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Originally Posted by Britster  Thanks I missed your post. I can't even imagine how scary it would be. And I honestly don't know what I'd do in that situation either. |
And more and more, like that Chicago article says, the police don't intend to do a thing about break-ins and theft in that city.
Chicago Police Will No Longer Respond to Burglaries or Robberies | FrontPage Magazine
Too busy with violent crime and traffic problems so citizens are feeling more and more left to their own devices, I guess. My sister just lives in a small upscale bedroom community near Dallas where a lot of lawyers, doctors and a couple of NFL players live and her police department told her they could do nothing but what they did, make a report for the insurance company, park nearby during the day at time for a while and that sergeant privately visited her on his own time. But her police department was fine with neighborhood watchers following suspicious youths out walking around in the neighborhoods - encouraged it as they also didn't have time to do more than they did when it was quiet.
I am glad though that there is going to be a lot of conversation about race and attitudes of stress between the races. There is still so much outright racism in America and a lot of fear between the races. I hope some common ground and something good can come out of this tragedy that finds a kid dead and his killer as good as dead.