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2020-06-10 |
Power line via Instapundit On May 31, 19 Chicago residents were killed. This was the single deadliest day in Chicago in six decades, according to the University of Chicago Crime Lab. The lab’s data doesn’t go back further than 1961. From 7 p.m. Friday, May 29, through 11 p.m. Sunday, May 31, 25 people were killed in the city An additional 85 were wounded by gunfire, according to data maintained by the Chicago Sun-Times. ...That same Sunday, Mayor Lori Lightfoot held a conference call with city’s alderman. Not surprisingly, the alderman complained about the lawlessness and violence in their wards. You can listen to a recording of the meeting here. ...Her most interesting exchange was a profanity-laced confrontation with Alderman Raymond Lopez. He told Lightfoot that the city was unprepared for the demonstrations:
Lopez continued:
Lightfoot tried to duck Lopez’s inquiry. When that didn’t work, she resorted to profanity. "I think you’re 100% full of sh*t, is what I think," Lightfoot said. "F*** you, then," Lopez responded. "Who are you to tell me I’m full of shi*? ... Maybe you should come out and see what’s going on." Lopez claims that Lightfoot worked with gang members to protect selected areas against looting. She denies the allegation. The feud between Lightfoot and Lopez is emblematic of tension between Chicago’s Black and Latino communities. Lightfoot acknowledged that the demonstrations and rioting have exacerbated tensions between the two groups. According to one source, the "Latin Kings" sent a message to the police that they would "take care" of the rioters, and that the police were not needed. Thus, Chicago may have faced the prospect of war in the street between Latinos and Blacks. |
Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
#7 Chicago may have faced the prospect of war in the street between Latinos and Blacks. One of the unspoken truths of the urban ecosystem is that Latinos and Blacks hate each other. |
Posted by: SteveS 2020-06-10 12:30 |
#6 |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-06-10 12:16 |
#5 Lightfoot is a lightweight politician. Her resorting to profanity under pressure is proof. |
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2020-06-10 09:37 |
#4 What happened was Chicago added intellectual corruption to their financial and political corruption. |
Posted by: Rob Crawford 2020-06-10 08:11 |
#3 Al Capone was a piker. What ever happened to Duh Mayor attitude? 1968 we hardly knew ya. |
Posted by: AlanC 2020-06-10 08:07 |
#2 In Chicago, Hispanic Gangs Protect Their Neighborhoods From Looters: “Get the F*ck Out! We Won’t Let Our Neighborhood Burn” |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-06-10 07:44 |
#1 Let them fight. |
Posted by: Raj 2020-06-10 05:51 |