Trump does not understand he is a racist

[jknowgood]

Looks like Trump is going to go to war with Chicago to try and help blacks.

Doesn't he know he is a racist? Dolt.

Trump says Chicago must seek U.S. help if no progress cutting murders
By Daniel Trotta,Reuters 7 hours ago .
By Daniel Trotta

(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said in a Twitter message on Monday that Chicago's mayor must ask for U.S. government help if the city fails to reduce its homicide rate, which hit a 20-year high in 2016.

The city responded that Trump and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel had previously spoken and agreed to ways the federal government could help.

"Chicago murder rate is record setting - 4,331 shooting victims with 762 murders in 2016. If Mayor can't do it he must ask for Federal help!" Trump tweeted.

The president-elect correctly reported crime numbers published by the Chicago Police Department on Sunday, but the figures were not record-setting.

Although up about 60 percent from the previous year, the 762 homicides in 2016 were the highest annual toll since 1996, when there were 796, according to police data.

During the presidential campaign, Trump periodically referred to Chicago, America's third most populous city, as an example of rising inner-city crime, which ticked up nationally in 2016 after a two-decade downward trend.

As candidate, Trump associated high-crime cities with their Democratic leaders. Emanuel is a former chief of staff to Democratic President Barack Obama.

A spokesman for Emanuel welcomed the prospect of working with Trump once the Republican takes office on Jan. 20, but noted Trump and Emanuel had already spoken on the issue. The two met in New York in December.

"As the president-elect knows from his conversation with the mayor, we agree the federal government has a strong role to play in public safety," spokesman Adam Collins said in a statement.

Collins said the federal government could help by passing stricter gun laws, improving cooperation between federal and local law enforcement and funding programs for at-risk youth.

"We are heartened he is taking this issue seriously and look forward to working with the new administration," Collins said.

Chicago has outlined plans to reduce violence, including the scheduled hiring of 970 police officers over the next two years to raise the total to 13,500.

Police in Chicago made more gun arrests in 2016 than in New York and Los Angeles combined, Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said on Sunday.

"We will make 2017 a safer year for the city of Chicago," Johnson told reporters.

Johnson said he would lobby the Illinois legislature to reform sentencing guidelines for repeat gun offenders. Police would also focus on "targeted, data-driven enforcement" and make community policing "a department-wide philosophy," Johnson said.


(Reporting by Daniel Trotta in New York; Editing by Peter Cooney)

Why must the mayor ask for help?

I dunno, maybe because more blacks are dying in Chicago than Palestinians in the West Bank. Obama certainly seems concerned with those in the West Bank than blacks in Chicago?

Why is that exactly?

Probably because he's US president, he doesn't have the authority to deal with state matters, but does have authority to deal with international matters....

Lol, like Katrina?

 

[frigidweirdo]

Looks like Trump is going to go to war with Chicago to try and help blacks.

Doesn't he know he is a racist? Dolt.

Trump says Chicago must seek U.S. help if no progress cutting murders
By Daniel Trotta,Reuters 7 hours ago .
By Daniel Trotta

(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said in a Twitter message on Monday that Chicago's mayor must ask for U.S. government help if the city fails to reduce its homicide rate, which hit a 20-year high in 2016.

The city responded that Trump and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel had previously spoken and agreed to ways the federal government could help.

"Chicago murder rate is record setting - 4,331 shooting victims with 762 murders in 2016. If Mayor can't do it he must ask for Federal help!" Trump tweeted.

The president-elect correctly reported crime numbers published by the Chicago Police Department on Sunday, but the figures were not record-setting.

Although up about 60 percent from the previous year, the 762 homicides in 2016 were the highest annual toll since 1996, when there were 796, according to police data.

During the presidential campaign, Trump periodically referred to Chicago, America's third most populous city, as an example of rising inner-city crime, which ticked up nationally in 2016 after a two-decade downward trend.

As candidate, Trump associated high-crime cities with their Democratic leaders. Emanuel is a former chief of staff to Democratic President Barack Obama.

