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thedailyfeed: The streets of Chicago are officially more dangerous than a war zone: Murder victims outnumber U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan this year. And the stats get worse: While 144 Americans have died in Afghanistan in 2012, a whopping 228 Chicago residents have been killed, and the murder rate is up a staggering 35 percent from last year. That’s a rash of homicides quadruple the rate of New York City’s, and police and crime experts fear it may only get worse. This week, Chicago announced it will allow police in the cash-strapped city to work overtime at time-and-a-half pay in order to put more officers on the street.

thedailyfeed:

The streets of Chicago are officially more dangerous than a war zone: Murder victims outnumber U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan this year. And the stats get worse:

While 144 Americans have died in Afghanistan in 2012, a whopping 228 Chicago residents have been killed, and the murder rate is up a staggering 35 percent from last year. That’s a rash of homicides quadruple the rate of New York City’s, and police and crime experts fear it may only get worse.

This week, Chicago announced it will allow police in the cash-strapped city to work overtime at time-and-a-half pay in order to put more officers on the street.

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    AKA The city I call my home. We gotta do better.
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    And I wanted to live in Chicago….Nah bruh I’ll pass.
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    I think there’s a pretty obvious correlation between being the most segregated city in America and being one of the most...
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    But hey, lets not make stricter gun control laws. That would infringe on my personal liberties. Although, I can’t...
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    no one tell my mother
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    There is something wrong with this. The year isn’t over yet and we hit 208 killings. That is too much even for a year....
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    Welcome to my city!
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    crazy
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