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Gang Violence In Chicago's The Hunger Gangs

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Gang violence is running rampnd across the nation. Just last week over two hundred cases of gang violence were recorded. As a nation, we can’t stand for this any longer. This is getting out of hand and it puts the public in danger. Now I have created a novel solution to this problem. I call this solution “The Hunger Gangs.” We shall create an arena. A city scape that would be familiar to many gang members. I propose that Chicago be evacuated and we use Chicago to stage this great clash. There’s a few reasons why Chicago would be perfect for this. One being that it’s layout would be familiar to gangs like the Bloods and the Cripps. Second, What use is Chicago anyway? It’s not like any Business tycoons come from the Windy City, and over half

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