A spokesman for Emanuel welcomed the prospect of working with Trump once the Republican takes office on Jan. 20, but noted Trump and Emanuel had already spoken on the issue. The two met in New York in December.

"As the president-elect knows from his conversation with the mayor, we agree the federal government has a strong role to play in public safety," spokesman Adam Collins said in a statement.

Collins said the federal government could help by passing stricter gun laws, improving cooperation between federal and local law enforcement and funding programs for at-risk youth.

"We are heartened he is taking this issue seriously and look forward to working with the new administration," Collins said.

Chicago has outlined plans to reduce violence, including the scheduled hiring of 970 police officers over the next two years to raise the total to 13,500.

Police in Chicago made more gun arrests in 2016 than in New York and Los Angeles combined, Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said on Sunday.

"We will make 2017 a safer year for the city of Chicago," Johnson told reporters.

Johnson said he would lobby the Illinois legislature to reform sentencing guidelines for repeat gun offenders. Police would also focus on "targeted, data-driven enforcement" and make community policing "a department-wide philosophy," Johnson said.


(Reporting by Daniel Trotta in New York; Editing by Peter Cooney)

Why must the mayor ask for help?

Yeah Katrina is the reason. The mayor's didn't ask for help and Bush got blamed for it all.

That's life, isn't it?

 

[jknowgood]

Looks like Trump is going to go to war with Chicago to try and help blacks.

Doesn't he know he is a racist? Dolt.

Trump says Chicago must seek U.S. help if no progress cutting murders
By Daniel Trotta,Reuters 7 hours ago .
By Daniel Trotta

(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said in a Twitter message on Monday that Chicago's mayor must ask for U.S. government help if the city fails to reduce its homicide rate, which hit a 20-year high in 2016.

The city responded that Trump and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel had previously spoken and agreed to ways the federal government could help.

"Chicago murder rate is record setting - 4,331 shooting victims with 762 murders in 2016. If Mayor can't do it he must ask for Federal help!" Trump tweeted.

The president-elect correctly reported crime numbers published by the Chicago Police Department on Sunday, but the figures were not record-setting.

Although up about 60 percent from the previous year, the 762 homicides in 2016 were the highest annual toll since 1996, when there were 796, according to police data.

During the presidential campaign, Trump periodically referred to Chicago, America's third most populous city, as an example of rising inner-city crime, which ticked up nationally in 2016 after a two-decade downward trend.

As candidate, Trump associated high-crime cities with their Democratic leaders. Emanuel is a former chief of staff to Democratic President Barack Obama.

A spokesman for Emanuel welcomed the prospect of working with Trump once the Republican takes office on Jan. 20, but noted Trump and Emanuel had already spoken on the issue. The two met in New York in December.

"As the president-elect knows from his conversation with the mayor, we agree the federal government has a strong role to play in public safety," spokesman Adam Collins said in a statement.

Collins said the federal government could help by passing stricter gun laws, improving cooperation between federal and local law enforcement and funding programs for at-risk youth.

"We are heartened he is taking this issue seriously and look forward to working with the new administration," Collins said.

Chicago has outlined plans to reduce violence, including the scheduled hiring of 970 police officers over the next two years to raise the total to 13,500.

Police in Chicago made more gun arrests in 2016 than in New York and Los Angeles combined, Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said on Sunday.

"We will make 2017 a safer year for the city of Chicago," Johnson told reporters.

Johnson said he would lobby the Illinois legislature to reform sentencing guidelines for repeat gun offenders. Police would also focus on "targeted, data-driven enforcement" and make community policing "a department-wide philosophy," Johnson said.


(Reporting by Daniel Trotta in New York; Editing by Peter Cooney)

Why must the mayor ask for help?

Yeah Katrina is the reason. The mayor's didn't ask for help and Bush got blamed for it all.

That's life, isn't it?

Yeah and tropical storm Sandy, was a failure by Obama. Of course the media won't report on that one.

 

[Votto]

Looks like Trump is going to go to war with Chicago to try and help blacks.

Doesn't he know he is a racist? Dolt.

