What's the plan for protecting downtown Chicago?

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  • Опубликовано: 16 апр 2023
  • Nine adults and six teens were arrested following this past weekend's disturbance in downtown Chicago.

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  • @marccarp6034
    @marccarp6034 Год назад +398

    No more misdirecting the blame. These kids are choosing to exhibit this type of behavior. They know exactly what they are doing.

    • @lotusgrl444
      @lotusgrl444 Год назад

      It has nothing to do with not having recreational activities available and everything to do with having a mob mentality with zero regard for acting like decent human beings bc they are worse than animals

    • @filmaker256
      @filmaker256 Год назад +7

      their all broke and have nothing else to to do lol

    • @GVMedia0
      @GVMedia0 Год назад

      because they were told to and reinforced to loot burn and riot during the last democrat run riots summers of love by top dem politicians.

    • @timdake
      @timdake Год назад +36

      @@filmaker256 - Maybe a job would keep them busy, and not broke.

    • @GhostSal
      @GhostSal Год назад +8

      @@timdake The video was vast majority high school aged teens, they aren’t looking for work, so jobs won’t solve this problem.

  • @Misaki896
    @Misaki896 Год назад +576

    Who knew if there's no consequences, criminals break the rules. What a revelation.

    • @lotusgrl444
      @lotusgrl444 Год назад +8

      😅😅exactly not sure why its shocking

    • @My2CentsYall
      @My2CentsYall Год назад +6

      THE MORE IS SEE THINGS LIKE THIS the more i HATE THIS WORLD. This is showing these kids need be supervised. This is showing there are not enough places for them to go nothing for them to be engaged into. NO recreation centers , basketball courts, or places to learn to swim, NOTHING no summer jobs program or youth groups for them stay active. ITS WORSE if you live in a RED LINED AREA there is nothing there. THIS IS SHAMEFUL to look at.

    • @edsherwook5196
      @edsherwook5196 Год назад +13

      If only they make as big a deal of this as they did Jan 6

    • @DavronLuhtay
      @DavronLuhtay Год назад +7

      Dis da wyite mans falt fo reel raycist ass kracaz aint sheit

    • @sonofaman315
      @sonofaman315 Год назад +6

      @@DavronLuhtay Harvard?

  • @haroldlee4739
    @haroldlee4739 Год назад +184

    These are not disturbances or gatherings, these are riots

    • @VIRGONOMICS
      @VIRGONOMICS Год назад

      “ Kids” 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @lizwilliams9233
      @lizwilliams9233 Год назад

      CHICAGO POLICE, NOT ARRESTING, APPREHENDING GROUPS AND GROUPS OF DISRUPTIVE, PROPERTY DAMAGING GROUPS 100'S, .....WITH NO CONSEQUENCES, MO FEAR OF PENALTIES, CIRCUMSTANCES.
      ******OUT OF ALL VIEWING, GROUPS OF DISRUPTIVE, PROPERTY DAMAGING GROUPS 100'S.....A REPORT OF UNDER 10 ARRESTS......EVIDENCE OF ABSOLUTELY FAILED CHICAGO POLICE ENFORCEMENT......."CHICAGO POLICE ACCOMPANIED, THE VIEWING AUDIENCE, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE, THEIR WEAPONRY, SELF PROTECTION"
      Shots Fire Peopl Flee........POLICE DOING WHAT THEY DO, WEEKLY, SIT IN THEIR VEHICLE....NOTHING......WE ARE VIEWING TEENS RUNNING PASS THE POLICE....STANDING THERE, NO EFFECTING ARESTS.... POLICE. VIEWING TEENS RUNNING PASS THE POICE, NON APPREHENDED.

    • @d0nKsTaH
      @d0nKsTaH Год назад +3

      Its "Terrorism"

    • @shoeshoe5253
      @shoeshoe5253 Год назад

      Don't say the word riot, it may hurt feelings

  • @georgeromo3506
    @georgeromo3506 Год назад +21

    I used to work at a mall across the street from police station and we had a deal with these turnouts. Hundreds of kids running around causing chaos, starting fights and jumping on parked cars. The police couldn't do anything about it because the city officials tied their hands because they didn't want the spike in arrest to look bad on their quarterly report. The worst part was that They used to go to another mall in another city but the police were empowered by their city officials. The cop showed up in force they even brought out the Patty wagon. Dozens of kids got arrested and that was the last time that mall had a turn out.

    • @lysolownway6941
      @lysolownway6941 Год назад

      LOL what a joke. You get what you vote for have fun

  • @kevinshell8392
    @kevinshell8392 Год назад +388

    How can you protect something if the criminals know they will face minimal consequences and it’s always someone else’s fault

    • @cheekscheeks5840
      @cheekscheeks5840 Год назад +9

      💯💯💯💯💯💯

    • @kevin6293
      @kevin6293 Год назад +6

      Yeah, put the blame exactly where it belongs: Walmart.

    • @hippiehermit4502
      @hippiehermit4502 Год назад +13

      People keep blaming parents.. How long can that really go on... It's not like these people don't know what they are doing is wrong... I had terrible parents too but I don't act like this... They are responsible for their own actions

    • @RCCarDude
      @RCCarDude Год назад +5

      You get what you tolerate.

    • @disguiseddv8ant486
      @disguiseddv8ant486 Год назад

      I will always blame the government/judicial system for giving these single "mothers" for "diplomatic immunity" for their crimes on all levels of abuse from (the child well being to psychological warfare) being done to these children so that the sons and daughters will repeat what "mama" instilled in them. The only difference is that the sons are getting punished for these same acts. These boys are either losing their livelihood, their freedom, or their lives. These organizations/corporations are profiting off of blacks dysfunctions because blacks as a whole are not providing any positive substance to society so "they" are collecting their money from off of blacks in other ways.

  • @GhostSal
    @GhostSal Год назад +107

    This is what happens when you make excuses for this behavior and don’t hold people accountable.

    • @tylerjones2695
      @tylerjones2695 Год назад

      And blame whitey, you can tell how shady and stupid people that never ever ever change the narrative are

  • @maryzolner2570
    @maryzolner2570 Год назад +10

    I'm a taxpayer. I WANT A SAFE PLACE. I want to walk safely down my street. I want to be safe in my car and not have my window's smashed in , my car destroyed. I want to be safe from getting the s*&^ beat out of me .

