I always thought Americans were more compassionate and humane. A $.05 bullet behind the ear seems to serve everyone best.
1) Those are "good" numbers for a "mild" weather weekend. 2) Wait until the temperature and humidity get into the 90's. :eek: 3) It's likely that the shootings are concentrated in a few neighborhoods. The entire city is relatively "safe".
Numbers still coming in. Most recent are 14 dead, 82 shot. http://wgntv.com/2014/07/07/deadly-fourth-of-july-weekend-in-chicago-82-shot-14-killed/
It's not a summer holiday in Chicago without plenty of bodies in pools of blood. Heck, it's not even a normal summer weekend without a few more additions to the morgue.
Bernhard Goetz shooting four criminal punks caused violent robberies in the NY subway to drop by over 80% in the following two years. Sometimes it just takes a good example.
Chicago might be better off if the residents were allowed to purchase high explosives for the 4th... Report: 82 shot, 14 fatally, over holiday weekend in Chicago http://www.cbsnews.com/news/report-82-shot-14-killed-in-chicago-4th-of-july-weekend-shootings/