So It Is Safer To Be In Iraq Than Chicago
By gewcew23
@gewcew23 (8007)
United States
September 4, 2008 9:41pm CST
Was not Obama a community organizer, and a politician from Chicago?
Chicago Police Department Incidents log indicated that 123 people were shot and killed throughout Chicago between the start of Memorial Day weekend on May 26, and the end of Labor Day on Sept. 1. Talk about a war zone, yet Chicago has the toughest gun laws in the country. I guess the laws just do not work.
During the same time, according to the Defense Department, 65 soldiers were killed in combat in Iraq.
So in Obama's backyard you are twice as likely to die than in Iraq. Maybe Obama should have done a better job at organizing that community.
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2 responses
@belk89 (1103)
• Philippines
5 Sep 08
I think wherever we may go there is always danger. Wither we are in chicago or Iraq it doesnt matter. The world is not anymore a safe place to live...and that is the reality. So it is just a matter of being cautious and alert at all times of the danger that can happen on our sorrounding. We cant always rely on our leaders to do there job since crimes can never be prevented. Perhaps they can minimized its number but it can never be prevented specially in a booming city. Leaders are not God who can right away eradicate this problems. We as a citizen must also do its job by reporting cases of abuse and crimes that happen in our respective community.
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@polachicago (18716)
• United States
6 Sep 08
I live on Chicago suburbs. It is very safe here. I don't lack my car at night.
It is very safe in most part of the city.
There are some areas where driving by is at great risk.
In Chicago and suburbs we have 11 millions people.
Netherlands has total of 16 millions for the entire country.
There are so many districts in Chicago and suburbs.
Obama has nothing to do with Chicago safety.
