Our Neighborhoods

After doing some research about bad neighborhoods in Chicago, I found out that one way or another all of them are dangerous and people have to be careful in them. Most bad neighborhoods deal with crime, robberies, and assaults against not only criminals themselves but also innocent people. All of these bad neighborhoods according to my research are responsible for most crimes of the city due to the gangs in our neighborhoods.

My neighborhood is an example of a semi bad neighborhood, well actually it is a bad neighborhood because it is covered by gangs. To me sometimes it doesn't seem like it is such a bad neighborhood because I've lived here since I was four years old and I know most of the people that live around here so therefore sometimes I think that I shouldn't be afraid of the dangers that occur in my block. In reality though, there's been murders in my block just like in any block where gangs exist. I've been lucky that I haven't been through any specific danger, but that's because I try not to be out in the streets not doing anything not useful. What seems ironic in my block is that there are a lot of things that as I'm growing up, I'm finding out about my block. Like for instance, that if a gang banger is around, a car can't pass with his or her music blasting to full volume because gang banger's take that as an offense against them and can be at risk of getting killed. If someone drives too fast, that's something they do not like either. Truth is, our neighborhoods are completely unsafe because of the lack of liberty that gangs provide us with. Who would have known that driving too fast or blasting music is an offense against gang banger's. It's just too ridiculous.

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