In Texas we call it culling the herd

[deltex1]

Gangs, weather, access to guns, reluctant witnesses drive holiday weekend bloodshed - Chicago Sun-Times

 

[JakeStarkey]

Yup, same thing as the East Texas pineywoods white meth heads and gun nuts cull one another from the herd.

 

[Papageorgio]

Yep, Jake, how many were killed in East Texas over the last four days due to violence?

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Yup, same thing as the East Texas pineywoods white meth heads and gun nuts cull one another from the herd.

So you must have some experience with meth. Are you the face of the seedy underworld?
Because I've lived here for over forty years and meth has never been a huge problem that I've heard of.
And nothing compared to inner city crack dealers.

 

[Survivalist]

The murders happen in inner city hell-holes like Chicago because the Black or Hispanic shooters can usually get away with doing them.

There is little chance of them being arrested, let alone convicted.

Chicago Murder Number Triple New York City In January « CBS Chicago

It isn't the "easy access to guns" that causes the violence, it is the easy escape throught the broken criminal justice system ran by the morally corrupt liberals who run Chicago.

 

[blastoff]

Cooperating with the poh-lease is a no no in the hood even if the cops are black, so lack of witnesses - though plenty often observe the crime - makes identifying and arresting suspects problematic. It's stupid but they value not being a snitch above helping to catch murderers and whatnot. Go figure.

 

[Katzndogz]

With 1,043 murders in Chicago so far, this year, East Texas isn't as dangerous or crime ridden as Chicago. It makes Afghanistan safer than Chicago.

Chicago Crime -- ChicagoTribune.com

 

[Survivalist]

Cooperating with the poh-lease is a no no in the hood even if the cops are black, so lack of witnesses - though plenty often observe the crime - makes identifying and arresting suspects problematic. It's stupid but they value not being a snitch above helping to catch murderers and whatnot. Go figure.

The people who complain about the murders and violence in their own neighborhoods, yet won't get involved remind me of the Pack Rats on animal hording shows. They walk around in the waste of their own animals because they are too lazy or mentally wacked to clean it up. The stench of these places are overpowering to outsiders. The people who live there don't notice it.

 

[Katzndogz]

There is little the law abiding residents can do about a gun battle that has gone on for three days. They can move, if they have the means of getting out.

1 Dead, 7 Wounded In West Side Shooting « CBS Chicago

 

[Samson]

Yup, same thing as the East Texas pineywoods white meth heads and gun nuts cull one another from the herd.

I don't suppose you have a link to support this rather ridiculous comparison.

Chicago is a very large city.

the rational comparison would be with Houston, or Dallas.

How does Chicago compare with either of these two city's violence over the 4th of July Weekend?

I cannot find anything associating anywhere Texas with Mob violence over the 4th, or quite surprisingly, any other time during the past decade.

Perhaps you'll have better luck.

 

[Survivalist]

There is little the law abiding residents can do about a gun battle that has gone on for three days. They can move, if they have the means of getting out.

1 Dead, 7 Wounded In West Side Shooting « CBS Chicago

Notice how the editors never mentioned anything about the identites of the gangs. The local police know what gangs are involved, and so do many of the residents.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Yup, same thing as the East Texas pineywoods white meth heads and gun nuts cull one another from the herd.

Some one is unhappy at being called out by comment above. Yes, throughout the South red clay and piney hill white meth heads fight their own wars just as do the inner city black gangs.

Same mentality, same stupidity, blood brothers under the skin.

 

[Samson]

Yup, same thing as the East Texas pineywoods white meth heads and gun nuts cull one another from the herd.

Some one is unhappy at being called out by comment above. Yes, throughout the South red clay and piney hill white meth heads fight their own wars just as do the inner city black gangs.

Same mentality, same stupidity, blood brothers under the skin.

Until you have something to justify your opinion, you'd probably do well to simply not post rather than undermine your credability.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Yup, same thing as the East Texas pineywoods white meth heads and gun nuts cull one another from the herd.

Some one is unhappy at being called out by comment above. Yes, throughout the South red clay and piney hill white meth heads fight their own wars just as do the inner city black gangs.

Same mentality, same stupidity, blood brothers under the skin.

Until you have something to justify your opinion, you'd probably do well to simply not post rather than undermine your credability.

You would do well to not set yourself up as a judge about things you do not understand.

 

[editec]

Chicago has always had a particularly violent GANG problem.

Not sure why Chicago violence stands out so high in comparison to other cities with similar demogrphics (like Phila or Balitmore as examples) but there it is.

Anyone have an INFORMED opinion about why Chicago is so much more violent that other cities?

 

[Samson]

Some one is unhappy at being called out by comment above. Yes, throughout the South red clay and piney hill white meth heads fight their own wars just as do the inner city black gangs.

Same mentality, same stupidity, blood brothers under the skin.

Until you have something to justify your opinion, you'd probably do well to simply not post rather than undermine your credability.

You would do well to not set yourself up as a judge about things you do not understand.

Ok, go ahead and post your unsubtantiated opinion about Texas: The silver lining is it gives credance to the opposing opinion.

Anyone that is a Texas Critic is an Idiot.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Chicago has always had a particularly violent GANG problem.

Not sure why Chicago violence stands out so high in comparison to other cities with similar demogrphics (like Phila or Balitmore as examples) but there it is.

Anyone have an INFORMED opinion about why Chicago is so much more violent that other cities?

Thank you for the clear and important question.

 

[Samson]

Chicago has always had a particularly violent GANG problem.

Not sure why Chicago violence stands out so high in comparison to other cities with similar demogrphics (like Phila or Balitmore as examples) but there it is.

Anyone have an INFORMED opinion about why Chicago is so much more violent that other cities?

Perhaps we can eliminate possibilities:

It is not poverty rate:

 

[JakeStarkey]

Samson, now you have to coordinate your map with violence rates.

You may well find that rural poverty is consistent with violence and drugs.

 

[Samson]

Chicago has always had a particularly violent GANG problem.

Not sure why Chicago violence stands out so high in comparison to other cities with similar demogrphics (like Phila or Balitmore as examples) but there it is.

Anyone have an INFORMED opinion about why Chicago is so much more violent that other cities?

Thank you for the clear and important question.

Note the missing Gang Concentrations in East Texas, Sherlock,