Wirepoints President Ted Dabrowski joined Amy Jacobson and John Anthony on Chicago’s Morning Answer. They discussed vaccine mandates, school policy regarding the spread of COVID-19, and the surge of crime in Chicago.
“Criminals right now, in the eyes of those in charge, are victims, and we are ignoring the true victims,” Dabrowski said. “All that has got to change. We’ve got to get serious about prosecuting. That’s the bottom line.”
While much fault is placed on States Attorney Kim Foxx for declining to prosecute and Mayor Lori Lightfoot for passing the buck, Dabrowski said the issue is one to watch in the upcoming election cycle.
“The question is, can the candidates differentiate themselves. What we have to be careful of is that we don’t replace bad leaders with the next group of bad leaders. We can have good candidates who express themselves well, can make themselves clear, and not be crazy, whatever side they’re on.”
A greater focus on crime would benefit everyone, Dabrowski said.“In Cook County so far this year, we’ve had 17 COVID deaths for kids under the age of 20, and 274 homicides. Yet, the attention is still focused on strict COVID policies and we ignore the crime problem.”
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- In-Kind Retaliation, As Expected: Fifteen States Demand Banks Ignore Illinois-Style Threats Favoring ‘Woke Capitalism’
The bill passed despite their votes in response to certain incidents where local prosecutors are thought to have been too lenient with non-citizens assaulting cops.
The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board cited Wirepoints’ analysis of Chicago student proficiency data in their latest piece condemning the Chicago Teachers Union’s outrageous contract demands…all while a vast majority of Chicago’s children graduate unable to read at grade level.
Ted joined Tom Miller of WJPF to talk about the details of Gov. Pritzker’s proposed $52 billion budget, why the state is struggling now that federal covid dollars have run out, the controversy surrounding Tier 2 government pensions, why Illinois’ expensive education system fails to teach children to read, the outrageous demands of the Chicago Teachers Union, and more.