    • @AC-os1he
      @AC-os1he Год назад

      You will get nothing and be happy.

    • @jeffholt3841
      @jeffholt3841 Год назад +1

      Face it you live in Sudan....

  • @Battlekitten-sl2vn
    @Battlekitten-sl2vn Год назад +9

    What a tragedy. We loved visiting Chicago but will not do so again.

  • @Allaiya.
    @Allaiya. Год назад +145

    I don’t appreciate a mayor who doesn’t protect their city. Hold the parents accountable bc they’re not holding their kids accountable.

    • @MJ-ji6mv
      @MJ-ji6mv Год назад

    • @MM-oh3zs
      @MM-oh3zs Год назад +2

      Aren't there any federal laws against those supporting criminals and not doing what they are supposed to do? (uphold the law no matter the race, as looking at race is always racist, whoever you are, if you're committing a crime you should see prison)

    • @fatronjones
      @fatronjones Год назад +3

      😆 what parents?

    • @mandomendez5618
      @mandomendez5618 Год назад

      She's full of sh** but I actually agree with her,it does start with the parents, but these parents act the same way and they tell their kids that this country owes them something,white people,white cops are bad they're entitled people

    • @ivanvanogre-nd1sw
      @ivanvanogre-nd1sw Год назад +3

      These parents, accountable?
      Likely half of these criminals are already parents.

  • @fioremd7722
    @fioremd7722 Год назад +154

    Why do they keep describing these thugs as a mob of young people. These are BLACK THUGS. Normal teenagers don't act like this.

    • @ronaldbaldus4761
      @ronaldbaldus4761 Год назад +25

      That's Right !!! Call it like it is!!! Put this garbage in the dirt!!!!

    • @raskofi8406
      @raskofi8406 Год назад +4

      😂😂😂 The tables have to turned God said so 🥹

    • @MoreTruths
      @MoreTruths Год назад +13

      Law Enforcement need to start carrying Whips and handle these kids the Right way!!😂😂💯

    • @JohnDoe-sx2zk
      @JohnDoe-sx2zk Год назад +3

      @@MoreTruths how a free ticket to the city z00?

    • @BJR7397
      @BJR7397 Год назад +6

      While I understand your comment. Try blaming the GOVERNMENT FOR TAKING DISCIPLINE OUT OF THE HOUSEHOLDS

  • @kindredmalise6633
    @kindredmalise6633 Год назад +2

    The plan is to obviously have the mayor say it's the cop's fault and then cater to the parents' votes. Defund the mayors pay roll.

  • @theroadents1141
    @theroadents1141 Год назад +14

    My ancestors lived in the neighborhoods of Chicago, since the 1800's, that were majority white and are now black. When the blacks moved in some of my older family members refused to leave, but eventually they got fed up with the bad behavior and left. They were some of the last whites to leave. It's sad what has happened to those parts of Chicago. The black neighborhoods may get better someday but not in our lifetime. It's a culture problem. A culture of glorifying crime and turn a blind eye to it.

    • @thegraffitiplayground1325
      @thegraffitiplayground1325 Год назад

      A culture that embodies victim mentality while their relatives in Africa walk ten miles for a pale of water…

  • @victoriamahon3765
    @victoriamahon3765 Год назад +239

    They don’t need activities or summer camp, they need jail. They need consequences. They need to be arrested when they’re visibly breaking the law in front of 10 to 20 police officers! And Chicago needs a new mayor willing to stand up and do what needs to be done.😊

    • @IMP3TIGO
      @IMP3TIGO Год назад

      Well, to be honest most of these "kids" probably know they're going to end up in prison anyway. Terrible parenting, terrible messaging from their communities, parents, the media that nothing is their fault and they can get away with anything. They did in the 2020 George Floyd riots/looting, so why not now?

    • @timetravelerify
      @timetravelerify Год назад

      They just had an election.....they voted for another far left Democrat......ENJOY!!!!!

    • @edwardsmith5650
      @edwardsmith5650 Год назад

      The new Mayor actually defends the rioters. And rioters is the correct word for them. They damaged property, they assaulted, and shot two people. They are the future of Chicago.

    • @jasonshumake777
      @jasonshumake777 Год назад

      Apparently the voters don’t want a mayor who wants criminals off the street

    • @pamlunsford8546
      @pamlunsford8546 Год назад +7

      Hold the parents accountable, for any arrest or damage done!

  • @marknesbit2809
    @marknesbit2809 Год назад +233

    Continue to give them a slap on the risk and say ok. This is just stupid. Shows absolutely no discipline whatsoever

    • @bobshagit-io8lq
      @bobshagit-io8lq Год назад +11

      a few generations of this and they will be back to the jungle they came from

    • @michaelsutherland5099
      @michaelsutherland5099 Год назад +2

      @@bobshagit-io8lq If your talking about Africa, there are no jungles. Africa is mainly plains and deserts.

    • @jacknorris299
      @jacknorris299 Год назад +5

      @@michaelsutherland5099 how you gonna over look Congo basin

    • @traderknightzbitcoinuniver8168
      @traderknightzbitcoinuniver8168 Год назад +2

      Gotham city, they need Batman

    • @danasmith1899
      @danasmith1899 Год назад

      Biden could give them to Ukraine for cannon fodder?

  • @whatwhat9004
    @whatwhat9004 Год назад +3

    It’s bad when you can see which community is committing most of the problems. And then want to pretend like it’s not obvious and call you racist when you point it out.

  • @AAA-fd8rh
    @AAA-fd8rh Год назад +3

    Parent raises your kids respect and class. It starts at home...problem 99% of those kids have 10 brothers and sisters and live in a one bed room appartment with only the mother. So everyone is pushed on the streets.

  • @RF-lg4rq
    @RF-lg4rq Год назад +415

    We tried the bleeding heart way. It's time for something tougher. These kids don't want jobs, a job requires some sense of accountability and responsibility something those kids lack.

  • @thechampagneroom1
    @thechampagneroom1 Год назад +216

    People in Chicago are paying large taxes to let this stuff just go. No wonder even Walmart and the Bears are leaving the city

    • @feartheghostinme675
      @feartheghostinme675 Год назад +5

      Exactly why do people live their high taxes high crime 🤷‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

    • @jamesd242
      @jamesd242 Год назад +6

      im surprised local sportsbooks arent taking action on when Chicago files for bankruptcy

    • @markupton1831
      @markupton1831 Год назад +11

      You forgot about the roaches, bedbugs, and rats, besides the high taxes!!!

