New crackdown by cops targets neighborhoods on West, South sides

New crackdown by cops targets neighborhoods on West, South sides



Well you knew it was coming, and buddy, this will not look pretty for those knuckleheads running around on the streets.

Yet in the end, this is what happens when you take employment opportunities away from cities and towns. No job? Turn too crime. Yes they do have a choice. But when you put road-block, after road-block in the way of already economically depressed neighborhoods, primordial survival instinct takes over.

Case in point. When "Affordable Housing" became the status norm, Father's were banished from the home because of "Income Restrictions". Hence, the explosion of "Single Parent homes", and undisciplined children. One would think, this income restricting, was nothing more than an attempt at breaking up families, and guess what, it worked. When this "Policy" was implemented, incarceration rates began to soar. Any analyst can go back and look at the numbers. They are there, and factually correct. The problem is, there is no "National Discussion" about this subject.

When speaking of certain "Road-Blocks", if any young people happen to come across this, there was a time, decades ago, when all one needed was a "High School Diploma" just to become a police officer in the city of Chicago. Not anymore. Why? Just to keep certain ethnic groups out. Back then, with a high school diploma, once you passed the written, and physical test, off you went too the academy for "Training". Even with a degree these days, you still go too the academy. So what's the point of an education restriction?

Back to affordable housing. Doesn't it make sense if the rent rates were based on what the top bread-winner earned, and didn't break up families? Take two families for instance. They are both in the same housing complex, where one family makes less than the other. They both have the same amenities, but the family that does make more can afford to pay extra in rent, with no loss in amenities. As the family that makes less, sees an income boost, the rent is adjusted accordingly. Makes sense right?

Sadly, we all know common sense to such an approach is unlikely. So for now, a simple crackdown is the only approach. So get your camera phones ready for the running of the knuckleheads, because we all knew this was coming.