From HeyJackass! we get the review of summer in Chicago. Summer Lovin’.
This year’s Summer Shooting Season may not have nailed bucket number six as it did last year, but the tally will certainly qualify for a year’s supply of Rice-A-Roni.
Summer, according to HeyJackass! runs from noon on the Friday of Memorial Day, through 6 AM on the Tuesday following Labor Day.
If you don't recognize the reference in that quote, look up Bozo's Circus and The Grand Prize Game. People usually say that Mayor Lightfoot looks more like Beetlejuice, but she is certainly in charge of the circus.
The total for this year was 300 killed, with an additional 1,476 wounded. Not quite as bad as last year, but compare that to 2014 when there were 158 killed, and 848 wounded. Remember those stats when they try to tell you that Crime Is Down. And they will try.
Of the 300 people killed in Chicago over the summer, 2 were killed by police. That is 0.67 percent. Of the 1776 people shot in total, 5 were shot by police. That is 0.28 percent. I know; math is hard.
Click thru for other stats like the number of Selfies, #ShotInTheAss, breakdown of victim by race and sex, etc.
And just because - "Summer in the City" by The Lovin' Spoonful. It was a single in 1966.
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