    • @ralfchez1
      @ralfchez1 Год назад +6

      Let it burn!

    • @bigvito9008
      @bigvito9008 Год назад +5

      @@markupton1831 and poor street maintenance, litter, and bad weather

  • @jandia5162
    @jandia5162 Год назад +5

    Regardless of the color of your skin or who you are, if you commit multiple crimes (especially at places and times of civil unrest) and you are convicted, your entire family should be punished financially (no more government assistance for mom or auntie especially if you’re going to be using everyone else’s tax dollars to only commit crime which then costs even more government money to mitigate and solve), if parents don’t care about their children’s actions or whereabouts then they should also be held accountable and not get paid for “raising” criminals regardless of race.

  • @Echo-tk8pz
    @Echo-tk8pz Год назад +3

    The authorities aren’t going to be able to do much to change this behavior. The people organizing these disruptive groups of teens, know that there is no recourse.

    • @Echo-tk8pz
      @Echo-tk8pz Год назад +1

      Thanks for the Highlighted Comment & 👍🏼🆙

    • @lizwilliams9233
      @lizwilliams9233 Год назад

      MOST IMPORTANTLY...............PERPETRATORS, SUPREMIST/RACIST........GLORIFED, ELIMINATED
      HOW CAN YOU PROTECT CHIAGO.......SUPREMIST/RACIST.....DISGUSED AS KAREN'S/KEVINS', WITHOUT UNCOVERING......., ALLOWINGTHEM TO FEEL.......THERE PATICIPATION, IS ACCORDINGLY RECOGNIZED

  • @mysticmadman5961
    @mysticmadman5961 Год назад +53

    "How can we protect Chicongo without hurting any black people's feelings?"
    YOU CAN'T

    • @darthdaddy6983
      @darthdaddy6983 Год назад +9

      Chicongo ? 😂 💀

    • @mysticmadman5961
      @mysticmadman5961 Год назад +11

      @@darthdaddy6983 I also call it ShitCongo but I was being nice...lol

    • @darthdaddy6983
      @darthdaddy6983 Год назад +7

      @@mysticmadman5961
      Right , as shitcongo actually better differentiates it from the real & much better quality Congo.

    • @mysticmadman5961
      @mysticmadman5961 Год назад +4

      @@darthdaddy6983 Nicely said.

    • @lizwilliams9233
      @lizwilliams9233 Год назад

      MOST IMPORTANTLY.........SUPREMIST/RACIST........GLORIFED, ELIMINATION
      HOW CAN YOU PROTECT CHIAGO.......SUPREMIST/RACIST.....DISGUSED AS KAREN'S/KEVINS', WITHOUT UNCOVERING......., ALLOWINGTHEM TO FEEL.......THERE PATICIPATION, IS ACCORDINGLY RECOGNIZED

  • @robertstonebreaker8394
    @robertstonebreaker8394 Год назад +50

    Now can you see why Walmarts are closing their stores in Chicago and other business are not to far behind.

    • @feartheghostinme675
      @feartheghostinme675 Год назад +2

      Chicago is still the 3rd largest city in U.S.A 🤷‍♂️

    • @tracymarquez6875
      @tracymarquez6875 Год назад +1

      Exactly, Walmart has been stolen from for too long in Chicago, so they’re moving out. Now the teens/young adults want to vandalize/loot them before they leave. I hope the police control the anarchy before more people are injured/killed

    • @frankrocco7989
      @frankrocco7989 Год назад +9

      @@feartheghostinme675 now with 4 less walmarts

    • @thegraffitiplayground1325
      @thegraffitiplayground1325 Год назад +2

      @@feartheghostinme675and the sky is blue…. great observation 😂

  • @bigman-tg8ss
    @bigman-tg8ss Год назад +2

    Moved out of Chicago almost 20 years ago and it's sad to see it has gotten worse. I say call in the national guard, lock them all up, and then if they find out if their families receive assistance and remove it for one year minimum

    • @bigman-tg8ss
      @bigman-tg8ss Год назад

      @ green marble, yes, it was always like this, but it has gotten worse over the years. Now, with these punks doing these things is absolutely disgusting and these things never happened back then

  • @offgridbydesign3826
    @offgridbydesign3826 Год назад +4

    Time for a Teen curfew. No one under 18 out after 9 pm unless are coming from work or school. Then hold parents accountable when violated. This needs to be addressed before summer hits.

    • @NoName-gy6qr
      @NoName-gy6qr Год назад

      Teen curfew is already set, just not enforced.

    • @Chad_Thundercock
      @Chad_Thundercock Год назад

      "parents"...
      Makin' an awful lot of assumptions, there.

    • @offgridbydesign3826
      @offgridbydesign3826 Год назад

      @Rick Cutshall Not assumptions. Requirements...
      when parents have to bail their kids out of jail, just maybe it will get their attention. I used to spend $20k in a couple of visits a year to Chicago. I did that for over 15 years. Now I haven't been near the city in 7 years because of their crime rate. if they don't get their shit together, Walmart won't be the only thing closing... Such a waste...

    • @Chad_Thundercock
      @Chad_Thundercock Год назад

      @@offgridbydesign3826
      I think you're misunderstanding what I'm alluding to. I'm implying that this is the result of single parent rearing.

  • @charlespiper9291
    @charlespiper9291 Год назад +254

    What a surprise businesses are closing in Chicago! Why would tourists would ever spend any money in such a lawless city?

    • @robertpreston2220
      @robertpreston2220 Год назад +11

      exactly

    • @kiduslovesJesus
      @kiduslovesJesus Год назад +25

      Whoever decides to vacation in Chicago needs to rethink their choices 😂

    • @nickmarquez9403
      @nickmarquez9403 Год назад

      You people sound stupid this happens everywhere clueless

    • @davecozzi9721
      @davecozzi9721 Год назад +14

      I would never visit that place. Vacations are for going somewhere you can relax and enjoy.

    • @geraldboesen5037
      @geraldboesen5037 Год назад +4

      @@davecozzi9721 Unless looting and rioting relaxes you.

  • @fenggula7890
    @fenggula7890 Год назад +72

    Is this a serious question? Here's an idea: ENFORCE THE LAW. Fund the police, increase staff, ACTUALLY arrest and convict these animals.

