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The resolution, called Justice for Black Lives, says the county “should engage in efforts to redirect funds from policing and incarceration to public services not administered by law enforcement that promote community health and safety equitably across the County, but especially in Black and Brown communities most impacted by violence and incarceration.”
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Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
Let me guess these funds will be directed to “community organizations”. That will have a big impact, do these organizations get audited. How about no money goes to any organization that doesn’t do an annual audit, that should eliminate all of them.
Great idea actually. The Cook county thugs will kill each other off as well as the voters that have voted the current political mess as well. Cook County and its population will disappear solving a lot of the problems in this state
meanwhile the county supervisors will get armed guards…paid for, you guessed it, by the taxpayers….what a crime they are committing against the peaceful residents who will now will see violence and crime escalate even more to fulfill this leftist pipe dream….time to move out of chicago folks ! (and IL for that matter).
Good news …….. for criminals
Shameful how Cook County suburbs will be affected by this small group of pro BLM Marxists. Another good reason suburbs should be their own county.
They voted for it. Coming next to collar counties unless suburban wives wake tf up and start voting red.
Exactly. Suburban “wine moms” who are disgusted with Trump need to get over it and realize that they will eventually get eaten by the BLM Marxists and Antifa fascists.
Their virtue signaling needs to stop and they need to get real.
Federal Funds to Cook County for Law Enforcement Needs to be eliminated!
NO taxpayer funds for these Kings and Queens private security.