Posted on 02/18/2024 2:28:09 PM PST by george76
I have written about the disastrous policies of Mayor Brandon Johnson for Chicago. As a native son, it is hard to watch this wonderful city undermined by Johnson and radical allies in the city council. Some initiatives like reparations and state-funded grocery stores will cost money but will not impose nearly the costs of Johnson’s dismal record on crime and taxes.
However, this week saw a particularly confusing moment when, after calling the anti-crime program ShotSpotter “racist,” Johnson asked the company to extend its contract beyond the upcoming Democratic National Convention. So Johnson will put an end to this supposedly racist program but only after the Democratic luminaries (and the most violent summer months) have passed.
Johnson was elected in a close race against an anti-crime candidate. The teacher-union backed politician has never enjoyed widespread support in the city, but he is now polling at just 28 percent popularity.
In his latest baffling position, Johnson first declared that ShotStopper was racist because it spots more shots in minority neighborhoods and is used by police to justify unsupported investigations or charges.
The program has been widely credited for reducing violence and crimes. The Democratic National Convention presented a problem for Johnson. He is already under fire for continuing Chicago’s status as a sanctuary city despite the struggle to support the current number of undocumented migrants and the opposition of most Chicagoans. Only 39 percent favor Johnson continuing the status.
So ShotSpotter is now being extended for seven months. Johnson says that the police will then be transitioned away from the technology. Critics say that the city will then return to operating without the system of alerts at a time when people are demanding more action on gun violence.
No problem. He can campaign against it again next election. The media will give him cover.
The man is a moron. A product and contributor to the public school system of Chicago. Giving him a 20-watt brain power level is generous. Chicago continues to sink below the waves of Lake Michigan. Long live the single party rule of the Democrats in Chicago, going strong, and unchallenged, since 1931.
February 14, 2024: "Chicago scraps gunshot detection system accused of racial bias"
February 18, 2024: "Chicago Mayor Extends Contract on Anti-Crime Program That He Campaigned Against As Racist"
Kind of like Fani Willis campaigning on not having sex with her employees, and not taking public money for herself.
Like two peas in a pod.
who thinks chicagoans can vote their way out of this death spiral?
given their reputation for free and fair elections
I thought I just read a day or two ago that Shotspotter told this thug no dice...shove the extension.
“The man is a moron...”
In a city of morons.
That pretty much sums it up.
So then, by his standards, he’s a racist. A self-hating black.
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