Chicago Violence

 
One problem that is happening in Chicago is having a great deal of shootings. January 1st - December 12, 2016 4,171 people had became victims in shootings. According to The Chicago Tribune, last year there were approximately 2,988 people that were victims in shootings. According to the Chicago Tribune shootings, 2016 had more shootings than 2015. Also, 2,00 people have been victims in shootings this year and last year, says the Chicago Tribune. According to The Chicago Tribune, 2,988 had been victims in shootings last year. This means that Chicago itself is dangerous. Also Chicago is not the problem it's the people who choose to do these crucial things to innocent people that they do not know, according to the Chicago Tribune.

In a video by the Chicago Tribune they name possible causes of the shootings that are happening in Chicago. One cause is the access to guns. According to the Chicago Tribune it states that, “A large percentage of people buying fund in the last decade.” This means that more people are starting to own guns and also it causes more shootings and deaths. Another cause is police morale. According to the Chicago Tribune police moral is, “The Chicago police department is under a U.S. justice department system Civil Rights investigation over allegations of this loose conduct.”

On Monday, December 12, 2016, Father Michael Pfleger said, “...will lead a group of anti violence marchers down Michigan Avenue on New Year’s Eve.” Also said, “Pfleger said the marchers, many of whom will be family members of victims, will each carry a two-foot tall white wooden cross bearing the names of each person killed by gun violence in the city this year.” This means that Father Michael Pfleger cares about what is going on in Chicago with all the violence and shootings. The crosses were made by Greg Zanis. According to Father Pfleger, “This is a Chicago problem. not a South Side and West problem. It's a Chicago problem.”