C'Mon Chicago

Original Link: http://rt.com/usa/news/chicago-police-longer-crime-505/

Now this is my second post about Chicago and their violence (First Post: http://nicholasdavis220.blogspot.com/2013/01/chicago-violence.html). Now I think this new rule in the city of Chicago is absolutely ridiculous. In the past few days the Chicago Police Department has made the decision to not send police officers to respond on scenes of low priority (i.e. burglaries, vehicle theft, or property damage). I think this is an absolute awful decision. I can understand the reason with the alarming rate of violence in the city but to deny citizens a police officer on the scene of a crime unless someone is injured or the suspect is still on the scene is outrageous. I feel that if the violence is that bad in Chicago then we have reached the point as a nation where we need to protect one another and help one another. Maybe it is a lot to ask for other police officers to come and help the city of Chicago. I think that it is okay to have a majority of the department focused on gun violence as long as there is a stable base for people to rely on for low priority crime. People don’t pay taxes (more taxes thanks to that fiscal cliff, but that’s another post) to not have officers respond when crime comes their way. Maybe I am not seeing the big picture but the city of Chicago has had 42 homicides in the past month alone and is on the route to have over 700 homicides by the end of the year. Something needs to be done but not at the expense of other Chicago citizens. Tell me what you think is a better plan or anything like that in the comments below.  

NRA versus Obama

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/02/nra-obama-skeet-shooting_n_2608177.

Recently a picture of Barack Obama surfaced that showed Obama holding a rifle and taking part in Skeet shooting. Now this is very controversial after the events of Sandy Hook and the outcry for a gun ban. Obama has especially been mocked by the National Rifle Association as they have different views on the gun ban.  Now skeet shooting is a common activity and some families it is tradition. I think many people are overreacting by this picture as it is simply a man trying to take part in a hobby. Nobody is getting hurt and it is just good clean fun. Now the NRA is complaining that Obama is a hypocrite for preaching stricter gun laws background checks and rifle bans but is shown shooting a rifle in a secure location, I believe this is outrageous, for the simple reasons that he is the President of the United States. I mean I hope we haven’t come to the point where we have to background check our leader. It was a simple supervised activity. I think the NRA was wrong to even comment on this picture. Now if it was Obama holding a firearm just anywhere on earth then we all have reason to be worried but thank the lord it isn't. Tell me what you think, was the NRA wrong for calling Obama a hypocrite for preaching gun laws and taking part in what is a family tradition for many people in our country?