We’re not a group that sides with Donald Trump, but the man raises a good point.  In the words of the late Richard Pryor we ask, “How long will this bullshit go on?”  Where is President Obama’s voice on the shootings in his adopted home town. As a former State Senator, he’s been silent on these shootings.  C’mon man!  The President has had a lot to say on why the Democrats lost the election and how his administration changed the direction of the country the past 8 years.  What about saying a few words on the record number of shootings and murders in Chicago?  Better yet, how about using those Presidential powers to get the Justice Department to help Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Washington, DC, Baltimore, etc.

About 47% of Chicago’s black men, ages 20 to 24, are unemployed, according to a report published earlier this year by the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Great Cities Institute. The national unemployment rate for young black men hovers around 31%.

  
The spike in crime comes at a time of upheaval and uncertainty in the Chicago Police Department, with officers trying to tamp down violence while also mending long-strained relationships with residents of some of the most troubled neighborhoods. In late December 2016, the mayor and the police announced that they would speed up a plan to expand body-camera use by police officers, ensuring that every patrol officer would wear a camera by the end of 2017.