    • @tylerjones2695
      @tylerjones2695 Год назад +1

      That statement is really insulting to animals

    • @wendell6468
      @wendell6468 Год назад

      at the same time, use the same rules or laws against the folks that shoot up schools, businesses, stores, mosques, synagogues and then claim that they've been having mental health issues since the football coach yelled at him when he was sick. you folks are such hypocrites. so quick to call other people "animals" and "thugs" and your people do the same things. 🤦🏿🤦🏿🤦🏿😣😣😣

    • @thomasallen6980
      @thomasallen6980 Год назад

      You go gurl. Karen is fed up. She aint going to take it anymore. Bi*ch is going on a mission...

  • @jj9442
    @jj9442 Год назад

    Hold parents accountable: 1. suspend driver licenses, 2. suspend gov’t benefits & subsidies, 3. Arrest & prosecute parents. I guarantee you’ll see changes immediately.

  • @omarmartinez8438
    @omarmartinez8438 Год назад +1

    This major should be in jail along with the police chief for not enforcing the law.

  • @crazy4beatles
    @crazy4beatles Год назад +141

    Bet these same kids would throw punches or worse if someone so much as scuffed their sneakers. But are happy to destroy others' cars.

    • @AlmightyTox
      @AlmightyTox Год назад +14

      I’d drive thru these people. If they can get away with crime then I think I should receive a reward.

    • @ohcharlie428
      @ohcharlie428 Год назад

      ​@@AlmightyTox just keep driving dude. You know the government just gonna come after you to drain you out to the fullest extent.

    • @jhowardsupporter
      @jhowardsupporter Год назад +2

      Truth is these are the future Mayor's and police chiefs of Chicago.

    • @indierock110
      @indierock110 Год назад +2

      @@AlmightyTox yea its crazy they are allowed to assault people just trying to get home. kicking and jumping on their cars and attacking, smashing in windows, but the second you fight back you are in the hospital or facing the criminal charges for defending yourself or your family, running them over while being attacked,you are in the wrong not them with this insanity.

    • @spankmode
      @spankmode Год назад +2

      ​@@indierock110 the zulu tribe from Africa is out of control in the hoods of Chicago

  • @jeffhyde7934
    @jeffhyde7934 Год назад +50

    They didn't have "safe places" for us to go when I was a kid, but you didn't see us doing this stupid shit! We had respect for other people's property! OUR PARENTS WOULDN'T STAND FOR THIS, WE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SIT DOWN FOR A WEEK!!!! Parents today are just stupid! I remember when I did something and they went after my Dad, because I was so young, boy did things change after that!

    • @MJ-ji6mv
      @MJ-ji6mv Год назад +5

      Facts! If you didn't want your butt tore up, you acted right! Plain and simple.

    • @jimgaston9863
      @jimgaston9863 Год назад +6

      The parents are there with them,lots of times the age difference is only 14-15 years. It’s no wonder they don’t have any guidance it’s kids raising kids.

  • @thehumanracehasfailed
    @thehumanracehasfailed Год назад +1

    Cut the welfare for any family who has a teen that gets in legal trouble, and I'll bet the parents start doing their jobs.

  • @georgeh1131
    @georgeh1131 Год назад +1

    Fine the parents $500.00 if their child is out breaking the law, that will stop it.

  • @denilsone4716
    @denilsone4716 Год назад +49

    Those kids were raised by parents doing the exact same thing!! It is all they know..

    • @bobshagit-io8lq
      @bobshagit-io8lq Год назад +3

      exactly

    • @Buddybueno
      @Buddybueno Год назад +4

      Section 8 raised them

    • @bigvito9008
      @bigvito9008 Год назад +6

      Dad's in prison and mom's on the crack pipe.

    • @cle-chi
      @cle-chi Год назад

      ​@@bigvito9008
      It was all "The Whyte Mans Plan" wasnt it?? & it worked

    • @mandomendez5618
      @mandomendez5618 Год назад

      @@cle-chi no ur wrong,it was the democrats plan (Lyndon B Johnson) and black people didn't have to fall for it, so blame urselves

  • @Rockheadlives
    @Rockheadlives Год назад +204

    Way to go WGN. You cut out the part of Brandon’s quote where he said “don’t demonize the teens”.

    • @TA.LONGBOW.ALASKA
      @TA.LONGBOW.ALASKA Год назад +1

      Brandons other quote: "Black Males are super predators"...

    • @techi9
      @techi9 Год назад +15

      Yeah they cut that. Wgn 💋 ass already

    • @musicman8539
      @musicman8539 Год назад +4

      We already heard it it's called ...cya cover your a..

    • @joeblow1937
      @joeblow1937 Год назад

      WGN= LEFT WING PROPAGANDA MEDIA

    • @silencemeviolateme6076
      @silencemeviolateme6076 Год назад +10

      I agree. Don't demonize just prosecute.

  • @jmgutierrez962
    @jmgutierrez962 Год назад +1

    The mayor sure is doing a remarkable job if this was in another universe!

  • @matthewlawrence708
    @matthewlawrence708 Год назад +1

    Arrest all the criminals and prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law. Dont just arrest them and drop the charges one day later. Hold criminals accountable. Is it that hard?

  • @Bert439
    @Bert439 Год назад +66

    Saw a clip of teens assaulting a woman who was trying to escape into her building. 20 something teens were punching and kicking her. If you live in Chicago leave the city has abandoned their residents. Plenty of safer cities exist.

    • @jerseyf8985
      @jerseyf8985 Год назад

      Yeah a WHITE WOMAN beaten for being WHITE. YET, NO ONE will show that. They don't put that on DEMOCRAT anything like RUclips. Look up WHITE PEOPLE beaten by black lives. ONLY BLACK LIVES pop up as the VICTIMS. because DEMOCRATS own but fox everything. Sites and media DEMOCRAT ran and GOOGLE all of it. SMH I WANT SEGREGRATION at this point from them. You can't save them. No sense in ALL of us dying and suffering over one race. I'm NEXT door to them in the hood in another city. My child was found hanging at 12 in a tree and my other after almost murdered inside school attempted suicide. NO JUSTICE, NEVER ANY JUSTICE. If people want to help us. FUND NOTHING BLACK. We NEED a loud message. WHITES can't even get assistance and ALL THE FUNDING goes to them. Blacks run it all. SMH

    • @GhostSal
      @GhostSal Год назад +1

      Safer with affordable homes and jobs? Where?