Trump says Chicago must seek U.S. help if no progress cutting murders
By Daniel Trotta,Reuters 7 hours ago .
By Daniel Trotta

(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said in a Twitter message on Monday that Chicago's mayor must ask for U.S. government help if the city fails to reduce its homicide rate, which hit a 20-year high in 2016.

The city responded that Trump and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel had previously spoken and agreed to ways the federal government could help.

"Chicago murder rate is record setting - 4,331 shooting victims with 762 murders in 2016. If Mayor can't do it he must ask for Federal help!" Trump tweeted.

The president-elect correctly reported crime numbers published by the Chicago Police Department on Sunday, but the figures were not record-setting.

Although up about 60 percent from the previous year, the 762 homicides in 2016 were the highest annual toll since 1996, when there were 796, according to police data.

During the presidential campaign, Trump periodically referred to Chicago, America's third most populous city, as an example of rising inner-city crime, which ticked up nationally in 2016 after a two-decade downward trend.

As candidate, Trump associated high-crime cities with their Democratic leaders. Emanuel is a former chief of staff to Democratic President Barack Obama.

A spokesman for Emanuel welcomed the prospect of working with Trump once the Republican takes office on Jan. 20, but noted Trump and Emanuel had already spoken on the issue. The two met in New York in December.

"As the president-elect knows from his conversation with the mayor, we agree the federal government has a strong role to play in public safety," spokesman Adam Collins said in a statement.

Collins said the federal government could help by passing stricter gun laws, improving cooperation between federal and local law enforcement and funding programs for at-risk youth.

"We are heartened he is taking this issue seriously and look forward to working with the new administration," Collins said.

Chicago has outlined plans to reduce violence, including the scheduled hiring of 970 police officers over the next two years to raise the total to 13,500.

Police in Chicago made more gun arrests in 2016 than in New York and Los Angeles combined, Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said on Sunday.

"We will make 2017 a safer year for the city of Chicago," Johnson told reporters.

Johnson said he would lobby the Illinois legislature to reform sentencing guidelines for repeat gun offenders. Police would also focus on "targeted, data-driven enforcement" and make community policing "a department-wide philosophy," Johnson said.


(Reporting by Daniel Trotta in New York; Editing by Peter Cooney)

Why must the mayor ask for help?

I dunno, maybe because more blacks are dying in Chicago than Palestinians in the West Bank. Obama certainly seems concerned with those in the West Bank than blacks in Chicago?

Why is that exactly?

Probably because he's US president, he doesn't have the authority to deal with state matters, but does have authority to deal with international matters....

Trump seems to think he can try and stick his nose into the affairs of Ferguson and the Zimmerman case but not the nonstop violence in the city he came from?

Really. Do tell.

I reckon if "whitey" is not the shooter Obummer does not give a damn.

After all, if he can't blame whitey and imply that all law enforcement are racist then he can't inspire more blacks to ambush and kill white police officers. What is the fun in that?

 

[Andylusion]

Looks like Trump is going to go to war with Chicago to try and help blacks.

Doesn't he know he is a racist? Dolt.

Trump says Chicago must seek U.S. help if no progress cutting murders
By Daniel Trotta,Reuters 7 hours ago .
By Daniel Trotta

(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said in a Twitter message on Monday that Chicago's mayor must ask for U.S. government help if the city fails to reduce its homicide rate, which hit a 20-year high in 2016.

The city responded that Trump and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel had previously spoken and agreed to ways the federal government could help.

"Chicago murder rate is record setting - 4,331 shooting victims with 762 murders in 2016. If Mayor can't do it he must ask for Federal help!" Trump tweeted.

The president-elect correctly reported crime numbers published by the Chicago Police Department on Sunday, but the figures were not record-setting.

Although up about 60 percent from the previous year, the 762 homicides in 2016 were the highest annual toll since 1996, when there were 796, according to police data.

During the presidential campaign, Trump periodically referred to Chicago, America's third most populous city, as an example of rising inner-city crime, which ticked up nationally in 2016 after a two-decade downward trend.

As candidate, Trump associated high-crime cities with their Democratic leaders. Emanuel is a former chief of staff to Democratic President Barack Obama.

