Editorial: Digging into the details on Chicago’s murder clearance rate – Chicago Sun-Times*

"Some of the discrepancy is due to the way CPD calculates its murder clearance rate. Some of the difference can be laid at the door of Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s office, which, as Grimm found, has refused to bring charges in what is likely a record number of murder cases brought to the office by police. Whatever the reason, the findings are sure to chip away even more at already low public confidence in both CPD and Foxx’s office."
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Freddy
4 years ago

Just my opinion- The way Foxx is lax in prosecuting and ultimate sentencing or lack of is that criminals not not being judged by what they do today but how they were prosecuted much more harshly in the past. Simply put if you are someone of color you would have received a much longer sentence for even a minor crime than the sentence you would get for the same crime if you are white. Sins and subsequent punishment of the father are now factored into sentencing of sins (crime) committed today. The criminals are aware there is little consequence for… Read more »

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