Posted on 04/18/2023 2:25:28 AM PDT by grundle
Brandon Johnson has not yet taken office as mayor of Chicago, but he still put out a statement Sunday after unruly teenagers descended en masse on Millennium Park and downtown Chicago, some of them breaking car windows, setting vehicles ablaze and firing off shots.
The statement’s existence, content and syntax all were revealing.
“In no way do I condone the destructive activity we saw in the Loop and lakefront this weekend. It is unacceptable and has no place in our city,” Johnson said on social media. “However, it is not constructive to demonize youth who have otherwise been starved of opportunities in their own communities.”
Johnson’s condemnation of violence felt like an obligatory preamble hoping to ward off criticism. The statement’s real rhetorical energy came only at the end: Johnson and his fledgling transition team apparently saw the weekend violence downtown as a chance to offer a sociological admonishment to those who were frightened.
No criticizing the kids, the mayor-elect says, even if you ran hard and fast at the sound of gunshots or decided to check out of your Loop hotel early, eat the bill and take your next spring break in a city other than Chicago.
Mr. Mayor-elect, this is not going to work.
For starters, Chicagoans were not “demonizing youth” but reacting to criminal behavior. Everyone of all ages should be able to enjoy a warm weekend in Chicago. That hardly means standing by as a bus is set on fire.
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Denied opportunities?
Legalize more dope and watch the decision making ability plunge.
Then go back to defunding the police!
“Blah, blah, blah, HOWEVER — you people are racists and this is what you’ll get until you give us reparations.”
Another Marxist lunatic. African American leadership is appalling. The insurrection of 2020 has opened the door for a whole bunch of leftist crazies.
You have to remember Africans came from tribalism and readily regress to it. Communism is fundamentally similar so its very easy for them to merge and follow that pathway. Look at Africa.
The poor faulkers never knew any thing better.
They're depraved on account they're deprived!
Wonder where I heard that before...?
” starved of opportunities in their own communities.”
Is he referring to his predecessor?
demoncraps: “It’s all Whitey’s fault.”
BTTT
From riots, rages, crimes, homelessness, etc., and having “been starved of opportunities in their own communities”, the Left has entirely abandoned the social contract.
Ensure public safety and protect the rights of citizens — even victims, and those missing “opportunities” you so lament will arise in exchange for the proper role of government fulfilled.
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