Changing Community
Improvinng The Community
Imagine walking down the streets of Downtown Chicago, what do you see? the interesting sight sees, the amazing smells of all the foods, and the endless amount of activities you can do. Now, imagine walking the streets on the "Ghetto Side" of Chicago, what do you see now? the abandoned houses,and apartments, the foul smells of air pollutions, and the thought of why would anyone live here?.
Well, it's my neighborhood, and as you can see, it desperately needs a BIG change. the top three reasons I think that will drastically improve my community are decreasing the murder rate, getting the majority of gangs off the streets, and cleaning up the streets.
First, studies have shown that tyhe murer rate in Chicago has increased by 38% in the past year. In a recent interview, Mayor Rahm Emanuel stressed that on the paast Memorial Day weekend, 40 people were shot alone, and 10 of them died ranging from a 7 year old girl to a 75 year old man. He said the New York City hit a remarkable milestone of just recording about 193 murders during 2012, while Chicago skyrocketeed to a high 250 murders, and Chicago is only one-third of NYC's population. Records have shown that almost every killing was used with a gun. Every year thousands of illegal weapons enter urban areas from states like Virgina, and South Carolina, Chicago criminals then, travel to these states, buy the weapons, and cause havoc on the streets. President Barack Obama has created a plan to make it harder for people to obtain weapons, and find out where these illegal gun trades take place. He said ''I believe that if we just enforce the laws, we might keep those away who shouldn't have weapons in the first place. Next, if we ever hope to get Chicago to be better, we must get the majority of gangs off of the streets. There are aproximately 300 gangs, and about 150,000 active gang members in the Chicago community. Personally, I think many people only join gangs, are becausevthe feel like
Imagine walking down the streets of Downtown Chicago, what do you see? the interesting sight sees, the amazing smells of all the foods, and the endless amount of activities you can do. Now, imagine walking the streets on the "Ghetto Side" of Chicago, what do you see now? the abandoned houses,and apartments, the foul smells of air pollutions, and the thought of why would anyone live here?.
Well, it's my neighborhood, and as you can see, it desperately needs a BIG change. the top three reasons I think that will drastically improve my community are decreasing the murder rate, getting the majority of gangs off the streets, and cleaning up the streets.
First, studies have shown that tyhe murer rate in Chicago has increased by 38% in the past year. In a recent interview, Mayor Rahm Emanuel stressed that on the paast Memorial Day weekend, 40 people were shot alone, and 10 of them died ranging from a 7 year old girl to a 75 year old man. He said the New York City hit a remarkable milestone of just recording about 193 murders during 2012, while Chicago skyrocketeed to a high 250 murders, and Chicago is only one-third of NYC's population. Records have shown that almost every killing was used with a gun. Every year thousands of illegal weapons enter urban areas from states like Virgina, and South Carolina, Chicago criminals then, travel to these states, buy the weapons, and cause havoc on the streets. President Barack Obama has created a plan to make it harder for people to obtain weapons, and find out where these illegal gun trades take place. He said ''I believe that if we just enforce the laws, we might keep those away who shouldn't have weapons in the first place. Next, if we ever hope to get Chicago to be better, we must get the majority of gangs off of the streets. There are aproximately 300 gangs, and about 150,000 active gang members in the Chicago community. Personally, I think many people only join gangs, are becausevthe feel like