Defunding the Police and Consequences – Wall Street Journal

One of the big undercovered stories of the year is the flight of current and potential officers from police forces across the country. A case study is what’s happening in Evanston, Ill. The citizens of Evanston can thank the politicians they elected when their homes are robbed and nobody responds.
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Zephyr Window
3 years ago

Thank you for calling 911, please leave a message at the beep someone will contact you withing the next 24 to 48 hours regarding your call. Thank you for calling 911.

Pat S.
3 years ago
Reply to  Zephyr Window

You forgot ‘we value your call.’ That one always gives me pause.

Old Joe
3 years ago

GM,

I’m sorry about what you’re going thru. Evanston taxpayers deserve better than this.

At one time in history government possessed a great deal of moral suasion. I pray that it makes a comeback.

Godspeed to you.

Old Joe
3 years ago

They pols of Evanston deserve to get good and hard.

GM
3 years ago
Reply to  Old Joe

I moved to Evanston a few years back, formerly in Chicago, and I gotta tell ya, the city government is a mess. Besides the police shortage, they have trouble hiring for city positions because of the *extreme* “woke” hiring policies that demonize what would ordinarily be good candidates. They are spending large sums to “go green” with city vehicles, etc., and the latest is that they’ve decided on a new $500 “guaranteed income” program (“Payments will be made to an equal number of residents from each of the following three categories: disengaged youths (ages 18-24), senior citizens (over 62) and undocumented… Read more »

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