    • @WPOD354
      @WPOD354 Год назад +11

      Not teens more like savage animals.

    • @jerseyf8985
      @jerseyf8985 Год назад

      @@WPOD354 ANIMALS can be trained these thugs are HOPELESS and should HUNGER GAMES EACH OTHER. Hope they see who's the toughest hood one and we can place bets on which black gang comes out alive. HOOD HUNGER GAMES....MAY THE ODDS BE IN THE HOODS FAVOR.

    • @iamtheoaa
      @iamtheoaa Год назад

      Let's be real. She was assaulted because she was white and nothing else. It was completely unprovoked. These animals need to be put down.

  • @alwaysrecycles365
    @alwaysrecycles365 Год назад +1

    That city is a lost cause. Never going back

  • @bobwallace9814
    @bobwallace9814 Год назад +23

    "Young people"?? You cannot unsee what the video shows. It's a riot.

  • @beansmalone1305
    @beansmalone1305 Год назад +125

    The plan should be to vote out the political leadership and shameful district attorneys that have let this happen.

    • @CarlArriaza
      @CarlArriaza Год назад +20

      They voted for more of it last month 😂

    • @davidl2469
      @davidl2469 Год назад

      Most woke authorities like DAs of all woke cities are getting money under the table from America hating George Soros.

    • @asabovesobelow7981
      @asabovesobelow7981 Год назад

      @@CarlArriaza yup lol dolts they alllll are

    • @robertpreston2220
      @robertpreston2220 Год назад

      What a crap hole city. Keep voting democrat you morons

    • @necropolistc6357
      @necropolistc6357 Год назад +7

      kinda hard when of the 5 choices for mayor, they where all the same party... can't use democracy when you're being ruled by an oligarchy

  • @jrsx5826
    @jrsx5826 Год назад

    Arrest the parents or put the teens in a home if this parents can’t discipline. The mayor needs to resign.

  • @gochuckyourself-yf2rz
    @gochuckyourself-yf2rz Год назад

    If this happens again the city mayor of Chicago should resign !

  • @jockdeeznutz
    @jockdeeznutz Год назад +15

    I see where racism starts now

  • @phillipalben7458
    @phillipalben7458 Год назад +28

    Does anyone really think that by offering places for these groups to go will change their behavior? They will just trash those places as well. Come down HARD and enforce the law. It used to be called tough love. Enough of this!!!

    • @thomasallen6980
      @thomasallen6980 Год назад

      Send them back to the red states they came from. We can't feed every reject from the swamp states.

  • @northwoodsmanbybobolink336
    @northwoodsmanbybobolink336 Год назад

    One way of solving these problems is to stop penalizing parents for beating the crap out of their kids when they get out of line, like we used to get!

  • @swaggy3987
    @swaggy3987 Год назад

    The mayor to a reporter: "I don't appreciate you trying to ambush me here with a question about the job you as a taxpayer are paying me to do."
    Also the mayor to "teens" running wild in downtown: "Nothing to see here"

  • @jackmeehof2440
    @jackmeehof2440 Год назад +68

    Tear gas , rubber bullets , mass arrests , severe beatings , …. If they were afraid they wouldn’t behave that way…… the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results…..

    • @markupton1831
      @markupton1831 Год назад +6

      You were on the right track until you mentioned severe beatings! Although there are some people there that could probably be beat, like the guy that they pulled from his vehicle and beat up! But next time this happens you most likely will see tear gas, rubber bullets, mass arrests, and you forgot those bean bags .......... they hurt like hell!!!

    • @richj6159
      @richj6159 Год назад +3

      The Dogs,Water Hose,Billy Clubs,

    • @dkservice424
      @dkservice424 Год назад +1

      Ak-47

    • @amigo4lifeUS
      @amigo4lifeUS Год назад

      ... learn from Russia and Iran?

    • @FC-qe1wl
      @FC-qe1wl Год назад +2

      Poison gas, and real bullets,

  • @PeeedaPan
    @PeeedaPan Год назад +15

    Police need to be permitted to use lethal force against these mobs

    • @cliffsaxon5493
      @cliffsaxon5493 Год назад +2

      And Also The National Guard. That's Why I Think That Chicago Should Be Put Under Martial Law

    • @onion_____
      @onion_____ Год назад

      Bring back slavery

  • @stephanblack4558
    @stephanblack4558 Год назад +1

    It's not poverty it's Culture.

    • @thegraffitiplayground1325
      @thegraffitiplayground1325 Год назад

      It’s a lack of good culture. Meanwhile they say whites have no culture when we have plenty.

  • @Poweredbydonuts
    @Poweredbydonuts Год назад +24

    That’s what happens when you don’t let officers do their job and take them streets back! Parents need to do their job. I looked at the stats from the incident and it said 100% were African American teens who caused damages and acted out.

  • @evoxcain
    @evoxcain Год назад +54

    RIP Chicago

    • @jaychong12
      @jaychong12 Год назад

      Lol

    • @feartheghostinme675
      @feartheghostinme675 Год назад +2

      Chicago is the 3rd largest city in U.S.A

    • @jaychong12
      @jaychong12 Год назад +2

      @@feartheghostinme675 R.I.P again, lol

    • @jamesd242
      @jamesd242 Год назад

      @@feartheghostinme675 who gives a shyte, ever since the Feds cleaned up the 6 street Outfit crews, there isnt any entity to police the chaos

    • @IowaNinersFan
      @IowaNinersFan Год назад +2

      @@feartheghostinme675 The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

  • @johnmoore260
    @johnmoore260 Год назад +1

    I used to come to Chicago to shop at Marshall Fields, stores on Michigan Ave. & Water Tower Place. Those days are OVER! If you don't think what happened in Detroit couldn't happen to Chicago when you let bad people get away with wild behavior, your in for a BIG surprise.

  • @singleandlooking8026
    @singleandlooking8026 Год назад +1

    Parenting, is this what you teach your kids. You should be ashamed of yourself.

  • @totenfurwotan4478
    @totenfurwotan4478 Год назад +20

    Turns out they were being judged by their character all along

  • @stargater2892
    @stargater2892 Год назад +144

    Poor officers. They are who I feel bad for.

    • @jamesd242
      @jamesd242 Год назад +7

      they put their 2 years in and transfer

    • @MJ-ji6mv
      @MJ-ji6mv Год назад +12

      Right. As a Leo, you couldn't pay me enough to work in a democrat run city.

