Chi-Town 500+

Chicago reached a grim milestone.

Say what?

Yeah, Chicago, Illinois has lost over 500 members of its beautiful city this year. The city has reached its infamous milestone. Over 500 murders or homicides this year alone.

We're experiencing an epidemic of tragedy because of the rapid gun violence in the third largest city in the nation.

Mayor Rahm Emmanuel can't control the ongoing feuds within infamous street gangs.  

The president has to deal with this domestic terrorism in our communities. 

Gang violence is a danger to young Black and Latino males. Once you become a member of a street gang, you live by their rule or die by their rule. You gotta survive to eat! You got to make it in before you get in!

The Chicago Tribune reports that metro police confirmed that homicides were up 17 percent over last year in Chicago and shootings had increased by 11 percent, according to police statistics. Earlier this fall, Chicago already exceeded the number of homicides that occurred last year, but this is the first time the city has had 500 or more murders since the 512 in 2008.

Largely contributing to the spike was the unusual number of homicides that occurred during the early part of the year, when the city experienced unseasonable warmth. In the first three months of the year, homicides ran about 60 percent ahead of the 2011 rate.

Police stated that gang violence reduction strategies the department adopted this year have slowed the increase in violence.

Chicago mayor Rahm Emmanuel and Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy are trying to curb gang violence.

There's been too much violence by firearms. The Democrats are proposing legislation that may curb high power firearms. The National Rifle Association dismisses this as a threat upon the freedoms of law abiding firearm owners. 

In the wake of the Sandy Hook shooting, many are calling for reasonable gun control. Although the House of Representatives will never allow passage of this bill, President Barack Obama and the Democratic control senate will continue to push the message that Republicans are obstructionists to progress. In the wake of a tragedy, Republicans would rather continue to allow dangerous firearms in the hands of individuals who may capable of carrying out mass shootings.

When things happen in Chicago, Illinois, Republicans and their conservative allies are rooting for Blacks and Hispanics to kill each other off! The Republicans attack President Barack Obama for ignoring a crisis in one of America's cities. They'll find reason to say that this reminds them of the president saying that these gang members are like "[Trayvon Martin] being was one of his sons!'

Gun rights for White people and gun control for Blacks, Hispanics and Muslims. They want control over us, but never control over them. You see how Republicans act when it comes to serious issues like taxes, the sequester and debt ceiling. They portray themselves as the condescending idiots most Americans see them as! And it's not pretty. Republicans aren't focused on issues such as gun control. They worship the ground walked on by assholes like Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin, Grover Norquist, Matt Drudge. They want to get good fitting on Fox News or standings with the National Rifle Association. 

Territory.

Conservatives can't understand that the people of Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Baltimore, Philadelphia, St. Louis, New York, Los Angeles and Atlanta are just as American as they are! They rather react to gun violence when it happens in the suburbs not the cities.

That's probably why it's a long way til we get to the promise land. 

A reminder to those reading, violent street gangs are domestic terrorist. They're no different from the White extremist who contributes to a mass shooting or racially-theme rant on the changing demogrpahics of our nation.

Chicago: Gang Of Thieves!

We at Journal de la Reyna mourn the death of Heaven Sutton. The young girl was gunned down by a gang member. She was caught in the crossfire of a shooting. Chicago, Illinois is becoming a gangland. Mayor Rahm Emanuel is demanding the Justice Department to curb the rise of gangs in the city. 

If you're planning to visit the Windy City, you're going to notice a controversy in the city of 3.4 million.

Chicago, Illinois, the country's third largest city is the heart of gang warfare. Over 250 homicides this year alone. A rise of violence in the city. With this controversy comes another theme conservatives and White supremacists pick up on. The rise of black violence in the urban communities is a talking point among those in the extremist wing of the Republican Party. They need to win this presidential election, and the key to do it, is get the angry White male to vote. When people react to these issues within the Black community, a conservative usually goes all out inflammatory when discussing this issue.

Of course the conservative word salad must include:

• Racial slurs. 
• The blaming of the Democratic Party or their progressive allies for the turmoils in urban communities. 
• Blatant attacks on domestic programs (low income single family homes, public schools, food stamps, welfare, disability, and unemployment benefits). 
• Blame the entertainment industry (rappers, video games and movies based on violent themes). 
• Making the case for extremism (anti-abortion activism, gun activism, vigilante justice, attacks on other races or LGBT community).
• Insulting public servants for not controlling the problem.
• Insert Barack Obama (namely calling these tragedies, one of "Obama's sons or daughters")!

Chicago is [Obama's] family, right?

We have too much violence in our communities. Unfortunately, this is an issue that you'll see in the media.

Crime is down. Let repeat this again, crime is down according to those who look into statistics of urban area crime. According to the Christian Science Monitor, the crime rate for serious crimes, including murder, rape, and assault, has dropped significantly since the early 1990s in part because of changes in technology and policing, experts say.

