Posted on 10/01/2023 6:57:25 AM PDT by Libloather
A Democratic leader in Chicago is decrying the city’s response to crime, saying innocent people are being "hunted down like prey."
Democratic Chicago alderman Raymond Lopez told "America Reports" on Tuesday that "things like robbery, burglary, arson, assault, even threatening elected officials like myself, do not warrant you being held on bond anymore in the state of Illinois, and criminals are taking note,"
"They become emboldened, and the deafening cry is not heard by the politicians demanding change. They only sit back as you saw, and try to stick to the script, even when the public refuses to participate."
Lopez told FOX News that voters are noticing that when they elect "socialists or ultra progressives" they wind up with "a tone-deaf leadership."
"Common sense requires us to start standing up and pushing back on the criminality in our neighborhoods, to start holding people and parents accountable, because oftentimes these are 12, 13, 14-year-olds who are engaging in this behavior, such as the armed carjacking that is so rampant in the city of Chicago," Lopez said.
"It's unfortunate was we saw today where the Judiciary Committee came to Chicago that not one single Democrat chose to participate and make their voices heard or to hear from those most impacted."
The alderman said while citizens are "voting with their feet," some do not have the option to move from the crime-filled city.
"We...have nearly two thirds of our city who cannot do that, who must stay here and they are the victims of the violence that we see so often in particularly Black and Brown communities," he explained.
Residents bound to the city "have had enough" of not being acknowledged, Lopez told FOX News.
"They are often talked about for the progressive agenda, for the extreme liberal agenda that says they care,"...
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
Alderman Raymond Lopez under police protection after retaliatory threats from gangs, and other Chicago news
https://chicagoreader.com/blogs/alderman-raymond-lopez-under-police-protection-after-retaliatory-threats-from-gangs-and-other-chicago-news/
Maybe a few more politician sponsored riots and a lot more “defunding” of the police would help get them under control.
I use to think “Escape from New York” was just an action movie.
Now I am starting to think it is prophetic.
Hey Lopez, I have an idea: Let’s defund the police more and hire social workers to deal with the thugs. After all, isn’t that your party’s policy?
Too little too short, you puke.
Want to really help? RESIGN
/spit
I suspect they DO notice it - yet keep voting for the same "socialists and ultra progressives" again and again and again...why do you think that is Mr. Lopez?
The alderman said while citizens are "voting with their feet.
Businesses too along with productive citizens. There goes your tax base...
“The alderman said while citizens are “voting with their feet,” some do not have the option to move from the crime-filled city” ... Well, visitors have the option to avoid Chicago. Convention business should be nil.
Ooops. I meant too little too late...
I’m watching football today. ZIt’s more real.
Problem the Europe game is on right now and youtubtv isn showing it. Something about espntv+. Pretty stupid.
Ditto on all points.
PS Go Browns!
[The alderman said while citizens are “voting with their feet,” some do not have the option to move from the crime-filled city.
“We...have nearly two thirds of our city who cannot do that, who must stay here and they are the victims of the violence that we see so often in particularly Black and Brown communities,” he explained.]
.. where INNOCENT human beings (mostly with black skin) have been murdered for DECADES.
Chicago is the "windy" city alright ... ALL blowhard talk and NO real action.
They get what they deserve.
I’ve been binging on the Showtime series Chi lately. It is about a variety of black characters as they cope with living in Chicago. Altogether, it is not a flattering portrait. Strangely it reinforces the most damaging stereotypes people believe about blacks.
Why doesnt BLM riot in Chicago to stop this needless killing of black folks?
Killing the peons was OK, but now the uncrossable line has been crossed.
But it's Chicago. It won't be frontier folk justice, it will be tribal warfare at the neighborhood level plus (at least attempted) ethnic cleansing. Mostly African American versus Mexican, but really a free for all.
Yep. Visited on business 15 years ago. First time there, and was looking forward to seeing some of the sights. Stayed at the Drake, an old hotel on the north side of downtown, view of the lake, etc. Ventured out from there. Had two ‘encounters’ with the locals, but managed to avoid violence. I will never, ever, return.
If they live in Chicago, they are not innocents
THEY ALL VOTED FOR THIS BECAUSE COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS TOLD THEM TO......DUMBASSES!
Schadenfreude.
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