Mzuri Posted December 21, 2021 Report Share Posted December 21, 2021 ************************************************************************************ This is from The Daily Mail: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot pleads with AG Merrick Garland to send ATF agents to the city for six months after it sees more than 760 murders this year - a 25-year high - after she slashed police budget by $60 million Mayor Lightfoot Requests ATF Agents ************************************************************************************ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted December 22, 2021 Report Share Posted December 22, 2021 That was a dumb decision to slash the police budget in a city with the highest murder rate in the country. That's like burning brand new KN95 masks and pouring vaccine down the drain in the middle of a pandemic. The city of Chicago should be paying police to work overtime in an effort to control crime. The mayor doesn't need ATF. She needs to WTF (wake the f8ck) up and empower the resources at her disposal. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pioneer1 Posted December 25, 2021 Report Share Posted December 25, 2021 Another thing she and most of these majors and governors around the nation can do is stop letting so many violent criminals back out on the streets in the first place. Back in 2020 right after the riots around the nation....they started letting violent inmates out of prisons and jails and let them roam around in the hood committing crimes just to justify having a stronger police presence and the use of heavy handed tactics. They basically are holding the society hostage by saying the only choices you have are 1. A tyranical abusive police state or 2. A wild lawless society where bullets are flying everywhere. No reasonable solution in between being offered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted December 26, 2021 Report Share Posted December 26, 2021 11 hours ago, Pioneer1 said: They basically are holding the society hostage by saying the only choices you have are 1. A tyranical abusive police state or 2. A wild lawless society where bullets are flying everywhere. No reasonable solution in between being offered. Correct. The level of dysfunction whether it's rampant crime and/or heavy handed law enforcement especially in big cities is "good for business" when it comes to politics. A lot of people eat off the apple that is crime from law enforcement to judicial system, prisons and funeral homes to name a few. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chevdove Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 On 12/25/2021 at 10:03 AM, Pioneer1 said: Back in 2020 right after the riots around the nation....they started letting violent inmates out of prisons and jails and let them roam around in the hood committing crimes just to justify having a stronger police presence and the use of heavy handed tactics. This is my position. Why is this justified? I don't believe that people should be imprisoned without parole, but to let out a violent criminal into Black communities is a problem. On 12/25/2021 at 10:03 AM, Pioneer1 said: No reasonable solution in between being offered. I wonder though, what can be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pioneer1 Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 ProfD Yeah, may...they KEEP crime going because so many people are making money off of it. Crime employs so many people: Cops Lawyers Baliffs Judges Corrections Officers Social Workers Psychologists And many others who make money OFF of crime like those who supply jails and prisons with food, soaps, razors, ect... Chev This is my position. Why is this justified? I don't believe that people should be imprisoned without parole, but to let out a violent criminal into Black communities is a problem. I'm big on analyzing things and getting into the details to solve problems. Perhaps extremely violent people shouldn't be released into the public, but if they pose too much of a threat to be released then they should be institutionalized into some sort of mental hospital and medicated to control themselves. I wonder though, what can be done. Police ourselves.....under OUR OWN laws. That's a start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted January 21, 2022 Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 So much for "Defund the Police!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniellegfny Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 On 12/21/2021 at 9:30 PM, ProfD said: That's like burning brand new KN95 masks and pouring vaccine down the drain in the middle of a pandemic. Well said even though it isn’t accurate. I get the point and it’s 5 years to late. The question is what are the laws regarding incarceration and bail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 44 minutes ago, daniellegfny said: Well said even though it isn’t accurate. I get the point and it’s 5 years to late. The question is what are the laws regarding incarceration and bail. Crime in major cities fuels the economy. The laws regarding incarceration and bail have probably been relaxed to insure more crime. If law enforcement was really interested in stop crime especially reducing the murder rate, they could easily round up the culprits most likely responsible to commit them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniellegfny Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 1 hour ago, ProfD said: round up the culprits most likely responsible to commit them. Is an unamerican concept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 12 minutes ago, daniellegfny said: Is an unamerican concept. It would also be bad for business when it comes to law enforcement and the judicial system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniellegfny Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 22 minutes ago, ProfD said: would also be bad for business when it comes to law enforcement and the judicial system. There’s more than enough crime to keep them busy without tricks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 On 12/25/2021 at 10:03 AM, Pioneer1 said: Another thing she and most of these majors and governors around the nation can do is stop letting so many violent criminals back out on the streets in the first place. Mayors and Governors have no control over parole. Governors can and sometimes do commute sentences, but not in great numbers. Mayors have no power to do so. And what riots in 2020 are you referring to? The angry protests over the racist murders of George Floyd and others? What I want to know is why do so many of you post outright falsehoods? Because you cannot prove anything you've claimed. The only people who may make money off crime are investors and owners of private prisons. Or security companies. If you don't count organized crime, theft rings and inner city gangs. Law enforcement are salaried employees. They're not getting rich. Now, they get extra hours to work. But I wouldn't call that hefty profiteering. You made a general, but erroneous statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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