An article in today’s New York Times caught my eye. The article is about ‘block clubs’ in Chicago and how concerned citizens are banding together, often at the suggestion of the police, in a modern version of the neighborhood watch program.
Concerned about the young men loitering at the end of their street, Mr. Brown and Ms. Lee-Sebastian, next-door neighbors, decided to take the advice of the police and organize a block club with other residents of the 8100 and 8200 blocks of South Winchester Avenue.
The idea was that through phone trees, monthly meetings and heightened visibility, residents could keep one another abreast of what was happening and send a message to gangs and drug dealers that they were not about to hand over their block.
The violence in Chicago has reached a point where the leaders of the city, those elected to protect the citizens, have outright admitted they have failed at controlling the number of violent crimes. They are thus advising the citizens to take matters into their own hands, so to speak.
This is the perfect opportunity to allow law-abiding citizens to carry concealed weapons. I guarantee you that if the mayor allows members of block clubs to obtain CCW permits and handguns (you have to qualify these things when dealing with Chicago politicians), you’ll see a drastic decline in violent crime in those neighborhoods. All you need to do is post a sign on the corner indicating the presence of armed and organized citizens and the thugs will move on, peacefully.
Like Alderman Lane said: “I just feel that sometimes you have to stand up yourself.”
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