Chicago Violence

More money and more education can’t solve what are, at heart, problems of the heart. But in some cities, you can’t even say that.

Chicago has a long history of violence, but Scarface has nothing to do with what the Windy City faces these days. Even as crime falls nationwide, Chicago is still described by many as a “war zone.” Between August 3-5, 74 people were shot in Chicago.

Seventy-four people shot in a mass-shooting would be on the front page of every paper in the country. But in Chicago, it’s just another weekend.

According to the Chicago Tribune, 1,400 people have been shot so far this year, with 247 homicides. Last year the body count was 650—that’s more than the combined total of New York and L. A.

Recently former Obama chief-of-staff and current Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel offered an idea about what’s behind this concentrated violence. Now members of his party are calling for his resignation.

When he was questioned about police strategies, Emanuel dared to suggest—get this