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? asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 1 decade ago

TEENS MURDERED in chicago--38 so far--but no media or obama folks are telling us?

"From David Mattingly

CNN

CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- The Rev. Michael Pfleger has ordered the American flag at St. Sabina Church hung upside-down -- a historic sign of distress -- to symbolize the growing death toll among the city's youngsters. "

If I hadn't heard this on FOX NEWS I never would know that teens are being slaughtered in chicago every day. Why does obama not speak up for his hometown citizens? Why can't he stop this injustice if he's so worried about the WORLD'S CHILDREN--why DOESN'T OBAMA CARE about AMERICAN CHILDREN? dying?

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  • TJTB
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    This one is unusual only becuase several deaths happened at the same time, but if you live in Chicago, LA or NYC, or a dozen other big cities, you'll know that sadly this is nothing new.The number of teen deaths in Chicago is the same as it was in the bush years. No one reports them b/c unfortunately it's been a fact of life there for decades.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    i don't see him as "insane". The portrayal some "Psychologists" have pit forth of him in the Media, would not make experience. he's not loopy: he's annoyed. he's in seek of his justice. And he's risky. The question I made myself is: Is the l. a. PD harmless using fact the Media tries to portray it? forget approximately approximately his political association. The Media would not let us know the two information of WHY the guy is annoyed with the Police in l. a.. I understand he became disciplined, yet - a minimum of - 3 info keeps to be as mandatory for this individual's been in seek of revenge: a million. he sent a DVD with information to tutor he became not the aggressor at his trial, suspecting injustice in the administration of the comparable. 2. The report "became by twist of destiny lost"... Gimme a destroy! all the element became lost. His plea for Justice...long gone. 3. After he left the Police and the Union lost his report, he have been given yet another activity with the army; consequently he became not having a bad checklist. Why became then the report 'lost'? How handy? It became greater decrease priced to have him 'pushed aside' and forgotten approximately, than reclaiming his stable prestige and dealing with a a risk lawsuit? i assume so, so that they concept they'd try this to him. i assume that became an errors. It would not condone what he did, yet, what different recourse did he have? No money, no genuine skill to go wheels around and too effective a Union to combat against. Too undesirable the guy must be sacrificed. That seems to be the way effective Unions do their organization.

  • Phil M
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    What is it you want him to do about murders in a city?

    Do you care about American Children dying? Well what are you doing about it then?

    by the way, America is part of the world...American children are also part of the "world's children"

    I find it funny that you claim "no media is telling us" about this yet you use a CNN story.

  • 1 decade ago

    It happens in pretty much every major city. maybe not as many children though. Here in San Antonio we hear about murders all the time but it doesn't make the major news outlets.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Obama spent years in Chicago trying to prevent those things from happening.

    My half-seriopus solution is to legalise marijuana. People shoot others less often when they are doped up.

  • 1 decade ago

    Excuse me? the story has run on all the networks.. I have heard it everywhere.

    I suspect you don't listen to anything except Fox. HOW would you know if it wasn't be reported elsewhere?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    This doesn't only occurs in chicago, what about Detroit, Baltimore, and other cities? Speaking won't work and he has to protect america not just one city

  • Max50
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Because they want simple answers in Chicago.

    They don't want parents to own up to their mistakes.

    They don't want the community to own up to letting kids run wild.

    They believe more ink on paper will stop it.

  • 1 decade ago

    He does, as much as any American president. But what can he do?

    Education and Policing are state & local matters.

    He can't send in the national guard unless requested.

    Wait for his agenda on education reform and new job opportunities and they inner city youth will see new opportunities besides crime.

  • It's probably inner city violence and if it involves blacks and drugs, of course Obama does not want to talk about it. If he talked about it, it would just reinforce the stereotypes and he does not want to do that. even Al Sharpton is keeping his yap shut on this one. There's not much Sharpton can badmouth if it is black kids buying drugs from black drug dealers and then killing themselves.

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