Chicago mayor calls for federal help to fight violent crime

The Hill ^ | 12/21/2021 | MONIQUE BEALS

[ChicagoConservative27]

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) is calling for federal officials to help her curb gun violence in the city and target its root causes.

In a speech on Monday, Lightfoot urged U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to utilize agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to address illegal firearms and for more prosecutors to bring criminal cases, according to The Chicago Tribune.

“Keeping you safe is my priority — not one of, but the first and primary priority,” Lightfoot said to the citizens of Chicago. “I wake every morning with this as my first concern and I push myself and all involved to step up and do more and better because we cannot continue to endure the level of violence that we are now experiencing.”

[ChicagoConservative27]

Trump offered the same help in 2020 but Groot told him to go you know what himself.

[Carl Vehse]

"Chicago mayor calls for federal help to fight violent crime"

The first step would be to arrest the Chicago mayor and city council for aiding and abetting violent crimes.

[no-to-illegals]

She lies. She wants more People dead

[unixfox]

You created the mess. You get to fix it.

GFY!

[Brian Griffin]

Perhaps respect for life should be instilled into Chicago’s young people.

[Tupelo]

I am pretty damn sure, by spring the Chicago minority community will be up in arms because “ too many black Yutes” are being harassed on the streets. OR this ‘request’ is for show only

[blam]

Gun violence...it's the guns!

They need less violent guns.

[Pilgrim's Progress]

Ahhhh, Lori cares for the little folks . . . she does, she really does!

[Bon of Babble]

Own it Groot!

Year to Date

Shot & Killed: 782

Shot & Wounded: 3652

Total Shot: 4434

Total Homicides: 831

You already beat last year's total and are on your way to a new homicide record.

[antidemoncrat]

“federal help to fight violent crime”

If they stopped violent crime in Shitcago the gangs will have to find another hobby.

[Democrat = party of treason]

I remember she scoffed at Trump for wanting to clean out Chitcago crime, now she wants help? They always seem to have money to throw away on stupidity, maybe they should hire more cops...

[devane617]

social workers should fix the problem.

[DownInFlames]

What the stats don’t show is how many shots that never hit anybody. From the YouTube videos I’ve seen, there’s a lot of spraying going on.

[wally_bert]

Pellet Projection Tubes aka the PPT like in the old Time Trax series.

[milagro]

You forgot knife and car violence.
Let them try making THOSE things illegal!

[Texas resident]

Chicago mayor didn’t want help from Trump’s federal police.

She wants help from the democrat parties federal police.

Garland’s troops won’t be going after the gangbangers, they will be going the mayor’s political enemies and law abiding people who own firearms.

[eyeamok]

we cannot continue to endure the level of violence that we are now experiencing.”

Oh yes you can, and the rest of us are enjoying the spectacle of liberalism created moral bankruptcy.

[Hambone 1934]

Wait,are you asking us to shoot or arrest black people !!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sacajaweau]

My first thought also. And President Trump offered help more than once.

[1Old Pro]

“Keeping you safe is my priority — not one of, but the first and primary priority,” Lightfoot said

Since when? She must be up for re-election.