Posted on 07/17/2021 2:48:51 AM PDT by Libloather
The federal effort by the Biden administration to reduce gun violence on the streets of Chicago will be ineffective if the local prosecutor continues to allow the release of murder and attempted murder suspects back onto the streets to wreak future havoc, according to a retired police sergeant.
"What is needed are stricter laws and the enforcement of existing laws," retired Chicago police Sgt. Peter Koconis told Fox News. "Catch and release does not work. There has to be a penalty when these gang members are arrested for using or carrying a weapon."
There were 101 murder suspects and 21 attempted murder suspects out on electronic monitoring in Cook County as of Wednesday, a sheriff’s spokesperson told Fox News. Those were included in the total 3,486 individuals on ankle bracelets in Cook County as of that day.
Without mentioning specific numbers, Chicago police Superintendent David Brown used the recent fatal shooting of 31-year-old rapper KTS Dre, whose real name was Londre Sylvester, to illustrate flaws in the court system that allow someone with a lengthy criminal record out with an ankle monitor.
"His long criminal record didn’t keep him there long," Brown said at a press conference Tuesday, according to the Chicago Tribune. "It’s incredible that he was eligible for electronic monitoring. It’s madness. It’s making us all less safe."
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Koconis argued that police officers were "demoralized" by comments made by Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx, who suggested at a separate press conference that individuals found carrying a gun don’t necessarily have to be arrested because the weapon wasn’t used to commit a crime yet.
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Good luck Peter and please stay right here while I look for my Captain Obvious .gif
Lemme guess...Chicago,like Boston,San Fransicko and many other cities,has a Soros DA.
Groot, and incompetent as she is, isn’t the problem here. It’s Kim Foxx, the Soros puppet States Attorney. She refuses to prosecute anyone anymore.
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Yes Kimisha Foxx Cook County State’s Attorney was backed by Soros, and the useless mayor is just another Leftist like Foxx.
Well if looking for a hitman would you want an amateur or a pro with a credential.
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