Recent CBS Chicago Town Hall Meeting on Violence
Sorry, I was out of town, and wanted to comment on this, but it seems that David Codrea has already chimed in. Go read...
"The guest list for the invitation-only meeting included about 70 very high-profile members of our community who were tapped specifically because of their expertise or insights into gang culture or law enforcement."
"Among them were: Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Father Michael Pfleger of St. Sabina Church, Chicago School Board President Rufus Williams, Jesus Garcia, president of the Little Village Development Corporation, and CBS 2 legal analyst Irv Miller."
Two points I feel compelled to make are the following:
- If these folks were so insightful, why haven't their policies worked?!
- Why would anyone call an invitation only event a "Town Hall Meeting"? I mean, the last time I checked, a "Town Hall Meeting" was a public event...
At least CBS mentioned the possibility of CCW as a solution and didn't just put out a knee-jerk hysterical "blood in the streets" argument.
"While there is an argument over whether a stricter gun control policy as Mayor Daley advocates, or a less restrictive gun policy such as a conceal and carry law, the proliferation guns in the hands of criminals are consistently pointed out as a major issue."
Edit:
I was listening to internet radio when at work when Dr. Dre's "song", "Rat-tat-tat" came on. I managed to dig up the lyrics and the music on Youtube. It is very offensive, but the opening lyrics (Opening lyrics essentially amount to "We've got to clean up our neighborhood and start again", followed by mocking laughter...) underscore the point that it seems the "community" that Daley, Jackson, Pflegger and crew are talking about doesn't seem interested in their concept of change.
I bring Dr. Dre's song up because his album, "The Chronic", from which this song stems, is considered by many the most influential hip-hop album of all time and is probably more indicative of the culture that Daley and Co. are trying to change then they are.
Play the embedded link at your discretion.
Posted 07:03PM May 12, 2008 by MCSA
