Police Commissioner Johnson doesn't like the idea of criminals being blown away by private citizens.
Posted on 03/05/2018 1:24:34 PM PST by PBRCat
Don’t count on running into Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson at a screening of the Chicago-set remake of “Death Wish.”
The Bruce Willis movie is “not the type of narrative we want for our city,” Johnson said Friday, criticizing MGM for releasing the violent revenge fantasy so soon after the killing of Chicago police Cmdr. Paul Bauer in the Loop.
“It’s unfortunate,” Johnson told WLS-AM 890’s Bill Cameron on Friday when he was asked about the timing of the release of the movie, which opens with the downtown killing of a police officer. “But of course I don’t think Hollywood really pays attention to that type of thing.”
While the original was set in New York, the remake is set in Chicago and takes advantage of national headlines about the city’s murder rate. Critical reviews have noted the similarities between the portrait painted by the movie and that peddled by President Donald Trump.
Johnson said the movie, in which Willis plays an Evanston surgeon who seeks violent retribution for the murder of his wife and shooting of his daughter, is “not the type of narrative we want for our city, because we get poked enough on the crime issues that are in this city. What frustrating for me about that is that this city is not the crime show that people want to paint us out to be.”
Johnson touted last year’s reduction in homicides after an awful 2016 and added, “people compare us to New York and Los Angeles (which have far lower per capita homicide rates) but we have neighborhoods in our city safer than both of those places.”
He sighed, and chuckled. “That’s Hollywood. I just want people to know that Chicago is a safe and beautiful city.”
MGM did not immediately comment Monday.
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The actual police superintendent was not even an applicant for the top job nor was he interviewed for the position by the search committee or included on the committee's list of finalists when he was tapped by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to be his stooge.
It’s movie, dude
That may well be, sir, but it is the type of narrative you have earned for your city.
“not the type of narrative we want for our city,”
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They want a narrative that isn’t so truthful.
“What frustrating for me about that is that this city is not the crime show that people want to paint us out to be.”
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Pay no attention to the weekend drive-by body count.
Police Commissioner Johnson doesn't like the idea of criminals being blown away by private citizens.
“not the type of narrative we want for our city,”
Maybe it should be. Your cities track record with crime and gun violence SUCKS!
Lol. Chicago is burning and he makes this comment. No wonder why things are such a mess in Chi-town.
Is vigilante law better than no law at all?
Ah, the nihilist speaketh.
The idiot is black and liberal. We all know where this is going..
As a side note, I watched a remake of "The Longest Yard" on cable last week and all it had to offer was different actors doing the exact same thing the first movie did..........Waste of time......
okay okay - 
The movie narrative isn't even half as bad as the actual Chicago narrative. Chicago is a disgrace to this country and the police and the local democrat controlled government is entirely to blame. How many of our children have to die because of the illegal drugs pouring out of Chicago before the national guard is sent in to restore order? That's what I want to know.
Just saw it. We loved it and wished it was longer. Willis is perfect for the role.
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