Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias: What really works to fight carjacking in Chicago – Chicago Tribune*

"The reality is that crime here has dropped, in part due to community violence intervention programs, a more assertive Cook County state’s attorney, a robust police presence in our communities and innovative initiatives employed by Illinois law enforcement agencies, including crime-fighting grants that our office oversees."
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Da Judge
9 months ago

IMO get da Trunk Monkey in Chicago!!

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Don Diego de la Vega
9 months ago

I’m all for giving a young offender a second chance. I strongly disagree with the 14th or more chances. No second chance for serious crime resulting in injury or death. The message to be sent is that you commit a felony and you go to prison for years, many, many years. If you are 18 and are going away for 20 or 30 yrs, surprise. Those around you, friends, fellow criminals, gangsters may, just may change their ways but if they don’t and are treated the same way with decades in prison hundreds of crimes will be stopped, the street… Read more »

Hello, Indiana!
9 months ago

I don’t know what Alexi is puffing on, but more than one person interrupting a catalytic converter theft or carjacking has been threatened with guns, and some have been fired upon. He’s just another Dem trying to churn BS into buttermilk.

Deb
9 months ago

Vote him out. By his actions and inactions he promoting voter fraud.

Tommy Paine
9 months ago

Alexi is just another insufferable tool who lies in order to remain a perpetual candidate for higher office.

Riverbender
9 months ago

A different picture regarding crime statistics is over at the Second City Cop’s blog that say that many crimes are simply not being reported for various reasons including unanswered telephone calls at the dispatchers. Of course what would they know? After all they are just Chicago cops.

Leaving Soon, just not soon enough
9 months ago

He has been smoking the legal “Weed”.

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