The Easter numbers for Chicago were 34 Shot, 7 of those were killed.
20,000 have been shot in Chicago in around the last decade.
Classic reason to train ALL POLICE under intense STRESS TRAINING.
2/3's of my NJSP training class either quit or were dismissed. 54 of 150 + in the class graduated.
First DAY, First HOUR in the Academy. We are all in auditorium.; A guy with a 50 inch chest and a 20 inch waist stands up on the stage in front of all of us.
"Stand at Attention. Now look to your left and now look to your right. Memorize those faces. If you are still here at the end of this Academy, neither of those people will be here !''
He was right.
EVERY Mon morning you had to psych yourself up to stick it out for the next week.