October 20, 20223 yr 13 minutes ago, mr_hunt said: LOLOLOL torture numbers and they’ll tell you anything. If this breakdown was done by county, the result would be vastly different.
October 20, 20223 yr 5 minutes ago, Phillyterp85 said: LOLOLOL torture numbers and they’ll tell you anything. If this breakdown was done by county, the result would be vastly different. it wasn't. it was done by state. and the numbers show that red states are dangerous, violent hellholes!
October 20, 20223 yr 5 minutes ago, mr_hunt said: it wasn't. it was done by state. and the numbers show that red states are dangerous, violent hellholes! See my sig. It's in their nature.
October 21, 20223 yr A view from Chicago https://www.newsweek.com/democras-are-siding-criminals-over-their-victims-theyre-destroying-our-communities-opinion-1751919 Quote Democrats Are Siding With Criminals Over Their Victims. They're Destroying Our Communities | Opinion PASTOR COREY B. BROOKS , FOUNDER AND SENIOR PASTOR OF NEW BEGINNINGS CHURCH OF CHICAGO AND FOUNDER AND CEO OF PROJECT H.O.O.D. ON 10/19/22 AT 7:57 PM EDT There is an obvious truth that I increasingly feel the need to say out loud: We are all American citizens. We are all entitled to the same rights and protections, no matter where we live or what the color of our skin is. The reason I feel the need to say it is that on the South Side of Chicago where I live and minister, it's not obvious. And this is despite the fact that we are literally drowning in race these days. In the two years since George Floyd was murdered, we have had the Black Lives Matter movement, the Defund the Police movement, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion movement, and the movement to remove ACT and SAT tests, stripping schools of honors classes and wasting valuable time on white privilege instead of educating our kids upward. The latest is the SAFE-T Act, which would abolish the cash bail system. These movements have all been pushed by elites in the name of helping Blacks, but not one of these people has ever visited my neighborhood to ask what we think. It's almost like we have no say, like we are some sort of a social experiment, pawns without minds of our own. That's why Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker's championing of the SAFE-T Act is such an insult. The Governor claims that his plan will make our city safer and more equitable. Sounds like a nice, sweet sentiment, doesn't it? But what about the minorities in my neighborhood who suffer some of the worst violence in America? Don't we matter? This Democratic governor who descends from one of America's richest families will never have to see the realities of his actions on the ground. But my community will. It is unfortunate, but thanks to decades of failed liberal policies, many of our impoverished, abysmally educated youths resort to violence. And when they do, they prey on us, American citizens who are just trying to live our lives and make the world a better place. One of those people is my friend Carol Claudio, who works at my non-profit community center, Project H.O.O.D. (Helping Others Obtain Destiny). She was recently carjacked and had a gun pointed at her face. She truly feared for her life, because mercy is on a short supply these days in my neighborhood. "I felt violated and helpless," Carol told me. "The police were called five times and never showed up, which made me feel as if I didn't matter. I can't even image the persons who did this not being held accountable for their actions, and being let out just to do it to someone else." It is Governor Pritzker's job to protect Carol and countless others who are overcoming incredible odds for their shot at the American Dream. Yet he plans to make them less safe, to make that dream an impossibility. And he can hardly plead ignorance; he knows that we have had over 500 murders so far this year, over 1,500 cases of sexual assault, over 6,400 robberies, 15,000 thefts, 13,000 car thefts. And his solution is to make things more equitable for criminals who happen to be minorities? Down here, we don't see them as minorities. We see them for what they are: criminals who must be removed from our neighborhood so that we may have peace to go to the store, to school, or church. I say all of these things as someone who believes in rehabilitation with all my heart. For the last 10 years, Project H.O.O.D. has been rehabbing citizens fresh out of prison. Our neighborhood receives more than half of all the prisoners released in Chicago every year, and we strive to meet them all and offer them a pathway to the American Dream. I asked my new friend, Pierre Blakney, what he thought of the Governor's new plan. Pierre was recently released from prison and he is working at our community center to prevent youngsters from following his path. "I ended up in prison for making bad choices," Pierre told me. "I was trying to make fast and easy money to provide for my family, so I sold drugs and to protect myself, I carried a weapon." To Pierre, the thought of free bail "sounds real good from the criminal mindset because anything short of murder or treason, I know I will be right back on the streets without having to post bail. It will only lead me to committing more crimes because I haven't learned my lesson from the first crime. There was no accountability, nor any jail time, for me to reflect on my actions." What Pierre did not mention was that his victims were mostly minorities—the very ones that our governor ignores completely. My community has had to do what it can to take matters into our own hands. In the end, we will be the ones to end the violence, change the culture from bad faith to good faith. We will make the South Side thrive again. We certainly can't rely on Democratic politicians to do it for us. I recently saw a tweet quoting a lesson from the ancient Midrash that describes our leaders so effectively: "He who is compassionate to the cruel will ultimately become cruel to the compassionate." As American citizens we must place our compassion in the right place and it is only then that true and lasting change will begin.
