Lightfoot said it was disturbing that the looters targeted small businesses that are still struggling to recover from months of COVID-19 closures.
‘This was an assault on our city. It undermines public safety and breathes a sense of insecurity among our residents. It undermines our recovery efforts - these same stores were hit previously, not just by looting but by closures related to COVID-19. They are also small stores and restaurants all of which we’re in the process of recovering and getting back to work, and now this.’
She said there was ‘no justification’ for the looting, and said it had nothing to do with Black Lives Matter, or George Floyd, or Michael Brown - the Missouri teenager shot dead six years ago Sunday. ‘I don’t care - I do not care - whatever justification was given for this,’ she said. ‘There is no justification for criminal behavior ever. You have no right to take and destroy the property of others. Our residents deserve to be safe. Our businesses deserve to understand and enjoy safety and security,’ she said.
I heard Lightfoot’s speech on WLS, she blatantly lied about
the number of rioters, she described as “dozens” of looters.