It's very cold this morning, for most people that may not be a good thing, but for those of us that live in the hood freezing temperatures mean that no one is going to lose their lives. It means the Killing Season is over. To us it means a reprieve from worry about the young people in your life being murdered. It means that shots won't ring out in the night.
I live in North Braddock PA, which is located 5 miles outside of Pittsburgh. It's located in Allegheny County. This means that winters here can be cold and brutal. Today is one of those days. I do what I always do turn on the news to check the homicides and shootings. Today there were none.
The past two winters were warmer with less snow. Allegheny County have a bump in Homicides for both years. That is because in 2015 and 2016 were both warmer than usual. We had very little winter. Although, winters have no effect on some murders but it drops the street murders in the hood to close to zero. The first time the temperature outside hits 50 degrees the first homicide happens. In 2016 that turned out to be March 9, the day of the Wilkinsburg massacre. 2017 murder rates have hit 100, a slight increase over 2016.
Activists should be busy during this time trying to work with the young people teaching them anger management and Conflict Resolution so the next time a beef pops up between two young men they settle it in a way that results in both of them living.
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