hello america!!! we, as a people, are more than fickle...we are 'trend jumpers' &, we tend to pour our hearts out for our violent national tragedies such as: sandy hook & the boston bombings. perhaps it's the media that drives us that way with its 24/7 coverage of the sadness. another case in point, superstorm sandy.
facebook & twitter are on fire with people praying & asking for prayers &, (don't get me wrong) perhaps they should however, i can only wonder why we are so silent on the 500 plus chicago homicides (mostly people of color) in 2012 with 230 of them being children (mostly people of color). you should also wonder why it took took the killing of a 15 year old black female for the obamas to get involved??? i don't make this stuff up-you can read it here...http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/30/16771949-walking-angel-girl-who-performed-at-obamas-inauguration-shot-dead-in-chicago?lite
500 plus homicides in chicago & you didn't hear crap about 'gun control' nor did you read crap about it on facebook-------& yet, sandy hook happens & it's declared a 'national tragedy'. there is something very wrong with our thinking. now you can call me stupid but you can't tell me i'm wrong!!!!!!! during obamas campaigning, when did you hear him calling for 'gun control' because of the 230 senseless deaths of our young ones in chicago???? where was congress's voice on the matter???? where was the 24/7 media coverage???? hell, even our 'so-called' civil rights leaders weren't making a lot of noise until feb 2013....here's rev sharpton in sep 2012...http://www.chicagonow.com/and-the-ordinary-people-said/2012/09/rev-al-sharptons-national-youth-leaders-successful-meeting-in-chicago/ & here's rev jackson this year...http://chicagoist.com/2013/02/01/rev_jesse_jackson_calls_for_federal.php
good people, if it were not for that 15 year old's death, i strongly doubt you would have been able to read this or view the photos...http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/michelle-obama-attends-funeral-slain-chicago-student-article-1.1259515
obama visited chicago this feb 2013 & he used the homicides in chicago to further his agenda for gun control...http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Obama-To-Stop-At-South-Side-Chicago-School-Friday-191064401.html
look, i'm in favor of anything that will stop the killings of our people however, when obama & congress draw up a gun control bill that doesn't 'take' the guns out of the hands of those that want to kill & maim people, it's just a waste of time. let's be real about it---it's easier to get a gun on the streets than it is to legally buy one &, we all know that, in the future, criminals will be sure to only load 7 rounds in their magazines. what a crock!!!
while i feel for all those affected by what happened in boston, i also feel for those in chicago & elsewhere. if we can't change the mentality of those wishing to inflict harm, no laws on the books will ever stop the violence...&, just so you'll know, chicago is already on pace to top last years homicide count &, last year, we had 32,367 highway deaths........
united, we kill each other; divided, we kill each other; we can pray for others & not for our own &, you call me misinformed???
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