James Alan Fox, a professor at Northeastern University in Boston charted out the patterns of urban crime in major cities and determined that there's a decline. He stated that [America] is roughly safer since the past 20 years.

Some factors to violence and ways of curbing it.

• Increased incarceration, including longer sentences, that keeps more criminals off the streets.
• Improved law enforcement strategies, including advances in computer analysis and innovative technology.
• The waning of the crack cocaine epidemic that soared from 1984 to 1990, which made cocaine cheaply available in cities across the US.
• The graying of America characterized by the fastest-growing segment of the US population – baby boomers – passing the age of 50.

Chicago, Illinois

When Black males have firearms, the mayors and governors (and even lawmakers) would rather have gun control in the cities. They would throw the book at a Black male when they commit a crime. An automatic 15 year sentence for gun crimes in the United States. If you're in state prison, you commit a murder, the possibility of parole is unlikely if you're a Black person. A Black male could serve over 20 years in prison before he could ever get a probation. If you're charged in a federal crime, you're not going to get probation. Trust me, a federal sentence is a full term in prison. The court system is likely to give a Black male the death penalty or life sentence in a firearm crime. 

The hypocrisy lies within those who point fingers.

When White males have firearms, the same people want to give them full fledged rights to own and use firearms. The Republican led governors signed bills to allow firearms in public and private establishments. They pass "stand your ground" laws that could lead to vigilante justice. Places such as hospitals, bars, and even the church may have a person armed and ready to fire. A person could become trigger happy if they see a group of individuals and even though they'll be minding their business. This person may take it upon a use of a firearm as defense of a potential threat. Gun control advocates are calling these laws, Russian Roulette.

As a concealed carry firearm user, I believe that individuals have to practice restraint when it comes to firearms. I don't want to use deadly force. But if I had too, I would! A bullet has no eyes and no sense. Where a bullet travels, it's going to mark! It doesn't matter where goes, it's going to find a target. Firearms are used in hunting, sports, trade, and politics. Animals are killed with firearms. Buildings and traffic control signs are vandalized by firearms. If you're a human being, you're likely going to suffer a fate that's life-changing.

Uptown Chi

Again, I am not trying to justify the violence of gang members in Chicago. This is a domestic terrorism issue that the United States Justice Department must stop. The city has experienced a deficit of unemployment, major privatizing of the public sector, lack of school programs due to legislative budget cuts, and of course the perception of being Black "automatically assumes you're a criminal!"

Republicans are so focused on trying to give White males firearms so they could stockpile for the "Great Race War!"

Gang warfare is a political dog whistle and yes, white conservative males are going to milk this tragedy for political gamesmanship.

Look at The Drudge Report. Again, I said look at The Drudge Report. The gay conservative agitator has made it clear that he's helping get Mitt Romney elected for president. Any stories involving Black or Hispanic/Latinos is juicy news for the White supremacists or rabble rouser in talk radio.

The tipping point of gang warfare came in the death of a 7-year-old girl. Heaven Sutton, was a little child trying to sale some treats in front of her mother apartment complex and this young life was taken by a thug.

According to CBS News/Associated Press, a 26-year-old suspected gang member has been charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery in the shooting death of 7-year-old Heaven Sutton who was gunned down while selling snow cones near her house last week.

Jerrell Dorsey, 26 was the shooter of Heaven Sutton and another person. He's held in custody.

Police say Jerrell Dorsey of Chicago was taken into custody Friday night and charged early Sunday. He appeared in court later Sunday, where a judge ordered him held without bail.

Heaven Sutton was with her mother Wednesday night when police say someone walked up to another group of people and opened fire down the street. The girl was struck by a stray bullet as she ran away.

According to CBS Chicago, a 19-year-old man was also injured during the shooting, suffering a gunshot wound to his ankle.

The Chicago Tribune reports that Dorsey's lawyer, Eric Dunham, said Dorsey was in the area when the girl was shot but was not the gunman.

The girl's family is accepting donations for Heaven's funeral expenses, CBS Chicago reports. Donations can be made to the Heaven On Earth Fund at any U.S. Bank location.

The station reports that Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office said in a statement Saturday: "No parent should have to endure this type of pain. Bringing Heaven's shooter to justice will not bring her back, but I hope it will provide some level of solace to her family. We cannot lose another innocent child to violence and I will continue to fight to make sure the Chicago Police has (sic) the resources it needs to stop the violence."

Before I end this, I want to say this clearly about these issues with gang violence.

GANG VIOLENCE IS DOMESTIC TERRORISM. 

It is no different than any White supremacists plotting an armed revolution against a group they deem as a threat to their livelihood.

Courtesy of CBS News.