re: Chicago mayor signs executive order in response to possible deployment of National Guard

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There’s a reason it’s earned the nickname “Chi-raq”. It’s the quintessential ghetto shithole.

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Actually Chicago is far more dangerous. ...and I'm not being facetious.

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Nobody really cares what happens in north Baton Rouge. On the other hand, Chicago is a major commercial and financial center for the whole country. Unfortunately, its leadership is turning it into a blue city shithole.

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Soooo….its really not about saving lives and protecting private property?

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Soooo….its really not about saving lives and protecting private property?

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It’s absolutely about that. In a major hub of commerce. You need to go play Minecraft or something. You’re not smart enough for this discussion.

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But the term Chiraq was coined during the height of the Iraq war and Iraq was far far far more dangerous than Chicago could ever dream of being. It’s not even remotely close.

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No, the term Chi Raq derived from a bad Spike Lee movie that was made in 2015. The Iraq War ended in 2011.

For some residents, Chicago is more dangerous than Afghanistan was for U.S. troops during the Iraq war, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medicine Association.

The study found that young men are more likely to be shot and killed in ZIP codes with the most violence than American soldiers were in Afghanistan or Iraq.

Specifically, in Chicago’s 60624 ZIP code, the homicide rate for young men is more than 1,200 for every 100,000, and it’s not the only ZIP code with numbers like this.

The average annual deaths per 100,000 for American soldiers who were heavily engaged in combat numbered at 395 in Afghanistan and 330 in Iraq.

Ftr, I lived in, and just outside of Chicago for over 60 years. It's extremely dangerous.

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No, the term Chi Raq derived from a bad Spike Lee movie that was made in 2015. The Iraq War ended in 2011.

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We’ll learn something new everyday. I could’ve sworn I heard it thrown around before then.

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The study found that young men are more likely to be shot and killed in ZIP codes with the most violence than American soldiers were in Afghanistan or Iraq. Specifically, in Chicago’s 60624 ZIP code, the homicide rate for young men is more than 1,200 for every 100,000, and it’s not the only ZIP code with numbers like this. The average annual deaths per 100,000 for American soldiers who were heavily engaged in combat numbered at 395 in Afghanistan and 330 in Iraq.

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Why compare to only American soldiers? What about the Iraqi civilians that were killed by insurgents and the US military?

Also, I’d be surprised if much more100000 soldiers were “heavily” engaged in combat during the war. The vast majority who deployed to Iraq never left the bases.

I didn't conduct the survey or compile the data. I merely cited it.

...but I really don't give a rat's testicle about the civilians that were killed in Iraq.

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but I really don't give a rat's testicle about the civilians that were killed in Iraq.

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That’s your own personal decision.

But not including them in the data when comparing Iraq violence to Chicago violence is dishonest.

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I'm willing to bet that Baton Rouge has a much higher violent crime rate than Chicago.

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You have no way to prove that. Chicago hasn't properly reported their violent crime statistics to the F.B.I. in over 25 years.

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depends on whose ox is being taken behind the woodshed
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Original OP thinks he's some kind of rocket surgeon or something.

It must suck to be a dim. Always having to check with your overlord to know how you feel about a subject.

Twasn't that long ago the the Federal gov't run by dims was the group pushing the militization of the police.