Mayor Daley's nonchalant comments about children dying on Chicago streets (CNN, problems)

[The Dissenter]

Minority youngsters dying weekly on Chicago's streets - CNN.com

He further said Chicago's problems are no worse than those in any other American city.

"It's all over, the same thing," he said. "You go to a large city or small city, it's all over America. It's not unique to one community or one city."

If i lived in Chicago, i would be FURIOUS at Mayor Daley. CHILDREN are dying on your streets due to violence and all you can say it everyone else has it too?! I dont car if its happening in other cities, as a mayor you better be working your off to make sure it doesn't happen in your city. Even if it does happen in your city you dont give that type of carefree response!

[ovcatto]

I don't have a dog in this fight, per se, but I noticed this in the story.

He further said Chicago's problems are no worse than those in any other American city.

But that isn't what he said, note the lack of quotation marks. What he did say was;



"It's all over, the same thing," he said. "You go to a large city or small city, it's all over America. It's not unique to one community or one city."

Depending on Daley's inflection and demeanor, the is a huge difference between what he is quoted as having said and what CNN is reporting.