Chicago violence continues as Trump announces ‘surge’ of federal help coming – Center Square

“Perhaps no citizens have suffered more from the menace of violent crime than the wonderful people of Chicago, a city I know very well,” Trump said. “The citizens of Chicago are citizens of America."
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Freddy
6 years ago

I would like to put in a hypothesis on why crime is so rampant in the past and more so today. I am looking at this more from a health issue than from a socioeconomic point of view which is also a large part of the problem. There is a correlation between lead levels in kids (past and today) and crime. There are numerous articles on this subject. Forbes Jan 3,2013 “How Lead Caused America’s Violent Crime Epidemic/ Mother Jones “Lead levels and Crime” Just google Lead levels and crime. Many in the inner cities live in older homes that… Read more »

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