Deteriorated Wall Mural Adjacent To A Vacant Lot On 35th Street In South Side Chicago. Many Black Artists Are Active... - NARA - 556231 photo by John H. White, Potographer is licensed under the public domain
Vacant lot with mural on Chicago's south side: ready for new homes.
An affordable home would seem on the surface to be an unusual weapon with which to face a violent gun battle with a neighbourhood gang. Unusual? How about bonkers!
And yet a recent article in Crain’s Chicago Business points to the results of heavy handed — even para-military — policing, which is shielded and bulletproofed while packing weapons more powerful and sophisticated than anything a gang-banger could hope to wield. Bound to succeed?
No, bound to fail. The approach invariably fails everywhere else its tried.
So how does affordable housing possibly succeed in Chicago when adding even more police strength fails every time? Read more in Crain’s Chicago Business: Affordable Housing Is The Key To Ending Gun Violence. It’s Worked Elsewhere.
