Posted on 06/06/2020 8:41:39 PM PDT by simpson96
CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the city will not tolerate vigilantism after groups of mostly white men patrolled the streets of the Bridgeport neighborhood on Wednesday night in response to a nearby city protest.
Multiple streets were blocked in the Bridgeport neighborhood Wednesday night as nearby protests dispersed. Near West Pershing Road, water gushed from an open fire hydrant as small groups gathered on corners.
Some of the men held bats. One wore a shirt that said “All Lives Matter,” one sipped a beer and another waved at an officer as he drove by. Additional groups of people, some armed with bats, lined West 31st Street.
Asked about the situation in Bridgeport, a diversifying neighborhood that served as an Irish American power base for the Daley political family, Lightfoot said, “It is absolutely not appropriate for people to take up arms, bats, pipes, whatever in patrolling neighborhoods.” “We’ve seen that end with tragic results across the country and we’re not about to allow that practice to happen here in Chicago. If there’s an issue, call 911,” Lightfoot said. “I absolutely support neighbors being vigilant as to what’s going on on the streets and in their blocks but taking up arms, that leads to chaos and we’re not supporting vigilantism in the city of Chicago under any circumstances.”
The situation in Bridgeport frightened and angered many residents and activists who expressed concerns about racism and violence.
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It’s self defense, woman.
I wonder how much trouble was happening on that street while they were there
My guess...none
“We don’t want anyone taking the law into their own hands. Not even us!”
Lightweight - “The Bozo Klown From Hell”...
Oh hell no you are not allowed to defend your own neighborhood. Says the woman who lives in a defended compound.
Strange isn’t it? Violence deterred is not acceptable.
Her brain does not fire on all cylinders.
She has a brain?
Oh wait, she got from Abie Normal.
reference to Young Frankenstein.
people have an INALIENABLE RIGHT to self defense Mayor- this right supersedes your law!
I’m waiting for the cops to arrest homeowners for “vigilanteism” while the city burns down around their ears.
911: What’s your emergency?
ME: There’s people here breaking my front window, they just lit my car on fire, and they are throwing firebombs into my house.
911: We’ll send a cruiser out. It might take a little while...the police are busy tonite.
ME: BANG, BANG BANG. Reload.
• 911: “But in any event, make no effort to defend your family nor property. Officers may arrest you for disturbing the peace or worse.”
The Baseball Furies!
LOL! I was gonna post that!
My God,I never actually read a Chicago Tribune (digital edition) until now and it’s pure bias and leftist vomit. It is a true parallel universe.
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