Chicago Mayor Caves To President Trump – She Just Agreed To Accept 200 New Federal Agents
Over the Summer of 2020, Americans have watched as crime has exploded across major Democrat-run cities.
The president called for local leaders to end the wave of violent crime.
She just gave in to 'The Donald!'
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BJ's Pull quote -
Key Takeaways:
- After promising to refuse federal forces in Chicago, the mayor spoke with Trump on the phone.
- It appears Lightfoot is now cooperating with federal law enforcement, as crime rises in the city.
- This comes after weeks of crime and rioting across many blue cities.
She realized she was wrong, promptly corrected, and working with Trump saw immediate results with lives saved. I wish more would follow her need.
- When you realize you are wrong, admit and correct.
- When you need help, take it.
Trump immediately has a positive impact.
Hmmm: Homicides in Chicago drop 45% after Operation Legend arrests
Old lessons relearned.
How do we drive down violent crime? In the not-so-distant past, America figured out the answer — lock up violent criminals rather than releasing them. Chicago may have reinvented this wheel over the past month,
as local law enforcement announced earlier today. Homicides dropped almost by half in August and shootings declined by double digits:
The 63 murders reported in August was a 45% decrease from July, while the number of shootings decreased by 15%, Chicago police said in a news release Tuesday.
Last month 481 people were shot with at least 39 of them minors, according to Sun-Times records.
Chicago Police Supt. David Brown credited the department’s two new citywide initiatives – Community Safety Team and Critical Incident Response Team – for helping bring down the murder rate.
In late July, the explosion of violence
forced Mayor Lori Lightfoot to start working with Donald Trump and the Department of Justice on restoring order in the Windy City. Trump promptly sent 150 or more World Class federal law enforcement officers to Chicago as part of
Operation Legend, named after LeGend Taliferro, who was killed in Kansas City the previous month.
Within three weeks, they had
arrested more than sixty suspects in federal crimes: Federal crimes means no local prosecutors refusing to prosecute, no local judges spinning them out without bail. Federal charges mean Federal Court and Federal Prosecutors and many crimes carrying 20 year sentences
with five year minimums.
At least 61 people have been charged with federal crimes in Chicago under the new “Operation Legend,” which brought federal agents to the city in a plan to fight violent crime.
Attorney General William Barr said those charged face accusations related to firearms, narcotics and bank fraud. …
The operation was launched in Kansas City, Missouri in early July and was expanded to Chicago, Albuquerque, Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Memphis and Indianapolis in the weeks following.
So far, there have been more than 1,000 arrests across those cities, with the exception of Indianapolis. Of those, 217 have been charged with federal crimes, Barr said.
Not playing games with looters, assaulters and arsonists.
In Detroit, the police chief expressed hope last week that the extra enforcement would discourage crime, especially by getting “trigger-pullers” off the streets for good:
In Detroit, agents circled a motel that had been a hotbed for criminal activity for years. As the caravan pulled into the parking lot of the yellow building, Barr and Police Chief James Craig hovered overhead in a helicopter outfitted with special cameras to watch from the sky.
Five people were arrested, and agents seized three ounces of cocaine, one ounce of the deadly fentanyl and a handgun.
Federal charges generally result in stiffer penalties — will help to drive down violent crime in Detroit and get the "trigger-pullers” off the street.
“This is certainly welcomed,” Craig told the AP. “We have always had a history of working well with our federal partners. So, to get the added resources and engage in an operation like we did today, that’s what makes a difference in our community in reducing violence.”
We are going to make our cities GREAT AGAIN! Detroit was once a world class city and it can be again. Safe and prosperous neighborhoods, good schools that launch the young people into rewarding careers. Mommas watching their children grow to adulthood and bring them grandchildren rather than funerals and incarceration.
A spike in arrests and a show of more assertive enforcement of laws has correlated to a sharp reduction in crime — which shouldn’t be a surprise, since the retreat from enforcement this spring and summer correlated to an explosion of crime in Chicago and many other cities around the country.
Enforcing laws energetically, even for minor crimes, sets an expectation of public order and disincentivizes more wanton commission of serious crimes. Setting criminals free via an end to cash bail and the refusal to enforce laws for their supposedly low priority sends a message of impunity that rapidly gets absorbed and boundaries are pushed.
The people who live in these communities should decide now whether they want to live in continuing chaos, or whether they will demand public order and peace. And then they should vote for people who will deliver what they want, rather than politicians who pander and kneel to mobs, and fulfill the responsibilities of their offices rather than abandon their constituents.
And where they want a helping hand, Trump and Barr are there to give it.
