Violence In Chicago Essay

Violence is one of the many issues of how place influences self. The cause of violence in Chicago is mainly because of gun control. If we implement stricter gun control laws, there will be less citizens being murdered and stricter punishments will affect those that do abide by the law. Violence has become so normalized nowadays that even when we try to make a change it is still recurring. People are dying, many are going to jail, risking their life for a little fun moment. Many are attempting to get revenge on people for the hurt they have caused upon themselves. When will the hate crimes stop.? Once they are put behind bars is when they turn to reality, but sometimes it is too late to turn back once you've done so much damage.

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Violence affects the people it touches by either putting them into a hospital because they hurt them physically which would be gun violence, or mentality destroying them by forcing them to do or sell drugs. A quote that goes along with this would be ¨violence has a way of making you feel sullied.¨ The reason violence has a way of making people sullied is because when you are sullied you are basically not pure anymore, you are destroyed and damaged. Once someone picks up a gun or decides they want to become a part of a gang they are sullied, they have no value anymore because of the scandals they are doing. The police and the people around are not doing anything about these murderers but just putting people behind bars. In chapter 9 on page 123 it states that ¨If it happenes again, I don't think I could stop it, If it happenes again nobodyś gonna be able to stop me. I know I could hurt a lot of people¨. Many people have normalized carrying guns that when something were to go wrong they pull the trigger. ¨I loved carrying your guns. I loved the power. I couldn't get anywhere else without it¨. The fear of crime or of being a victim of violence can motivate some people into carrying guns. People believe that carrying a gun can help them protect themselves and their loved ones when they are in a serious life or death situation. In other cases people carry guns for enjoyment, the look of being fearless or ¨trying to act cool¨. Many who have guns aren't using them for the correct reasons. Many don't understand the true value of life until they are put behind bars for committing murder or those who participate in gangs. Another quote that stood out to me was when Eddie stated ¨He worried constantly about what lay ahead once he got out. No one's going to hire me, he thought. Eddie's point is that once you make a choice such as killing someone, and after you do your time. No one will want to hire you, people will judge you