“What are “more cops” going to accomplish, if the thugs are back on the street before the paperwork is done? The thugs need to be taken off the streets, as a first priority.”
I cite the preceding part of my post: “...utterly inept policing that’s leaving peaceful areas unprotected while trying to control the free-fire zones...”.
The current top cops’ idea of “active policing” (politically driven of course) is to flood the problem areas on the south and west sides with cops. Since the force has been shrinking from attrition for years, they’ve had to strip cops from areas like Streeterville and downtown. Between the PC political atmosphere and the total lack of cops in prime areas, the ghetto scum know they can get away with everything short of murder right now.
If you’re gonna take the thugs off the street, you’ve gotta have somebody there to collar ‘em first!
Or CCW. Perhaps this will convince more Chicago residents to be in favor of CCW and Stand Your Ground.