A spokesman for Emanuel welcomed the prospect of working with Trump once the Republican takes office on Jan. 20, but noted Trump and Emanuel had already spoken on the issue. The two met in New York in December.

"As the president-elect knows from his conversation with the mayor, we agree the federal government has a strong role to play in public safety," spokesman Adam Collins said in a statement.

Collins said the federal government could help by passing stricter gun laws, improving cooperation between federal and local law enforcement and funding programs for at-risk youth.

"We are heartened he is taking this issue seriously and look forward to working with the new administration," Collins said.

Chicago has outlined plans to reduce violence, including the scheduled hiring of 970 police officers over the next two years to raise the total to 13,500.

Police in Chicago made more gun arrests in 2016 than in New York and Los Angeles combined, Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said on Sunday.

"We will make 2017 a safer year for the city of Chicago," Johnson told reporters.

Johnson said he would lobby the Illinois legislature to reform sentencing guidelines for repeat gun offenders. Police would also focus on "targeted, data-driven enforcement" and make community policing "a department-wide philosophy," Johnson said.


(Reporting by Daniel Trotta in New York; Editing by Peter Cooney)

Why must the mayor ask for help?

He's a Democrat. By their nature, they believe someone else should fix their lives for them.

 

[frigidweirdo]

Looks like Trump is going to go to war with Chicago to try and help blacks.

Doesn't he know he is a racist? Dolt.

Trump says Chicago must seek U.S. help if no progress cutting murders
By Daniel Trotta,Reuters 7 hours ago .
By Daniel Trotta

(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said in a Twitter message on Monday that Chicago's mayor must ask for U.S. government help if the city fails to reduce its homicide rate, which hit a 20-year high in 2016.

The city responded that Trump and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel had previously spoken and agreed to ways the federal government could help.

"Chicago murder rate is record setting - 4,331 shooting victims with 762 murders in 2016. If Mayor can't do it he must ask for Federal help!" Trump tweeted.

The president-elect correctly reported crime numbers published by the Chicago Police Department on Sunday, but the figures were not record-setting.

Although up about 60 percent from the previous year, the 762 homicides in 2016 were the highest annual toll since 1996, when there were 796, according to police data.

During the presidential campaign, Trump periodically referred to Chicago, America's third most populous city, as an example of rising inner-city crime, which ticked up nationally in 2016 after a two-decade downward trend.

As candidate, Trump associated high-crime cities with their Democratic leaders. Emanuel is a former chief of staff to Democratic President Barack Obama.

A spokesman for Emanuel welcomed the prospect of working with Trump once the Republican takes office on Jan. 20, but noted Trump and Emanuel had already spoken on the issue. The two met in New York in December.

"As the president-elect knows from his conversation with the mayor, we agree the federal government has a strong role to play in public safety," spokesman Adam Collins said in a statement.

Collins said the federal government could help by passing stricter gun laws, improving cooperation between federal and local law enforcement and funding programs for at-risk youth.

"We are heartened he is taking this issue seriously and look forward to working with the new administration," Collins said.

Chicago has outlined plans to reduce violence, including the scheduled hiring of 970 police officers over the next two years to raise the total to 13,500.

Police in Chicago made more gun arrests in 2016 than in New York and Los Angeles combined, Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said on Sunday.

"We will make 2017 a safer year for the city of Chicago," Johnson told reporters.

Johnson said he would lobby the Illinois legislature to reform sentencing guidelines for repeat gun offenders. Police would also focus on "targeted, data-driven enforcement" and make community policing "a department-wide philosophy," Johnson said.


(Reporting by Daniel Trotta in New York; Editing by Peter Cooney)

Why must the mayor ask for help?

I dunno, maybe because more blacks are dying in Chicago than Palestinians in the West Bank. Obama certainly seems concerned with those in the West Bank than blacks in Chicago?

Why is that exactly?

Probably because he's US president, he doesn't have the authority to deal with state matters, but does have authority to deal with international matters....

Trump seems to think he can try and stick his nose into the affairs of Ferguson and the Zimmerman case but not the nonstop violence in the city he came from?

