Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Chicago police leaders defend reform record as Jason Van Dyke set to be released from prison – Chicago Tribune*

"It’s hard for us to give up our old ways, our status quo, even when we know it is failing us,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said. “It’s still hard for us to pivot and embrace that new mindset. We are on the right path. We are moving forward in the right way. We’ve got the right leader in the Chicago Police Department to keep pushing these initiatives forward but we can’t just wallow in the critics and the criticism because we are doing great things in our city.”
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The Paraclete
2 years ago

That’s what They do, descend on the victim and clean out their pockets. It’s never enough with Them.

Pat S.
2 years ago

Regularly release violent gangbangers – no publicity, just more chaos in the streets as they reoffend.

Then there’s Jason Van Dyke – his career is over, he has served his time, and his life is in shambles. He got caught up in the moment and made a tragic mistake that took a life and will overshadow his life and legacy.

But breaking him isn’t enough, is it? The small mob wants to pick his bones in the town square.

What he did was wrong; what the small mob is doing is wrong.

Two wrongs have never made a right.

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