It's a simplistic explanation. Chicago's gang problems are more a result of under-enforcement and looking the other way than of "class warfare." The problem existed long before the rash of foreclosures. When I taught in Chicago high schools 30 years ago, it was already fermenting. But no one wanted to get tough with the gangs, they were coddled. "Disenfranchised youth" was a term kicked around way back then. No one drew a line in the sand and said, you can't behave that way. Now they're paying. We're all paying.
On Jun 9, 2011, at 2:14 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > As Paul Harvey was want to say "now here's the rest of the story" on recent > wilding events > > Thanks for posting John. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Sessoms" <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> > Subject: Re: safety and photography? > > >> From: "Christine Aguila" >> >>> Chicago has been experiencing what is being called *flash mob* attacks in >>> the downtown area and at one of the beaches that I've chosen for the beach >>> project. You can read about it in the Chicago Sun Times article here if >>> you want http://tiny.cc/mnkxy but in a nutshell, large groups of >>> teenagers attack victims and steal iPods and cell phones. This is fairly >>> new to Chicago, so the mayor and police have been vocal in reassuring >>> Chicagoans that it's being dealt with. >>> >>> I'd be interested in knowing what safety strategies you employ when working >>> in urban environments. >>> >>> Cheers, Christine >> >> Ran across this article with another Chicago perspective on what's going on. >> According to the author there's a lot more than made the news. >> >> Additionally, read down far enough into the article, and you'll find it's >> not just a Chicago problem. >> >> <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/janet-tavakoli/chicago-gang-violence-_b_873200.html> >> >> We'll see if adding the angle brackets keeps the URL intact through the line >> wrap ... if not here's a tinyURL: >> >> http://tinyurl.com/4x9qsrw > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
