July’s 57
Posted on August 4, 2015
July is always a lock for stupidity. It kicks off with the July 4th weekend and never looks back. In the end, dozens are dead and hundreds are injured.
As for our July prediction, it was a bit light for both counts: “…we’ll predict a total of 50 (+/-4) homicides plus another 300 (+/-10) shot and wounded.” Just a bit outside.
Final Stupidity Tally: 57 killed, 320 wounded
Last July’s Tally: 46 dead, 322 wounded
A breakdown of the month’s idiocy shows:
- 49 shot & killed
- The Chatham Four
- 4 killed via other means
- 6 ongoing “death investigations”
- 6 police-involved shootings (2 killed)
- 38 in serious or critical condition
- 55 males killed, 2 females
- 5 children killed (1, 5, 7, 9, 11)
- 64 teenagers shot, 8 killed
- 15 grazed
- 2 selfies
- 14 #ShotInTheAss
- Just 12 shot in Englewood
Looking ahead to August, homicides tend to peak here and then start their long, slow slide down into winter. Last August tallied 54 homicides and 250 shot and wounded, therefore we’ll predict a total of 56 (+/-4) homicides plus another 300 (+/-10) shot and wounded.
Keep it short and to the point. Name calling and similar stupidity will be deleted. If you insist on writing several paragraphs, start your own blog.