Outcry for the Casualties of War

Right now, as you sit safe in your home, enjoying the beautiful day with your family, the United States of America is busy bombing hundreds of innocent men, women and children in Mosul and  northern Syrian. 

In fact, 230 mostly women and children have already been killed by American forces in Mosul. The Trump administration has even sped up the process of approving airstrikes, and an official review is underway to approve attacks without presidential consent. 

"I understand why people in Islamic States hate Americans; and burn our flag. Currently 400,000 civilians are reportedly trapped between all the fighting, without food or water, in the US lead NATO effort to keep Americans safe from Isil; and the number of civilian deaths are growing everyday." 

Don't get me wrong, I love America, but how proud are we to be living in a country, where we cry about the craziest things. Great efforts are constantly being made to keep all Americans safe at airports, but long airport TSA security lines, and airport carry on restrictions have blinded most Americans from even viewing the bigger picture. 

Instead of criticizing airport security, and baggage restrictions, we should be thankful and praying for the victims of war, and all the suffrage and destruction that is beyond the imaginations of most Americans. These people, though we know not who they are; are considered to be casualties of war, and have given much more than just their lives, so that you and I--may enjoy ours. Travel in peace.

Chicago Police Misconduct Hurts Homeless

Every time a police officer shoots and kills an unarmed person of color, the cost of racial injustice often results in multi-million dollar settlements with little or no accountability for many of the officers involved. More millionaires have been created as a result of official police misconduct, wrongful convictions, excessive-force cases and civil rights violations than any other time in American history. Yet, police officers involved in these cases are often cleared of all charges, regardless of public outrage.

The problem is that the criminal justice system has allowed the rights of black and brown men and women to be gradually trampled over by police officers at the expense of taxpayers and the loss of public-trust.

"Between 2012 and 2015, the city of Chicago paid $210 million in police misconduct-lawsuits, and over 23 million this year alone to help protect bad cops."

Though all the money Chicago has doled out, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and city officials have failed to contribute any significant funding to help the over 140,000 homeless men, women and children who remain out in the cold. It's time city officials reevaluates the way it spends taxpayers' money, and acknowledge that the police department's money-train is a liability the city of Chicago can no longer afford to keep running.