    • @gnosticnight
      @gnosticnight Год назад +11

      I'd hang around the donut shop until I could transfer to a decent city. Why put your life on the line for people who have no respect for you and tie your hands?

    • @thebestchannel5456
      @thebestchannel5456 Год назад +4

      Poor officers? OK 😂

    • @stargater2892
      @stargater2892 Год назад +4

      Remember that when you need help.

  • @katrinanguyen-vu6cl
    @katrinanguyen-vu6cl Год назад

    Hold the mayor and city leaders responsible. They themselves should be out there on the streets protecting the city.

  • @MeTubeERG
    @MeTubeERG Год назад

    Another excellent report from Ben Bradley

  • @tooshmart6669
    @tooshmart6669 Год назад +43

    My family always has family reunions in Florida, this year the Albany NY, TX, and Chicago side of the family wanted a change this year so suggestions were offered. When the Chicago family spoke and suggested anything the main issue with ALL of the family was SAFETY. A big chunk of the family flat out said they are not going if the reunion is in Chicago. We chose Corpus Christi, TX.

  • @v.a.993
    @v.a.993 Год назад +39

    Police "weren't powerless to stop it," Ben. They were exercising extreme caution because they know had they even used reasonable force the media and public and new mayor would have turned against them.

    • @edwardsmith5650
      @edwardsmith5650 Год назад +3

      A couple of shots fired in the air would have cleared the area within seconds. Did you notice the chaos when someone of the crowd fired a gun. They were falling over each other running. Some ran so fast their legs couldn't keep up with them, and they fell flat on their face. Better than a "Daffy Duck" cartoon.

    • @parislanderson
      @parislanderson Год назад

      Bs

  • @frankbrown5321
    @frankbrown5321 Год назад

    Perfect argument for a magazine that holds 30 rounds or more

  • @Steveductions
    @Steveductions Год назад

    This isn't even the worst out of Chicago. They don't even seem to be protesting anything at this point.

  • @brandon7913
    @brandon7913 Год назад +74

    It’s the parent’s responsibility to raise their own children not the city of Chicago, police, mayor, or school teachers etc… !! Sick of the excuses. My mom & dad had six and didn’t have major problems with us. We played as kids, went swimming at the park district, mall, movies etc…. If there were always things to do in the 80’s I’m sure there’s even more in 2023.

    • @BJR7397
      @BJR7397 Год назад +6

      My mom come from 10 siblings. All ALIVE and well. My generation (the grandchildren). All alive and doing well. I am so proud that we have our own. No jail nor trouble. But, we got our ass beat too. We respected GOD, our parents , grandparents and neighbors.

    • @feartheghostinme675
      @feartheghostinme675 Год назад +3

      ​@@BJR7397 kids are not robots the Louisville bank shooter is a perfect example 🤷‍♂️

    • @swollenproperty8682
      @swollenproperty8682 Год назад +3

      Housing grocery subsidies and free healthcare just not enough to help parents.

    • @AFloridaSon
      @AFloridaSon Год назад +5

      Actually, they are in school 1/2 of the day, and the teachers should be teaching them respect. Unfortunately, teachers don't have the power to properly punish kids anymore.

    • @BJR7397
      @BJR7397 Год назад +1

      @@feartheghostinme675 What are you talking about?

  • @alisonstewart6512
    @alisonstewart6512 Год назад +17

    Remember 2 years ago they were told that they were victims and protesting and rioting was the "accepted way" to behave?
    Disrespecting the law, police people, property and parents were their rights with no consequences. Judges and political figures said, we'll pay the bond and no jail time?

  • @autobug2
    @autobug2 Год назад

    "PLAN? What plan? We never even thought about a plan to save anything!"

  • @casienwhey
    @casienwhey Год назад

    I used to think Portland had the most inept leadership and law enforcement of any big city in the US, but now I am reconsidering that.

  • @big67almighty94
    @big67almighty94 Год назад +48

    Band us blacks from down there 😢 sad to say but 🤦🏿‍♂️ hey we did this to ourselves

    • @nuttymcnutsack2652
      @nuttymcnutsack2652 Год назад +3

      @Kellel AL Boohoo

    • @johnson2191cj
      @johnson2191cj Год назад +17

      ​@Kellel AL I'm black and I agree with him

    • @anonymouslegion4928
      @anonymouslegion4928 Год назад +10

      This is a world without God these days

    • @furbabies2921
      @furbabies2921 Год назад

      WE? I vote to send those bad ass keeds out the country for reform. They need humbling.

    • @louiss.7765
      @louiss.7765 Год назад +3

      I agree, they'll have to earn privileges.

  • @andrewbrand200
    @andrewbrand200 Год назад +83

    As a foreigner, I don't understand why these American teens find destroying stuff entertaining. It looks like they were having fun smashing cars, etc.. Very confusing. In my country, (in retrospect of my teenage years), having fun means going to movie theatres, parks, play soccer, and other stuff, definitely not destroying things.

    • @cspdx11
      @cspdx11 Год назад

      It's a culture of crime in the inner cities

    • @joeyboedeker2047
      @joeyboedeker2047 Год назад

      Simple.
      They are dead enders.
      Useless and illiterate.

    • @michaelmelling9333
      @michaelmelling9333 Год назад

      The teens call it "wilding." Being that they are by far the most spoiled-rotten form of sub human beings on the planet (at present time), they delight in destroying the nice things that others have worked hard to obtain. It begins when they are born. Their welfare mothers tell them to hate the country and wigght people and to wear their trousers down past their butt cracks and to put a chip on their shoulders ... and then walk out the door and gather up with all of the other ungrateful demons and DO THEIR THANG! They enjoy putting terror into parents and their children when they cross paths with them during the many nights of wilding and the millionaires in the media give them their full support by spewing out lies and half-truths (saying wigghts are to blame...) and the politicians are too chicken to take the bull by the horns to protect law-abiding citizens, even going so far as to tell the cops to not take care of business! The big thing that all of these derttbahgs forget is that one day they, along with everyone else, will have to stand before The Lord Jesus Christ and given an account of themselves! He holds the keys to Heaven and Hell and has made it clear in the Bible that He will indeed be casting many souls into the Lake of Fire!!! And something to never forget is that all of us need to make sure that we don't fall into Satan's trap by thinking or saying that "all buewlacks are bad people"!! And I shouldn't have to say it, but that's because many, MANY beaulcks have hearts of pure gold and for that reason The Lord loves them very, very, very much!!! (Though it sure would help things if more of them were vocal about this insanity and let it be known that the teens and their parents need to knock it off and start acting like civilized people that have dignity and respect for themselves as well as others AND BE GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF THE MANY BLESSINGS THIS AMAZING COUNTRY OFFERS THEM!!)
      April 17, 2023

    • @RF-lg4rq
      @RF-lg4rq Год назад +29

      They do it because they know they can get away with it.

