Denver Native (Carol)
07-17-2016, 05:47 PM
From feasting on a platter of fried chicken wings and fries drenched in hot sauce at Harold’s Chicken Shack on the South Side, to taking a weekend trip to the Navy Pier on the North Side, a lot of times the good of Chicago outweighs the bad.
The grand allure of the towering skyscrapers and iconic presence of Wrigley Field establish the city’s personality. Natives wear the pride of the Windy City on their chest like a medal of honor.
But it is one of America’s deadliest cities. According to the Chicago Tribune, there had been 2,110 shooting victims in Chicago in 2016, through July 14. There were more than 440 in June alone.
A 3-year-old was shot and paralyzed on Father’s Day riding in the car with his dad. A week later, a 4-year-old was shot in the jaw.
Deadly, devastating and disgusting as it is at times to Broncos running back Kapri Bibbs, Chicago is home. Not too long ago, he went to a family reunion with cousins ages 12 to 14, each with their own glock or .44 caliber magnum. There was nothing he could do.
“Everyone is a product of their environment. You can’t escape that,” Bibbs said. “You gotta be a certain way to survive because it is survival of the fittest.”
There are two sides to Bibbs, both of which can be attributed to his family and city: one part fiery, second part jokester.
Bibbs loves Chicago, but at the first opportunity he moved far away.
“We slept like sardines”
rest - long article - but worth reading
http://www.denverpost.com/2016/07/16/kapri-bibbs-chicago-denver-broncos/
The grand allure of the towering skyscrapers and iconic presence of Wrigley Field establish the city’s personality. Natives wear the pride of the Windy City on their chest like a medal of honor.
But it is one of America’s deadliest cities. According to the Chicago Tribune, there had been 2,110 shooting victims in Chicago in 2016, through July 14. There were more than 440 in June alone.
A 3-year-old was shot and paralyzed on Father’s Day riding in the car with his dad. A week later, a 4-year-old was shot in the jaw.
Deadly, devastating and disgusting as it is at times to Broncos running back Kapri Bibbs, Chicago is home. Not too long ago, he went to a family reunion with cousins ages 12 to 14, each with their own glock or .44 caliber magnum. There was nothing he could do.
“Everyone is a product of their environment. You can’t escape that,” Bibbs said. “You gotta be a certain way to survive because it is survival of the fittest.”
There are two sides to Bibbs, both of which can be attributed to his family and city: one part fiery, second part jokester.
Bibbs loves Chicago, but at the first opportunity he moved far away.
“We slept like sardines”
rest - long article - but worth reading
http://www.denverpost.com/2016/07/16/kapri-bibbs-chicago-denver-broncos/