While the events down in Ferguson play out, back in Chicagoland the same old killing fields\u00a0continue 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 \u2013 12:03pm, Saturday, August 9th \u2013 the following stupidity has taken place in Chicago:<\/p>\n
155 homicides (74% black males)
\n725 shot & wounded
\nSix (6) 18 year olds killed: Kawantis Montgomery, Kamaal Burton, Tony McIntos, Alexandra Burgos, Rayvon Little, Johnathan Cartwright
\n59 18 year olds shot & wounded
\n29 teenagers (13-19) killed
\n244 teenagers (13-19) shot and wounded
\n10 shot (5 killed) by the CPD
\n2 teens \u2013 17yo Laquan McDonald & 19yo Roshad McIntosh \u2013 shot & killed by the CPD
\n9yo Antonio Smith was executed.
\n3yo Donnell Coakley killed by his mother<\/p>\n
Brutal, yet incredibly asinine and absurd to say the least.<\/p>\n
So what is it about these stats that hasn\u2019t caused people to lose their collective shirts?<\/p>\n
After all, there have been plenty of opportunities to march, chant, throw brics, break stuff, come up with a hashtag, etc\u2026 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\u2019 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.<\/p>\n
Someone once said \u201cnever let a crisis go to waste\u201d. Apparently these stats aren\u2019t scary\u00a0enough.<\/p>\n
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