‘What Are We Going To Have Left In Our Community?’ Aldermen React with Panic, Sorrow to UnrestYou have to listen to the whole online conference. Aldermen were crying, begging for national guard BUT one thing they all agreed upon is "this was too organized to be random" It is about 3/4 thru the conferencehttps://t.co/p45dvxmYEN— ladyd (@cuddlycrow) June 9, 2020
As unrest swept the city Sunday, aldermen pleaded with Mayor Lori Lightfoot to help them protect their communities from roving bands of criminals clashing with police and looting businesses.
WTTW News obtained a recording of an online conference call held by the mayor’s office to brief all 50 aldermen on the city’s response to the unrest touched off by the death of George Floyd in the custody of Minneapolis police.
Warning: The following audio file contains profanity. Audience discretion is advised.
While one alderman wept, others grew angry with the mayor, demanding to know what her strategy was to stop the violence that began in earnest late Saturday. [More at link]
Very important audio - thanks for the links.
Yeah, that Chicago mayor is a real piece of work.