1.
They have the answers, and
2.
They have the arrogance and chutzpa to present
the answers with great determination and knowing, and
3.
They always make sure they are taken care of and
protected and that the same goes for their families.
The streets of the south and west sides of Chicago are not safe for the residents of the communities crisscrossed by those
streets.
The politicians and bureaucrats know where to go, when to go
and when to stay away from the unsafe streets.
When they do go they are protected – with their own guns; with the guns
of the police who accompany them and with their entourages.
The residents operate under a vastly different set of rules –
·
No guns
·
No police escorts
·
No entourages
·
No storm trooper helmets, vests and automatic
weapons
·
No laws to protect them if they take their
safety and the safety of their children in their own hands
If your child can be shot on her front porch or skipping
rope on the sidewalk in front of her home, can you find solace in the tough
but empty words of a politician or a police chief or any cop who says it’s this persons
fault or that persons fault?
We think not. We think
the mayor and police chief can do one of two things. Either resign, or get off their well
protected fannies and take the following steps:
1.
Declare a dusk to dawn curfew in the
neighborhoods noted above
2.
Place two national guardsmen on every block in
every neighborhood until further notice
3.
Suspend the Chicago police union contract until
further notice – declare a state of emergency and notify each officer that they
can either quit or operate under state of emergency orders until further notice. Terminate all police arrangements to protect
any politician current or retired. It is
a disgrace for any police officer to be so engaged when law abiding citizens
are unsafe in their own neighborhoods
4.
Give each family in the neighborhood a damaging
but non lethal weapon to defend them and their families during the day and let
them openly carry it. Provide immediate
training in the use of said weapon(s)
5.
Pass a defense of home law to relieve each law
abiding family of any responsibility for defending their home against any
threats
6.
Shoot to kill any curfew violator after a clear and
recorded warning (Chicago loves to record its citizens but does not extend such
similar courtesy to its politicians, police and bureaucrats - time to make this change)
7.
Create safe access for law abiding adult or
employed citizens to come and go during curfew hours
Chicago is a disgrace to the country. Many of its streets are “no-man’s land” and
under the control of gangs similar to those operating openly in Mexico. Good police officers risk their lives to do
their jobs in this situation – many will not go there. The new police chief made himself
ridiculously visible fighting a gathering of 100 or so unarmed protesters a few
weeks ago safely surrounded by hundreds of storm trooper attired police. The police banged the heads of these kids attired
in their shorts and sandals and then retired to air conditioned surrounding for
self congratulatory sharing. Where is
this massive presence at 2:00 am in the Austin, Garfield, Lawndale, Englewood
and Kenwood neighborhoods to name just a few?
A few years ago one of the local TV stations did a 3 minute
clip on how the cops can make a street safe.
Check it out at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5migYVB9c4
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