There was a boy beaten to death in front of his school here in Chicago about two weeks ago. There were many witnesses- it was even caught on tape.
Two other students have already been killed this school year- at schools- by guns.
Last week, another youth- away from school- was beaten to death while witnessing a street fight on the south side.
On average, over the last three years, 30 students are killed while in attending the Chicago Public Schools.
Last July, two teenagers were shot outside of a gym at their Catholic Church; also here on the south side.
I don’t mean to bash the public school system or anyone else. But I encourage you to look up and read these stories (they are all on Google News). I was going to give you the URLs, but making you search for them yourselves will force you to stumble upon the stories of countless other youths who have been killed in our city.
I hope these stories make you sick. I hope they make you angry. I hope they change your life and force you act. I hope these stories make you fall to your knees and pray more urgently than you ever have before. I hope they transform your heart and make it eager to advocate for our young people.
Think… Pray… Act. Peace turtles!
I heard about the attack. it was in the ann arbor news. I was so heart broken by the story. I am shock to hear and read such statistics. what is going on!
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