Really. Do tell.

I reckon if "whitey" is not the shooter Obummer does not give a damn.

After all, if he can't blame whitey and imply that all law enforcement are racist then he can't inspire more blacks to ambush and kill white police officers. What is the fun in that?

Well it all depends on your view of things. I'm not supporting Obama on this one. I'm merely stating something that is there. Politicians are politicians. Also direct intervention isn't always the best.

 

[frigidweirdo]

Looks like Trump is going to go to war with Chicago to try and help blacks.

Doesn't he know he is a racist? Dolt.

Trump says Chicago must seek U.S. help if no progress cutting murders
By Daniel Trotta,Reuters 7 hours ago .
By Daniel Trotta

(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said in a Twitter message on Monday that Chicago's mayor must ask for U.S. government help if the city fails to reduce its homicide rate, which hit a 20-year high in 2016.

The city responded that Trump and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel had previously spoken and agreed to ways the federal government could help.

"Chicago murder rate is record setting - 4,331 shooting victims with 762 murders in 2016. If Mayor can't do it he must ask for Federal help!" Trump tweeted.

The president-elect correctly reported crime numbers published by the Chicago Police Department on Sunday, but the figures were not record-setting.

Although up about 60 percent from the previous year, the 762 homicides in 2016 were the highest annual toll since 1996, when there were 796, according to police data.

During the presidential campaign, Trump periodically referred to Chicago, America's third most populous city, as an example of rising inner-city crime, which ticked up nationally in 2016 after a two-decade downward trend.

As candidate, Trump associated high-crime cities with their Democratic leaders. Emanuel is a former chief of staff to Democratic President Barack Obama.

A spokesman for Emanuel welcomed the prospect of working with Trump once the Republican takes office on Jan. 20, but noted Trump and Emanuel had already spoken on the issue. The two met in New York in December.

"As the president-elect knows from his conversation with the mayor, we agree the federal government has a strong role to play in public safety," spokesman Adam Collins said in a statement.

Collins said the federal government could help by passing stricter gun laws, improving cooperation between federal and local law enforcement and funding programs for at-risk youth.

"We are heartened he is taking this issue seriously and look forward to working with the new administration," Collins said.

Chicago has outlined plans to reduce violence, including the scheduled hiring of 970 police officers over the next two years to raise the total to 13,500.

Police in Chicago made more gun arrests in 2016 than in New York and Los Angeles combined, Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said on Sunday.

"We will make 2017 a safer year for the city of Chicago," Johnson told reporters.

Johnson said he would lobby the Illinois legislature to reform sentencing guidelines for repeat gun offenders. Police would also focus on "targeted, data-driven enforcement" and make community policing "a department-wide philosophy," Johnson said.


(Reporting by Daniel Trotta in New York; Editing by Peter Cooney)

Why must the mayor ask for help?

He's a Democrat. By their nature, they believe someone else should fix their lives for them.

As if on the other foot you wouldn't be saying the same thing. One thing is someone's life, another is the society they live in. The whole point of government is to try and make society better.

 

[Votto]

Looks like Trump is going to go to war with Chicago to try and help blacks.

Doesn't he know he is a racist? Dolt.

Trump says Chicago must seek U.S. help if no progress cutting murders
By Daniel Trotta,Reuters 7 hours ago .
By Daniel Trotta

(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said in a Twitter message on Monday that Chicago's mayor must ask for U.S. government help if the city fails to reduce its homicide rate, which hit a 20-year high in 2016.

The city responded that Trump and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel had previously spoken and agreed to ways the federal government could help.

"Chicago murder rate is record setting - 4,331 shooting victims with 762 murders in 2016. If Mayor can't do it he must ask for Federal help!" Trump tweeted.

The president-elect correctly reported crime numbers published by the Chicago Police Department on Sunday, but the figures were not record-setting.

Although up about 60 percent from the previous year, the 762 homicides in 2016 were the highest annual toll since 1996, when there were 796, according to police data.

During the presidential campaign, Trump periodically referred to Chicago, America's third most populous city, as an example of rising inner-city crime, which ticked up nationally in 2016 after a two-decade downward trend.

