Larry Snelling, Mayor Birdbrain Johnson’s hand-picked police superintendent in Chicago, looks like he’s got the weight of the world on his shoulders. And he does after the Chicago City Council made a half-hearted, face-saving move to strip Mayor Brandon Johnson of his power to unilaterally cancel the “Shot Spotter” contract at the end of September. Instead of leaving it up to Johnson, the city council punted that make-or-break decision to Snelling. The vote clears the city council of responsibility when the contract is cancelled as most expect it will be as Johnson is dead-set opposed to the program as it results in too many black and brown arrests.
Is there any dispassionate, clear-thinking person with an IQ over room temperature that thinks the Chief Larry Snelling can make an unbiased decision when he can be removed at any moment by the guy who wants the contract ended.
Pretty sure Snelling likes that extra money he’s getting for serving as chief – and the extra retirement monies he will get if he retires as chief.
Block Club Chicago – one of the legacy media outlets providing cover for the Gun Control Plantation folks running Chicago – posted this:
CITY HALL — In a check on the power of the Mayor’s Office, the City Council voted Wednesday to strip Mayor Brandon Johnson of the authority to cancel the city’s contract with the gunshot detection system known as ShotSpotter.
The vote comes after a parliamentary maneuver by Ald. David Moore (17th), who has led the fight for the continuation of the ShotSpotter contract, to force alderpeople to act on a proposed ordinance giving police Supt. Larry Snelling the power to override the Mayor’s Office to secure a contract with the gunshot detection company.
The vote passed 33-14.
Snelling has repeatedly reaffirmed his support for ShotSpotter, saying it helps officers pinpoint and respond to crime scenes in the crucial minutes before 911 is called — or if 911 is not called at all.
Johnson vowed during his campaign to cut ties with SoundThinking, the company that operates the technology. He fulfilled that promise early this year, announcing the phasing out of the technology’s use by summer’s end. Johnson has also ramped up his criticisms of ShotSpotter leading up to Wednesday’s vote and pledged to veto it.
ShotSpotter’s contract was set to go dark Sunday. It’s not known what the next steps will be.
Moore reiterated that despite the ordinance, he wants to work with the mayor to come up with a solution.
“Let’s get this passed and then let’s talk,” Moore said. “We want to work with you, mayor, know that.”
it bez raciss, caint have anything to help wit restin de gros!