' basement. Grow up, get a job, form some relationships, and get to know some people who are different from you. You'll see that social justice is a good thing, not a bad one.

[Gantz]

Originally Posted by SkylarkPhotoBooth

So people who are engaging in armed robbery, homicide, and attempted homicide are deterred by strict local gun penalties? Unless they're searching every car at the city limits or state line it's difficult to imagine how very many people would get caught with an illegal gun before they actually use it in a crime.

In its heyday when NYC had similar crime rates to Chicago, Giuliani's NYPD was arresting over 15,000 people per year just on illegal gun charges. Most of those arrests revealed that the perps had additional illegal guns stashed in their homes. Using those people, NYPD developed leads on actual suppliers of illegal guns leading to huge 200+ illegal gun busts in the city. Guns are not like drugs, you can't just make them in your house.