    • @RF-lg4rq
      @RF-lg4rq Год назад +8

      @BunnyHop that's not black culture. Stop dog whistling.

  • @Algorythmfpv
    @Algorythmfpv Год назад

    That gremlin of a mayor needs to be taken out.

  • @Jockeylotforfun
    @Jockeylotforfun Год назад +1

    What BS! Here's an idea....make Chicago a "safe space" for everyone...by enforcing law and order!

  • @MrLivewire1970
    @MrLivewire1970 Год назад +19

    I like how the mayor says it is alright for the kids to be downtown when there is a curfew.

    • @jamesd242
      @jamesd242 Год назад

      sreggin

    • @markupton1831
      @markupton1831 Год назад +1

      I think this mayor is trying to be rational in a bad situation, but this will be his first test!! And a big one! He’s going to be faced with the challenge of trying to cull this new culture, and hold them at bay simultaneously! If that fails he will be force to make some hard decisions here! In my opinion he should start with an open forum featuring these teens! I mean we know what some of the problems are! But what is driving this chaotic behavior? Many variables here!

  • @lady4191
    @lady4191 Год назад +16

    Can anyone tell me why all the teenagers were downtown at the same time none of the news reports will say anything about that

    • @seewulf2385
      @seewulf2385 Год назад

      Kangs Yo..and the info hiwy..

    • @MrLivewire1970
      @MrLivewire1970 Год назад +3

      Social media

    • @tracymarquez6875
      @tracymarquez6875 Год назад +5

      The teens responded to a social media “teen challenge” a coordinated effort called “the trend” where teens pour out to the streets, as they did last summer. They’re mostly rebellious/bored teens engaging in reckless and disruptive behaviors

    • @Materva-hv6sz
      @Materva-hv6sz Год назад +1

      um.. dey wuz um wildin'

  • @Lovely_1One
    @Lovely_1One Год назад +69

    They don’t want activities! They think that’s lame! They’re too far gone and it starts with their parents who act just like their kids but of course it’s far too late for any kind of parental guidance and intervention. Should’ve happened a long time ago. They don’t want to work. They want to steal what others work hard for then cry about it when you strike back and defend yourselves! I’m sick of them! Lazy, shiftless and entitled. How do you not know where your kids are at NIGHT like this!! SMH

    • @tracymarquez6875
      @tracymarquez6875 Год назад +6

      Very true!

    • @TCapo1185
      @TCapo1185 Год назад +1

      💯 Facts!

    • @davenitro31
      @davenitro31 Год назад

      BRATS LIKE THIS HAVE NO RESPECT....I wholeheartedly agree!!! They were given what they want all thier lives by thier crappy so called parents....

    • @thefumexxl
      @thefumexxl Год назад +3

      Exactly. Thta app is pure grade a corny bullshit to those kids. They're too grown for it now. Clout culture and street culture made them grow up too quick.

    • @thefumexxl
      @thefumexxl Год назад +3

      It's also not a bunch of 13 year olds who might be open to more constructive things. These are basically adutls.

  • @Stranger_ThanFiction
    @Stranger_ThanFiction Год назад +1

    There Is No Plan !!!!!! Will Be No Plan Please Leave Rebels Children Alone 😡
    This is our house
    We do what we wanna
    It's about to get crazy
    It's about to go down
    It's about to go down
    We'll make the whole world hear us
    So throw your hands up high
    We're bout to show you why they fear us
    Here comes the battle cry
    Here comes the battle cry
    🥁🌎🥁🌎🥁🌎🥁🥁🌎🥁🥁

  • @ednavalledeltoro8058
    @ednavalledeltoro8058 Год назад

    JUSTICE FOR MY DEAR DAUGHTER,GENESIS MIRANDA DEL TORO,MISSING SINCE NOVEMBER 2019!!!

  • @ThomasPaineintheArse
    @ThomasPaineintheArse Год назад +31

    A) We are afraid to leave our homes because of the police
    B) *SEE ABOVE*
    Which is it?

    • @Richard-lg2lz
      @Richard-lg2lz Год назад +1

      Not because of the police but because of all of you who participated in the riot

    • @ThomasPaineintheArse
      @ThomasPaineintheArse Год назад

      @@Richard-lg2lz I only riot if my chariot team loses

  • @fioremd7722
    @fioremd7722 Год назад +63

    The Government has to get serious with these THUGS. No consequences or a slap on the wrist is just going to give these thugs more COURAGE to continue.

    • @markupton1831
      @markupton1831 Год назад

      Please!!! They have to serious with the thugs amongst themselves first!!!

    • @mehnameehjeff6325
      @mehnameehjeff6325 Год назад +2

      @Mark Upton True! The thugs at the top didn’t smash up the Walmart and made them leave though.

    • @markupton1831
      @markupton1831 Год назад

      @@mehnameehjeff6325 no they didn’t! They just continue with hypocrisy, thievery, deceiving their constituents and doing what they want to with our text dollars, and while we sit idly by and say nothing!

    • @filmaker256
      @filmaker256 Год назад +2

      It makes sense now these uslesss teens will find work through the prison job training program

    • @ajstiff6545
      @ajstiff6545 Год назад

      U meant n words not thugs

  • @Slenderirl
    @Slenderirl Год назад +1

    Justice is equally as important tho

  • @jimh4375
    @jimh4375 Год назад

    If you think there is ANY plan to protect downtown Chicago you are in for one hell of a rough ride that you thoroughly deserve.

  • @hoosierdaddy8002
    @hoosierdaddy8002 Год назад +18

    Fine and arrest parents.

    • @safeandeffectivelol
      @safeandeffectivelol Год назад +3

      They're already in prison. You'll have to fine and arrest grandma

  • @LEX-hl6wq
    @LEX-hl6wq Год назад +23

    😢born and raised here in Chicago. This hurts to see. God help us all.

