J.+Johnson

  TEEN VIOLENCE This has become a growing concern in the state of Illinois. The city of Chicago has suffered the most brutal and recent cases of violence in the state. We have moved back up to number one in being the murder capital in the world. Our most recent case of violence is Derrion Albert from Fenger High School. During the 2007-2008 school year, at least 20 students were killed, including 18 by gunfire. In 2006, more than 30 students were killed by gun violence. The Public Say’s that their trying to stop the violence in the neighborhood and schools, but are they really? I grew up in Chicago; I lived In Chicago until my sophomore year in High School. I lived at 700 e.105th place. I lived right down the street from a prostitute, a Crack-Head Family, and Gang Territory. Mayor Daily is acting like this is just starting and I think the only reason He cares is because it was caught on video. I can vividly remember playing outside one day in the afternoon and a car pulled up, 7 guys jumped out and jumped on this boy, hopped back in the car and drove off. Another memory I can recall is, one night I had just came in the house it had to be late because in the summer it doesn’t get dark till at least 9:00 p.m then me and my friend Jessica hear these loud booms like 5 at the most, and we get down on the floor and look out the window I asked her did she know what those were an she said fireworks and I was like nope them gun shots, and sure enough we saw the body of my neighbors son (Moe Man) laying on the side walk, body turning gray, by the time the ambulance got there he was dead.

Countless families have suffered from teen violence and statics show that Homicide  is the second largest cause of death from the ages 10 to 24 African-Americans have the highest precentages, the second leading cause of death for Hispanics, and the third leading cause of death for American Indians, Alaskan Natives, and Asian Pacific Islanders,In 2001, 5,486 Teens ages 10 to 24 were murdered, (That’s 15 a day) In 2001, 79% of homicide victims ages 10 to 24 were killed with firearms. 17% of students reported carrying a weapon (guns, knifes, or clubs) on one or more days in a Month. 33% were in a fist fight one or more times in the 12 months in the last year. 9% of students reported being punched, slapped, or physically hurt on purpose by their boyfriend or girlfriend in the past year. This is only in the city of chicago. These statics are from 2004. But according to recent surveys the number of deaths have quadrupled in the last two years. []

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