Because he wants to have Festivals like Landru?
Posted on 04/12/2023 10:28:41 AM PDT by John Semmens
Newly elected Mayor of Chicago Brandon Johnson vowed to decriminalize looting, declaring it to be "the ultimate victimless crime. Smashed windows, broken-in doors, and stolen retail merchandise are all easily replaced. In fact, insurance usually covers the cost of repair and replacement. So why should Black folks have to go to jail for helping themselves to the reparations to which they are morally entitled?"
While some in Chicago question the viability of legalizing vandalism and theft, Johnson touted his policy's "superiority to that of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's decriminalization of murder. In New York City 40% of murder victims are Black. In Chicago the majority of the businesses looted are owned by whites. While I understand Bragg's point. I mean, more than 50% of the murder suspects are Black. This is disproportionate to their share of the population. So, I can see him wanting to give some of them a break, but this is a narrow constituency compared to the vastly larger number of Black looters."
It's not as if Chicago doesn't also have a murder problem. Homicides rose 50% during the term of recently ousted Mayor Lori Lightfoot. However, the new Mayor argued that "if voters were really concerned about that they would've elected Vallas. He was the big anti-crime candidate. The people of Chicago are tough. They're used to living with crime, or at least those who aren't murdered are. They're ready to move on to a post-punishment approach to dealing with disputes. Ultimately, I think the best solution would be to abolish private property and let the government dole out a fair share of the wealth to every resident."
Meanwhile in NYC, in a memo to his staff, Bragg clarified his policy, saying that "only murders committed with a firearm will be prosecuted as a felony. Stabbing, strangling, and beating someone to death will still be classified as misdemeanors."
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Too true to be funny. In fact, this shows the growing nature of our “civilized” society.
Who could object to such consistency and clarity?
Well yeah. I N S U R A N C E! Hello! And we thought lori light in the loafers foot/groot was bad? Hold my bud light! 😵
Right. Premiums in Chicago will now be the equivalent of a business annual lease. do we see any problem here?
I am sure this mayor has insurance on his home and possessions too.
Because he wants to have Festivals like Landru?
Bragg clarified his policy, saying that "only murders committed with a firearm will be prosecuted as a felony. Stabbing, strangling, and beating someone to death will still be classified as misdemeanors."
So it's a misdemeanor now to stab, strangle, or beat a cop. THAT should have a negative effect on recruitment in Chicago.
“What about a pointed stick?”
Portland and San Francisco business model.
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