Mayor Lori Lightfoot of Chicago finally came out and spoke out against the violence, looting and rioting…only after when they hit some of most prestige parts of Chicago.
Don’t you fine it odd of her saying it’s “an assault on our city”? Chicago been under assault for 2 months now.
“We are waking up in shock this morning,” Lightfoot said. “These individuals engaged in what can only be described as brazen and extensive criminal looting and destruction. And to be clear, this had nothing to do with legitimate, protected First Amendment expression.”
They’re your supporters Lightfoot. You shielded em, protected em when they were burning down Black parts of Chicago…but moment they started hitting your base financial (donors) that’s a no no.
Anti gun laws could be passed at the municipal, county or state layer before getting to Trump. We’ve seen that type of argument before…doing nothing at any of the Democrat layers of government to blame the Federal government a thousand miles away.
Make it as illegal as the Supreme Court allows…in Illinois. Nobody is stopping them Of course…guess who’s going to have to enforce those new gun laws? The same people they want to defund. Or are they going to have social workers to meet with gang members to convince them its the right thing to do?
In essence it’s a tit for tat kind of thing. He blames her for Chicago’s COVID issue…when it’s like 7% rolling average…and just a 1/2 hour drive to the SE, we are struggling to keep our rolling average below 8…So she turns around and throws back…and well what we have learned is that POLITICIANS blaming each other for ■■■■ has led to nothing getting accomplished.
The Police Superintendent hit the nail on the head. They make arrests and the States Attorney’s office chooses not to prosecute. Kim Fox Cook County States Attorney has openly said that she will not prosecute…just like she did with that Jussie Smollet case. So with arrests happening and no punishment, the police are at a loss. Maybe that is why you saw such slow response times last night while this looting took place. Maybe Gucci, Which got cleaned out on Michigan Avenue. Nothing left…or other big stores will start placing some of the responsibility back where it belongs squarely on Ms. Fox. Until that happens and they start prosecuting those who get arrested and hold them to real consequences…this will continue. ANd it’s not Trumps fault…it’s not the Mayors fault…This is a Chicago issue that is decades old.
Why would she need to be arrested? For what. Look I am not a huge Lightfoot fan, but she has been left a huge ■■■■ show by Mayor Emanuel and Mayor Daley. I think Jane Byrne might have been the last good Mayor in that town.
I will agree that this is all a product of a do nothing political machine that is based on nothing but patronage politics and Corruption that is not coming home to roost.
"Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot spoke with reporters Monday morning just hours after rioters stormed through the city’s downtown district; asking for federal help despite refusing aid less than one month ago.
“They think they’re going to take us on and make us look bad because it’ll score points with their base. To that, I’ve said and I’ll say again, good luck! The mayors are getting it done!” said Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot."
