Now that there is this movie, let’s talk about Chicago, the shooting capital

Tressie 2021-12-19 08:01:21

Even now, children in certain neighborhoods of Chicago go out in the morning and habitually carry a gun, because only with a gun can they return at night.

Chicago is probably the city with the highest shooting rate in the United States, and the number of deaths due to shooting should also be the highest. According to statistics, from 2001 to 2016, 4504 Americans died on the battlefield in Iraq and 2,348 Americans died on the battlefield in Afghanistan. What is puzzling is that a total of 7,916 people died in Chicago, the United States. On the battlefield.

These things in Chicago are not groundless. The nagging of scholars is always very timely, stating that the reason behind this is segregation and inequality. These studies are done better every time. The statistical surveys of Northwestern University and the University of Chicago’s School of Sociology are not imprecise or unscientific, but none of these can change the worrying status quo in Chicago.

Police officers killed in recent hospital shootings

Not long ago, a police officer was killed in a hospital shooting. The police seemed to belong to a vulnerable group in Chicago. Most of the shootings could not be solved as scheduled and were widely criticized.

In fact, Chicago’s major problems can be explained by simple phenomenology.

▲Chicago gang distribution map, mainly concentrated in the west and south

One is the gang. Chicago’s gangsters are simply well-known. I don’t know that Al Capone’s can do it on his own. The Chicago gang has not yet achieved unity, and the rivers and lakes have been severely divided. The most rampant period is when Mr. Capone commanded his subordinates to pretend to be police and fight with each other. Openly murdered the police on the street. And it was not the public prosecutors who sent Capone to prison in the end, because no actual conclusive evidence was found, it was the US Internal Revenue Service that finally sent Capone to prison, and the charge was an economic crime. Until now, Chicago gangs still exist, and there are still local separatists in different places. The previous North American news seemed to say that a retired veteran wounded more than a dozen policemen with 20 bullets. It seems that some died on the spot. The police who surrounded him were helpless. Therefore, there are so many big brothers in Chicago, and most of these shootings occurred among gangs.

The second is race. There are public housing in Chicago, and dedicated communities are provided for low-income earners. The subsequent evolution of these communities has turned into a complex intergenerational cycle of social poverty. Coupled with the endless negative social news and public opinion rendering, the sense of confrontation has become stronger. Following the usual path of individualism, it is impossible to ride horses. After tidying up, life becomes indifferent and a senseless sacrifice in the rush.

The third is politics. Similar to the election plot shown in movies, Chicago’s political ecology has a terrible history in the twentieth century. Gangs have given out funds obtained from the "Prohibition" to candidates and manipulated the conduct of the election. .

Finally, to clarify that Chicago is very strict on gun control. Most of the guns in shootings were sent from other states. After all, some states have very loose management. Chicago has worked hard to restrict guns. In addition, the sky in Chicago is not a miasma. Just like other places, the crime is in the dark. It is not to say shuddering and discouraged. The University of Chicago and Northwestern University are often still full of overseas applicants.

Chicago landscape photography by mmeyers76

The Chicago Gang’s consistent style will not let go of the wives, daughters and daughters of the anti-sailmen. For this, there are related plots in the movie, so the biggest story narration of this movie is that women resist all this, to those who have endured the Chicago atmosphere for a long time. It can be regarded as a relief, especially for the black wife who was abandoned by the white husband. This is simply a customized movie.

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  • Milan 2022-03-26 09:01:07

    The title Widows is actually filming Colin Farrell is a waste hahaha, better than Ocean's 8

  • Omari 2022-04-21 09:02:26

    The director of a literary and artistic film is different. There are two long shots in the first half hour, which is really smooth. The problem is that there are too many background stories, especially too many supporting characters. The extra clues fill the whole film for two hours. I finally got into the "robbery" topic, which caused the uncle in front of me to be snoring for an hour.

Widows quotes

  • Veronica: [to her gang] Now the best thing we have going for us, is being who we are.

    Alice: Why ?

    Veronica: Because no-one thinks we have the balls to pull this off.

  • Jack Mulligan: What I've learned from men like my father and your husband is that you reap what you sow.

    Veronica: Let's hope so.