- Ted joined Amy and John to discuss the end of the ShotSpotter program in Chicago, the 8 reasons why it’s such a bad idea, especially considering black and brown Chicagoans make up the vast majority of shooting victims, why Chicago Public Schools should be closing hundreds of schools, and more.
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- It’s not racist to call Chicago the nation’s murder capital. The Chicago Sun-Times has 617 reasons to call it that.
- The DNC is coming to Chicago, the nation’s homicide capital 13 years running – A Wirepoints survey of America’s 75 largest cities
Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
The state’s existing buyout program for its own pensions is the precedent for Chicago, which should be a warning: Look out for similar exaggerated claims and shoddy analysis.
Without shot spotter the number of reported shootings will go down.
Second shooting victim in two days since the discontinuation of Spot Shotter with nary a 911 call made. But let’s listen to the media like the cluck the other night that stated how “ the benefits of the program were debatable.”. Must be tiring to toe the mayor’s line and carry water for him 24/7.
Saying it is a bad idea assumes that someone was contrasting that with a presumably good idea. It presumes that someone is trying to determine the best course of action and people make the leap that the decision is being made for the benefit of the constituents. That is a really bad idea. Absolutely nothing that a democrat, or for that matter any politician, does is for the benefit of the constituents. There is absolutely no thought given to what is best for the people. The only consideration is what is best for the politician and his cronies. In a… Read more »
Black and brown Chicagoans make up the vast majority of Democrats too but they keep pulling the Blue Masochism, handle.