    • @jamesd242
      @jamesd242 Год назад

      welcome back to Germany 1933

    • @richj6159
      @richj6159 Год назад

      You ask for so you gotta Litefoot on to Brandon Johnson

    • @abelincoln6785
      @abelincoln6785 Год назад

      Me too and I am delighted. Chickens have come home to roost in this always corrupt place. First 24 years of my life then I got the hell out of the state. Chicago is the next Detroit.

    • @ivanvanogre-nd1sw
      @ivanvanogre-nd1sw Год назад

      "Welcome back to Germany 1933."
      Brownshirts in Blackface. Kristallnacht 2023.

    • @90swerethebest10
      @90swerethebest10 Год назад

      “Black lives matter!”
      “Defund the police!”
      “Hey where are we going to buy food?!”

  • @VMartinus998
    @VMartinus998 Год назад

    Violent criminals should not be allowed to have privileges.

  • @AGRANT716
    @AGRANT716 Год назад

    In my time, there would be a thick leather belt waiting for me when i got home from acting a fool

  • @mrscrappz1063
    @mrscrappz1063 Год назад +24

    Same people, same crimes. Same comments from the same people pointing out the same pattern. And yet, nothing changes because we're all scared of saying these things in real life since we know we'll get cancel culture'd and labeled as "racists". In the end, we just settle with venting our frustrations in the comments section of news reports, hoping to get others to see things the way we do. We're trapped in an endless cycle and you know it..

    • @podcastfan2544
      @podcastfan2544 Год назад +3

      Well stated

    • @RCCarDude
      @RCCarDude Год назад +2

      In certain places it will stop. What I mean is that Sinaloa is wiping them out in parts of LA. Organized crime is going to become a booming industry since the state wants to play this anarcho tyranny card.

    • @Donthateme12
      @Donthateme12 Год назад

      Same hateful God that can follow his own laws .

    • @lizwilliams9233
      @lizwilliams9233 Год назад

      MOST IMPORTANTLY.........SUPREMIST/RACIST........GLORIFED, ELIMINATION
      HOW CAN YOU PROTECT CHIAGO.......SUPREMIST/RACIST.....DISGUSED AS KAREN'S/KEVINS', WITHOUT UNCOVERING......., ALLOWINGTHEM TO FEEL.......THERE PATICIPATION, IS ACCORDINGLY RECOGNIZED

    • @judhudon6235
      @judhudon6235 Год назад

      Spot on. We brought their ancestors here in chains. Now their descendents are enchaining

  • @lisalamour4909
    @lisalamour4909 Год назад +14

    They are DISGUSTING, many more should be locked up!!!!

  • @mouse6210
    @mouse6210 Год назад +1

    No consequences, brilliant.

  • @mattimaranda9638
    @mattimaranda9638 Год назад

    Once upon a time, a violent criminal chose to swallow his drugs to avoid more concequences. Now there are no concequences for them.

  • @videogazer801
    @videogazer801 Год назад +5

    I can tell you based on what the new mayor said about his incident, the new mayor is NOT the answer.

  • @robertmooney5678
    @robertmooney5678 Год назад +12

    HOW IN THE HELL CAN KIDS ACT ANY DIFFERENT WHEN THERE PARENTS R THE SAME🤯🤯🤯🤯

  • @kingclover1395
    @kingclover1395 Год назад

    It's not the job of the people of the city to try to find something for these kids to do. The problem is that the kids arent being told what they can not do. They are not being told that they cannot behave like this. They are being told that they can.

  • @michellelyster5931
    @michellelyster5931 Год назад +1

    That mayor is pathetic. If this happened on her street I don't think she would be so accomodating. Send them over there.

  • @Rocketjay12
    @Rocketjay12 Год назад +9

    Quit bribing the thugs with diversions and just arrest their stupid asses when they commit crimes and throw them in jail. Apparently that's what it takes.

  • @michaelmiguel6937
    @michaelmiguel6937 Год назад +8

    These aren’t kids they are young adults wrecking the town. They need responsibility and accountability after school activities lmao. They need safe spaces? People need safe spaces from them

    • @RCCarDude
      @RCCarDude Год назад +1

      You get what you tolerate. The current leaders have no regard for the functional parts of society, so they let the dysfunctional parts wreak havoc. Latino kids aren't doing this in Chicago.

  • @wilhelmgeisler2124
    @wilhelmgeisler2124 Год назад +1

    MY PLAN? NEVER TO GO INTO CHICAGO EVER AGAIN!!!

  • @saramarotto8466
    @saramarotto8466 Год назад

    It's time to start grabbing up those brats and throwing them in jail. Chicago is horrific. So sad. One of my best memories was a vacation to celebrate my 60th in downtown Chicago. It was beautiful and clean.

  • @innkeeper1998
    @innkeeper1998 Год назад +1

    Lightfoot is very proud of these criminals.

  • @anubus6
    @anubus6 Год назад +7

    Simple. Arrest them all. If my child is out running the streets and I don’t know about it, I would want her to face the consequences.

  • @er1417
    @er1417 Год назад +8

    I completely agree with the mayor, that group needs a lot more spaces built for them. My understanding is most facilities are full, the city needs to build more jails asap.

    • @ivanvanogre-nd1sw
      @ivanvanogre-nd1sw Год назад

      @Hit and Run
      And they have a phone in their hands capable of giving them all of the knowledge in the world! But they use it to rob and injure people who've done them no harm.

  • @jaybeezy5429
    @jaybeezy5429 Год назад

    First thing would be to get an estimate on moving company bids, secure a dwelling in another place, move there. Remember folks, proper planning is very important.

  • @B00mG0esTheDyn0mite
    @B00mG0esTheDyn0mite Год назад

    🤦‍♂️ these leaders are talking to us as if we're children. Just listen to them talk and you know they're not supposed to be in charge of anything!

  • @sideshowamit
    @sideshowamit Год назад +5

    Why is it that a certain group of ppl prey on the rest of city and just get away with it

    • @RCCarDude
      @RCCarDude Год назад

      Ppl in the USA don't really understand how much of a burden these people are. They make everything more difficult and prevent others from succeeding because they drag down society as a whole. You can't ban just black teens from places, so you have to ban ALL teens. That's how the law is written, not to reflect reality, but to spare hurt feelings. Democracy is a sham and a diffusion of responsibility to the voters.