As candidate, Trump associated high-crime cities with their Democratic leaders. Emanuel is a former chief of staff to Democratic President Barack Obama.

A spokesman for Emanuel welcomed the prospect of working with Trump once the Republican takes office on Jan. 20, but noted Trump and Emanuel had already spoken on the issue. The two met in New York in December.

"As the president-elect knows from his conversation with the mayor, we agree the federal government has a strong role to play in public safety," spokesman Adam Collins said in a statement.

Collins said the federal government could help by passing stricter gun laws, improving cooperation between federal and local law enforcement and funding programs for at-risk youth.

"We are heartened he is taking this issue seriously and look forward to working with the new administration," Collins said.

Chicago has outlined plans to reduce violence, including the scheduled hiring of 970 police officers over the next two years to raise the total to 13,500.

Police in Chicago made more gun arrests in 2016 than in New York and Los Angeles combined, Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said on Sunday.

"We will make 2017 a safer year for the city of Chicago," Johnson told reporters.

Johnson said he would lobby the Illinois legislature to reform sentencing guidelines for repeat gun offenders. Police would also focus on "targeted, data-driven enforcement" and make community policing "a department-wide philosophy," Johnson said.


(Reporting by Daniel Trotta in New York; Editing by Peter Cooney)

Why must the mayor ask for help?

He's a Democrat. By their nature, they believe someone else should fix their lives for them.

As if on the other foot you wouldn't be saying the same thing. One thing is someone's life, another is the society they live in. The whole point of government is to try and make society better.

The point of government is to make society better?

The very nature of politics demands lines of division be drawn. After all, why would you support a politician that promised to treat everyone as equals? Would you give them all your money? No, you vote for politicians to get a leg up on your fellow man. That is why some unions were able to opt out of Obamacare and why Obama made executive edicts to exempt certain people from Obamacare that conflicted with the law he signed into law, etc.

 

[PredFan]

Law enforcement at all levels should steer clear of Chicago completely. Let the gangs fight it out until one rises to the top. Then go in a take that one out. As long as they are killing each other, I really don't give a fuck.

 

[PredFan]

Looks like Trump is going to go to war with Chicago to try and help blacks.

Doesn't he know he is a racist? Dolt.

Trump says Chicago must seek U.S. help if no progress cutting murders
By Daniel Trotta,Reuters 7 hours ago .
By Daniel Trotta

(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said in a Twitter message on Monday that Chicago's mayor must ask for U.S. government help if the city fails to reduce its homicide rate, which hit a 20-year high in 2016.

The city responded that Trump and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel had previously spoken and agreed to ways the federal government could help.

"Chicago murder rate is record setting - 4,331 shooting victims with 762 murders in 2016. If Mayor can't do it he must ask for Federal help!" Trump tweeted.

The president-elect correctly reported crime numbers published by the Chicago Police Department on Sunday, but the figures were not record-setting.

Although up about 60 percent from the previous year, the 762 homicides in 2016 were the highest annual toll since 1996, when there were 796, according to police data.

During the presidential campaign, Trump periodically referred to Chicago, America's third most populous city, as an example of rising inner-city crime, which ticked up nationally in 2016 after a two-decade downward trend.

As candidate, Trump associated high-crime cities with their Democratic leaders. Emanuel is a former chief of staff to Democratic President Barack Obama.

A spokesman for Emanuel welcomed the prospect of working with Trump once the Republican takes office on Jan. 20, but noted Trump and Emanuel had already spoken on the issue. The two met in New York in December.

"As the president-elect knows from his conversation with the mayor, we agree the federal government has a strong role to play in public safety," spokesman Adam Collins said in a statement.

Collins said the federal government could help by passing stricter gun laws, improving cooperation between federal and local law enforcement and funding programs for at-risk youth.

"We are heartened he is taking this issue seriously and look forward to working with the new administration," Collins said.

Chicago has outlined plans to reduce violence, including the scheduled hiring of 970 police officers over the next two years to raise the total to 13,500.

