Chicago’s own Rhymefest led a vigil in his hometown to shed light on the gun violence that plagues the city this evening (October 9) at Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church.
He spoke about his initiatives for the vigil with Windy City Live earlier in the week.
“What we are going to do is a citywide therapy session,” he says. “We are going to de-stigmatize. We want police, we want young people, we want the seniors, we want the teachers and what we want to do is de-stigmatize coping techniques of just being a Chicagoan. Regardless of violence, just being a Chicagoan where many of us are overtaxed and underemployed.”
The move comes from the Oscar-winning songwriter’s own experience when he was robbed at gunpoint in August and was ignored by authorities when he made an attempt to report the incident.
This led him to put the department on blast by publicly documenting his experience with the city’s authorities who were lax about helping him.
This caused the Donda’s House co-founder to demand a meeting with the superintendent of the Chicago Police Department.
“Not only with me but with the people who are in this community, to explain that culture,” he told WGN. “I’ve never been in a situation where I walk in to report a crime and they look at me as the criminal.”
Haha lose the attitude and maybe they will be more helpful. Why do these proe think they can act like animals but wanna be treated like humans.
Because black people are the Hue-Mans and are entitled to the protection of law enforcement I mean why pay taxes if you don’t get the benefits???? and you are a racist dog with filthy ignorant thoughts swimming through your small pea brain now take a seat
I fail to see how there was attitude. I fail to see how he was acting like an animal. Can you explain please?
This whole situation looks to me as if he recorded the situation because he was being taken for a joke. In my opinion the police lady had attitude and the old guy just wanted to assert his authority by saying to the man less attitude. There was no need for it and there should be some give or take if he was just robbed…. how many emotions must be running through his head at once.
This is why there are always problems in the world. A simple situation turned ugly and for what? Should he have gotten a gun or knife himself and dealt with the fucker? People are meant to do the right thing but look how degrading they were towards him.
Im from the UK and that couldn’t happen here straight up…. there would be police vs civilian wars lol
That shits old news. From what I heard, dude only likes it if it’s brand new
The best way for gun violence to die down is for the women of Chicago to boycott having sex until the men can get along.
You serious?? Chicago hoes to……”boycott having sex”……….LMAOOOOO. When hell freezes over my nigga.
You serious?? Chicago hoes to……”boycott having sex”……….LMAOOOOO. When hell freezes over my nigga.
You actually don’t have the right to take video inside of a police station. Appears that he didn’t wanna answer the questions from the 1st lady. Ignorant fool blaming everyone else.