While the events down in Ferguson play out, back in Chicagoland the same old killing fields continue day in and day out with nary a peep. In the 107 days since officer Darren Wilson shot and killed 18 year old Michael Brown – 12:03pm, Saturday, August 9th – the following stupidity has taken place in Chicago:
155 homicides (74% black males)
725 shot & wounded
Six (6) 18 year olds killed: Kawantis Montgomery, Kamaal Burton, Tony McIntos, Alexandra Burgos, Rayvon Little, Johnathan Cartwright
59 18 year olds shot & wounded
29 teenagers (13-19) killed
244 teenagers (13-19) shot and wounded
10 shot (5 killed) by the CPD
2 teens – 17yo Laquan McDonald & 19yo Roshad McIntosh – shot & killed by the CPD
9yo Antonio Smith was executed.
3yo Donnell Coakley killed by his mother
Brutal, yet incredibly asinine and absurd to say the least.
So what is it about these stats that hasn’t caused people to lose their collective shirts?
After all, there have been plenty of opportunities to march, chant, throw brics, break stuff, come up with a hashtag, etc… in the past few months, not only in Chicago, but all over the nation. So where is the US national media? The cable news talking heads? The race pimpin’ super duo of Jesse [Jackson] and Al [Sharpton]? The professional agitators and social justice warriors? The exploiting politicians? Almost 900 shootings and homicides in the past three months and not one is worthy of their attention.
Someone once said “never let a crisis go to waste”. Apparently these stats aren’t scary enough.