October 21, 20223 yr Walking back to the hotel tonight, Market St was being blocked by police cars. My son was worried like are there criminals? I said no they're calm they're probably blocking the street for a celebrity or politician. As the motorcade approached, a woman told us it was President Joe Biden, in town for a Fetterman fundraiser. He was excited, he never saw a motorcade before. Kinda neat for him after the historical stuff he saw today. Then as we continued walking he got to see more homeless, drunks and beggars. A complete experience!
October 21, 20223 yr 20 minutes ago, NOTW said: Then as we continued walking he got to see more homeless, drunks and beggars. A complete experience! That was just John Fetterman.... He wears a hoodie and slurs his speech
October 21, 20223 yr 3 hours ago, The_Omega said: A view from Chicago https://www.newsweek.com/democras-are-siding-criminals-over-their-victims-theyre-destroying-our-communities-opinion-1751919 Excellent article. Hits the nail on the head. Soft on crime policies do not work. It’s negatively impacts already poor and downtrodden neighborhoods, who the politicians claim to be helping. It just makes things worse.
October 21, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, Bacarty2 said: Another Starbucks is closing in Philly. I'm sure it does the same revenue as a gas station in the middle of no where like @VanHammersly says. #allgasstationsmatter
October 21, 20223 yr 15 minutes ago, Bacarty2 said: Another Starbucks is closing in Philly. I'm sure it does the same revenue as a gas station in the middle of no where like @VanHammersly says. Oh no!
October 21, 20223 yr On 10/19/2022 at 10:53 PM, Steve 17 said: Easy Karen, its a sports message board. If you feel its all the democrats fault.... have at it. Myself being a Democrat/Republican/Whig/Tea/Green party hater of about 99% of politicians. I blame all of them for promoting their own self interests above all else....... and then I'll blame you and several million others for being too narrow minded to see it. Wow, so a dude murdered someone, was released 8 years into his sentence directly because of dem policies that current candidates support and he murdered again shortly thereafter! I can't help but think this is everyone's fault. Definitely not just on the people who pushed for, and implemented these policies and actually let the murderer out.
October 21, 20223 yr 4 minutes ago, Bacarty2 said: It's wild you dont think it's a big deal when an American city is so **** that companies wont do business in it lol. Replace city with town and you're describing rural America. Why do you hate rural America?
October 21, 20223 yr 30 minutes ago, VanHammersly said: Replace city with town and you're describing rural America. Why do you hate rural America? You can't be serious with this analogy though, right? In a rural area, there's inherent challenges that come with operating a coffee shop due to the relatively low population density. A starbucks in center city Philadelphia is almost a given to succeed due to the HUGE amount of foot traffic the store will get. Unless of course the crime is so bad that they're forced to close.....
