Interesting because i was just reading article talking about how the homicide rate has decreased in Chicago for 13 straight months.

These are the types of things that i am guilty of rarely concerning myself with because i was not raised in high crime area and with the way Jacksonville is structured, i rarely even go to places that have heavy crime problems.

While i do believe there is certainly a problem(with racial, Gun, and a division of our people politically and racially) in this country. I can't help but feel it is a culmination of issues leading to these situations that divide so many in this country and end in distorted/circumstantial statistics being tossed around to support one sided narratives on both sides of the fence. To me there is a obvious combination of self-inflicted issues and on the otherside lack of recognition that there is issues. however i don't believe that one is more important than the other and share equal responsibility for this nation arriving where we are today.

IMO, 90% of the issues that arise are usually met with one side suggesting a general and horribly reactive/knee jerk solution that usually is not completely thought out or impossible to accomplish with both sides arriving at a mutually beneficial and satisfying end. MOB mentality runs ramped when discussing things of this nature which why i usually do not take part, but the passion on both sides of these issues is something that , at least IMO, if channeled properly, could probably produce a ground breaking outcome and solutions to issues like gun violence and such.

Unfortunately, i think people become more determined to dig their heels in when met with a conflicting pov and become more determined to disprove opposing lines of thought than find a solution to the original problem. soo with that said, i highly doubt most of these issues that divide(even a lot of us on the board)us are far from reaching a united conclusion.

and that concludes my mini rant. Go JAGS

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