Police in Chicago made more gun arrests in 2016 than in New York and Los Angeles combined, Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said on Sunday.

"We will make 2017 a safer year for the city of Chicago," Johnson told reporters.

Johnson said he would lobby the Illinois legislature to reform sentencing guidelines for repeat gun offenders. Police would also focus on "targeted, data-driven enforcement" and make community policing "a department-wide philosophy," Johnson said.


(Reporting by Daniel Trotta in New York; Editing by Peter Cooney)

Why must the mayor ask for help?

He's a Democrat. By their nature, they believe someone else should fix their lives for them.

As if on the other foot you wouldn't be saying the same thing. One thing is someone's life, another is the society they live in. The whole point of government is to try and make society better.

Exactly wrong. That is not the job of government. That is how you get dictatorships.

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

God bless gun-free zones!!!

 

[BluesLegend]

Is that all you liberals got, calling Trump a racist for the 500th time? LOL good luck with that.

 

[frigidweirdo]

Looks like Trump is going to go to war with Chicago to try and help blacks.

Doesn't he know he is a racist? Dolt.

Trump says Chicago must seek U.S. help if no progress cutting murders
By Daniel Trotta,Reuters 7 hours ago .
By Daniel Trotta

(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said in a Twitter message on Monday that Chicago's mayor must ask for U.S. government help if the city fails to reduce its homicide rate, which hit a 20-year high in 2016.

The city responded that Trump and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel had previously spoken and agreed to ways the federal government could help.

"Chicago murder rate is record setting - 4,331 shooting victims with 762 murders in 2016. If Mayor can't do it he must ask for Federal help!" Trump tweeted.

The president-elect correctly reported crime numbers published by the Chicago Police Department on Sunday, but the figures were not record-setting.

Although up about 60 percent from the previous year, the 762 homicides in 2016 were the highest annual toll since 1996, when there were 796, according to police data.

During the presidential campaign, Trump periodically referred to Chicago, America's third most populous city, as an example of rising inner-city crime, which ticked up nationally in 2016 after a two-decade downward trend.

As candidate, Trump associated high-crime cities with their Democratic leaders. Emanuel is a former chief of staff to Democratic President Barack Obama.

A spokesman for Emanuel welcomed the prospect of working with Trump once the Republican takes office on Jan. 20, but noted Trump and Emanuel had already spoken on the issue. The two met in New York in December.

"As the president-elect knows from his conversation with the mayor, we agree the federal government has a strong role to play in public safety," spokesman Adam Collins said in a statement.

Collins said the federal government could help by passing stricter gun laws, improving cooperation between federal and local law enforcement and funding programs for at-risk youth.

"We are heartened he is taking this issue seriously and look forward to working with the new administration," Collins said.

Chicago has outlined plans to reduce violence, including the scheduled hiring of 970 police officers over the next two years to raise the total to 13,500.

Police in Chicago made more gun arrests in 2016 than in New York and Los Angeles combined, Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said on Sunday.

"We will make 2017 a safer year for the city of Chicago," Johnson told reporters.

Johnson said he would lobby the Illinois legislature to reform sentencing guidelines for repeat gun offenders. Police would also focus on "targeted, data-driven enforcement" and make community policing "a department-wide philosophy," Johnson said.


(Reporting by Daniel Trotta in New York; Editing by Peter Cooney)

Why must the mayor ask for help?

He's a Democrat. By their nature, they believe someone else should fix their lives for them.

As if on the other foot you wouldn't be saying the same thing. One thing is someone's life, another is the society they live in. The whole point of government is to try and make society better.

The point of government is to make society better?

The very nature of politics demands lines of division be drawn. After all, why would you support a politician that promised to treat everyone as equals? Would you give them all your money? No, you vote for politicians to get a leg up on your fellow man. That is why some unions were able to opt out of Obamacare and why Obama made executive edicts to exempt certain people from Obamacare that conflicted with the law he signed into law, etc.

Or that is what politics has become. Yes, everyone fights for their own interests. A good system is one where all these interests come together and compromise is made. The US system doesn't have all these interests coming together, it has two, and they're from the rich people.