The Story Continues... Tackling The Rise Of Crime In U.S. Cities

The Untold Story with Martha MacCallum

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4.6 • 775 Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2022

⏱️ 20 minutes

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This week, Martha revisits a panel discussion with Chicago City Council Member Raymond Lopez, ex-gang member and community activist Pete Keller, and former D.C. Police Detective and Fox News Contributor Ted Williams to discuss the rise of gang violence in Chicago. The panel takes a look at the causes of shootings, underlying disputes within gangs, efforts to dismantle mobs in American cities, and the role of law enforcement in these issues. The panel also discusses how to prevent gang involvement from a young age. Follow Martha on Twitter: @MarthaMacCallum Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:46.9	A look now at the crisis in crime that is going on in America, specifically gang violence.
0:55.9	Chicago police superintendent David Brown says, quote, gang retaliation culture is one of the biggest drivers of violence on his streets.
0:57.8	And we see it playing out.
1:03.8	Suspected gang shooting in New York City carried out by a young man point blank in broad daylight right after he received a phone call.
1:06.1	Gunwielding, masked suspect, suspected gang members shooting mostly innocent bystanders, making
1:12.7	their escape on waiting mopeds in a coordinated attack in Queens, New York, and a nine-year-old
1:18.4	Chicago girl struck by a bullet in the head caught in crossfire of a gang shooting last
1:24.9	month. Our panel today includes Chicago alderman Raymond Lopez.
1:29.2	He has been very outspoken about the origins of gang violence in his community and says
1:35.3	that Mayor Lightfoot fails to call it out.
1:38.8	Pete Keller is a former Chicago gang member himself who now helps ex-offenders turn their lives around
1:46.5	through his organization, United Legion One Nation. And Ted Williams is a former DC police
1:53.7	detective and a Fox News contributor. Gentlemen, great to have all of you with us.
1:58.2	You know, one of the things that strikes me in covering these stories is that the way it's
2:02.7	often covered is that it's about the guns, the rampant amount of guns on the streets, but
2:07.9	I want to peel that back and ask the question about what is causing it?
2:12.1	What are the underlying disputes that are going on?
2:15.0	Are these, in some cases, shootings that are in order to gain
2:19.3	entrance or credibility within a gang? So Pete Keller, I think you're the best person to start
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