But is he hanging out with Thunderbolt again?
Posted on 04/08/2020 5:54:25 PM PDT by simpson96
Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Interim Police Supt. Charlie Beck on Wednesday decried the warm weather outbreak of violence straining police resources and filling hospital space desperately needed for patients with the coronavirus.
“This violence has to stop. There are two pandemics that face Chicago — and only one of them is virus-induced,” Beck said.
In the 24-hour period starting at midnight Monday, seven people were shot to death and 21 more were wounded, including a 5-year old girl. Another man was killed after being pushed onto CTA Red Line tracks at Jackson and run over by a train.
The death toll was even worse between 7 p.m. Sunday and 9:30 p.m. Tuesday: 13 homicides, 25 non-fatal shooting victims. Of those 13 homicides, 11 were in shootings.
Lightfoot said that level of violence is “never acceptable. Never, ever. … Shooting into crowds without any regard for the consequences is the most heinous form of cowardice.”
But the unrelenting gun violence that has plagued Chicago for decades is even more intolerable now — when police manpower and hospital beds and resources are being “stretched to the breaking” point by the coronavirus.
“In the middle of this worldwide pandemic, our precious health resources need to be treating COVID-19 patients and those needing acute care. Every day we are measuring our precious health care resources. The number of beds we have in hospitals, ICU capacity. To be blunt, if our ICUs are filled with gunshot victims, our ability to respond to this … crisis will necessarily be compromised,” she said.
“Just this week, we talked about the disproportionate burden that black Chicago is facing with infections and death related to COVID-19. These same communities continue to be plagued by gun violence. I’m here to say enough, enough, enough.”
(Excerpt) Read more at chicago.suntimes.com ...
At least GORDON lightfoot hasn’t blamed Climate Change for the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald... yet....
She should get another haircut..
Hypocrite bitch
My God, you know the liberal answer to that problem. Let criminals out of jail and stop all criminals from posting cash bail. Just let them all run free, they will be so happy they will stop their violent ways.
It is Chicago mayor. Either give firearms to the law abiding citizens or SHUT UP
She is one weird-looking dude.
Maybe if the corrupt politicians of Chicago stopped taking bribes from the Mexican cartels then the killings and drug dealings would go down.
Due to social distancing requirements, beatings are down, however; shootings are up dramatically as they can be performed successfully while maintaining proper social distancing.
Start posting: WANTED: Dead or Alive posters, big rewards and no questions asked.
There are some folks that would have the sweet, little darlin’s stacked up like cordwood in front of the courthouse waitin’ on the reward money.
Did she just notice the “gun violence” ???
Was it OK until now ???
It’s simple, make another law for everyone in Chicago not to shoot each other until this Chicom virus subsides.
“...the corrupt politicians of Chicago ...”
Redundant
Forget it, Jake. It’s Chi-Town.
How powerful “ the violence has to stop!” Tell me how that will work out. Maybe say it again through out the summer to get the point across. I’m sure the wookie you have as a mayor will be loads of help.
“This violence has to stop.”
Keep telling them. Maybe they'll listen...
“This violence has to stop.”
“This violence has to stop.”
“This violence has to stop.”
More! Say it again! Louder!!
“This violence has to stop.”
“This violence has to stop.”
“This violence has to stop.”
“This violence has to stop.”
I can't HEAR YOU, Charlie!
We will see if this mayor Lightfoot is a lightweight. What does she plan to do against the black gang violence?
I’ve said for years Chicago needs to deputize the Million Moms for Gun Sense, team them with the BATF, and send them into the ghetto to clean out the illegal guns.
Lightfoot? How about Lightbrain...
Hey Lightbrain. Don’t complain. Do something about it.
But is he hanging out with Thunderbolt again?
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