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Who Dares To Care

Wednesday, believe it or not twenty-nine people shot ~ Chicago's gone to pot ______________________________ Yesterday, Wednesday, July 14, 2021

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 7/18/2021 4:30:00 PM

How terribly sad!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/18/2021 6:06:00 PM

Isn't it, though? And to think, on a WEDNESDAY, 29 shot. Unspeakable horror. ~ gw

Marikate Kingston

Date: 7/17/2021 11:35:00 AM

Used to live in Chicago for a while. Never stayed. Despite Sox, lake address, green lake on St Patrick's Day, Oprah..too much crime seeping into my family's "safeness" Too bad. Used to have a bowl of change I dug into before walking down the street to pass out as I walked. Never knew where it would go. Miss Chicago sometimes, but not often

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/18/2021 6:04:00 PM

You must have lived here some time ago, Marikate. I can't imagine how far you'd get with a few coins these days. lol. Anyway, Chicago's not for everyone. That's for sure! ~ gw

Rico Leffanta

Date: 7/16/2021 11:41:00 AM

The more weapons sold, the more people need to justify their purchase, e.g., road rage shootings . . . .Chicago's version of scoring an hole-in-one . . ...

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/18/2021 6:01:00 PM

Yeah. We 'break par' nearly every day. Break the 'course record' every weekend. ~ Fore!

Sotto Poet

Date: 7/15/2021 7:37:00 PM

Great Epigram, GW. Criminals aspire to be better than their predecessors, which suggests that each successive generation has higher expectations. Never venture very far from house, GW

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/16/2021 3:33:00 PM

Dickens' 'Great Expectations' revived, in a twisted way, by generations of Chicago gangsters. Thanks, Lasaad.

Tom Cunningham

Date: 7/15/2021 3:22:00 PM

Wow, wasnt that bad in capones day. Stay safe. Tom

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/15/2021 6:12:00 PM

You're right. It wasn't nearly as bad in Capone's day. Seems each generation of gangsters tries to outdo the previous generation. ~ gw

Ilene Bauer

Date: 7/15/2021 3:04:00 PM

the numbers (in new york as well) are astounding, gershon. it's so very sad! your poem says it all...

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/15/2021 6:11:00 PM

Isn't it a shame? Doesn't have to be that way either. But the tail wags the dog in Chicago, unfortunately. :) gw

L Milton Hankins

Date: 7/15/2021 2:31:00 PM

Be sure you stay out of that neighborhood, Gershon. It must be terrifying.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/15/2021 6:10:00 PM

You know, I don't stray too far from home anymore... Right now one-quarter of the city is very safe; that's the quarter I'm in. BUT, downtown, Chicago's big attraction, has become a hangout for gangbangers and carjackers, and tourists are starting to take notice and avoid the attractions. ~ THE END IS NEAR FOR CHICAGO.