October 21, 20223 yr 2 minutes ago, Phillyterp85 said: You can't be serious with this analogy though, right? In a rural area, there's inherent challenges that come with operating a coffee shop due to the relatively low population density. A starbucks in center city Philadelphia is almost a given to succeed due to the HUGE amount of foot traffic the store will get. Unless of course the crime is so bad that they're forced to close..... Then the rural areas should find a way to not be so **** that people don't want to live there.
October 21, 20223 yr 40 minutes ago, Bacarty2 said: It's wild you dont think it's a big deal when an American city is so **** that companies wont do business in it lol. Starbucks feels its safer to be in 3rd world, war torn countries than it does to be in american city... lol What's really amazing is that everyone is telling them to just get their heads out of their asses and recognize reality and they'll win in a landslide but they're too arrogant to admit that their policies suck and change course. As a result they're going to suffer bigly at the polls for it.
October 21, 20223 yr 5 minutes ago, VanHammersly said: Then the rural areas should find a way to not be so **** that people don't want to live there. And when a whole bunch of people move to a rural area to live and work, what does it become?
October 21, 20223 yr 8 minutes ago, VanHammersly said: Then the rural areas should find a way to not be so **** that people don't want to live there. Trust me, that’s not the case.
October 21, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, Brianfive said: Trust me, that’s not the case. I'm from a small conservative town and I have a second home in an even smaller conservative town. It is the case. Downtowns in small towns are fossilized wastelands. And the residents are primarily very old. Young people grow up, leave and never come back.
October 21, 20223 yr 12 minutes ago, Boogyman said: And when a whole bunch of people move to a rural area to live and work, what does it become? A larger town with enough of a population to accommodate a healthy business environment.
October 21, 20223 yr 55 minutes ago, Phillyterp85 said: You can't be serious with this analogy though, right? In a rural area, there's inherent challenges that come with operating a coffee shop due to the relatively low population density. A starbucks in center city Philadelphia is almost a given to succeed due to the HUGE amount of foot traffic the store will get. Unless of course the crime is so bad that they're forced to close..... There's another factor at play as well, which is the rise in work from home since the pandemic has reduced foot traffic. That, and escalating safety concerns, are a double whammy.
October 21, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, VanHammersly said: Replace city with town and you're describing rural America. Why do you hate rural America?
October 21, 20223 yr 48 minutes ago, VanHammersly said: A larger town with enough of a population to accommodate a healthy business environment. Yes. Thats what pretty much every city started out as.
October 21, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, Phillyterp85 said: You can't be serious with this analogy though, right? In a rural area, there's inherent challenges that come with operating a coffee shop due to the relatively low population density. A starbucks in center city Philadelphia is almost a given to succeed due to the HUGE amount of foot traffic the store will get. Unless of course the crime is so bad that they're forced to close..... Usually as population density rises, so does overhead/operating costs (rent, taxes, wages, etc.) Enough to outweigh the increase in visibility? Maybe not, but needs to be factored in.
October 21, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, The_Omega said: What's really amazing is that everyone is telling them to just get their heads out of their asses and recognize reality and they'll win in a landslide but they're too arrogant to admit that their policies suck and change course. As a result they're going to suffer bigly at the polls for it. San Francisco has literally destroyed itself on this blind adherence to progressivism over the years. The de-evolution of that city is astonishing.
October 21, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, vikas83 said: There's another factor at play as well, which is the rise in work from home since the pandemic has reduced foot traffic. That, and escalating safety concerns, are a double whammy. Yup absolutely. I work in Olde City. In the office twice a week, home the rest. 6th street between market and walnut used to have multiple food trucks, and now they’re all gone except one since there isn’t nearly as many people making the daily stroll through that area on the way to work.
October 21, 20223 yr 59 minutes ago, The Norseman said: San Francisco has literally destroyed itself on this blind adherence to progressivism over the years. The de-evolution of that city is astonishing. Has it? SF is one of the most expensive cities in the country to live in.
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