Chicago case...who should clean up? Pol106

In a recent commotion in Chicago, the mother of an 8-year old boy was accused of being a “gang-banger” by the Chicago Police Supt Jody Weis. A lawsuit has been threatened against him if a retraction and apology are not given in due time. This brings up the question of how much of this issue is this woman’s fault? If she can not afford to live in a safer neighborhood, how can she be blamed for the unsafe actions that happen around her? I believe the question that should be asked is what is the city of Chicago doing to clean up these areas? And is it only the city’s job? Should there be more money spent on internal clean up of major cities in the United States or is the total burden thrown to the local and state governments? Chicago has always changed from being safe to threatening quickly. What does this mean for Chicagoans? Should we have our own personal city alert for how dangerous the streets are that day? If so, what would today be? A red or a green?