Yes I see your point, will the powers that be, push back against the feral gang types from infesting the nice areas?
I lived in Chicago years ago. I lived in Edgewater then in Rogers Park. My girlfriend who became my wife, lived near Water Tower Place. I took the L and exited at Chicago and State to go visit her. It’s unbelievable to me that such an area is seeing this mayhem.
“will the powers that be, push back against the feral gang types from infesting the nice areas?”
That’s doubtful in my view. The formerly “safe” areas are now outnumbered by the “voters” in the problem areas. The new Mayor is a True Believer, 5 outright Socialists have seats on the City Council, and the States Attorney Foxx is absolutely complicit.
The dirty little secret is that the gangs are part and parcel of the political system now. The AG Of Illinois just handcuffed the CPD with a ridiculous Consent Decree because “racism”. Beat cops are being given stand down orders in plain language on unencrypted radio channels.
Local “community activists” are openly protecting these “youths” from the cops now. They put themselves between the cops and the marauders and dare them to try and make arrests.
Read a few of the blog posts here: https://www.cwbchicago.com/
“I took the L and exited at Chicago and State to go visit her.”
Last weekend, in broad daylight, two “teens” attacked a security guard at the McDonalds on that very corner. He had to draw his gun to stop the attack. And it was all caught on glorious video. The guard showed incredible restraint by not dropping both of them. I’m not sure I could have.
I work not far from there in River North. Believe me I do not go unarmed anywhere these days.
“It’s unbelievable to me that such an area is seeing this mayhem.”
It was entirely predictable. And it’s being done quite on purpose. Chicago is done. It’s only a matter of time before the City and the County will be forced into a Chapter 9 bankruptcy. That’s when the real fun will start.
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