Leading the nation in raw homicide numbers for ten (or is it twelve?) straight years, one would think that the political leadership would place its energy on proven strategies to combat crime. You know, put bad actors in prison for long prison terms where they can’t molest the innocent with their violent crime.
But that’s not what the woke team of social justice warriors running Chicago want to do. Instead, they want to raise taxes and defund the police.
With the Chicago Police Department down something like 1800 sworn officers, and Brandon Johnson cancelling coming police academy classes through at least the end of the year… and demanding another $75M in cuts, comes this.
From the Sun-Times, part of the “Trump is Hitler/Fascist” media “elites“:
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposal to cut 456 police vacancies would decimate spending and staff within the office leading the Chicago Police Department’s court-ordered reform push, raising renewed questions about his commitment to getting out from under a slow-moving federal consent decree.
Johnson’s $17.3 billion 2025 budget increased CPD’s annual budget slightly, to $2.1 billion, but only to cover the 5% raises Johnson gave rank-and-file officers when he extended and sweetened the deal negotiated by his predecessor, Lori Lightfoot.
The vacant CPD positions proposed for elimination are more than half of the 743 vacant positions Johnson wants to cut citywide to chip away at a nearly $1 billion budget shortfall next year. It’s the second straight year Johnson has eliminated hundreds of police vacancies. The mayor’s budget also includes a $300 million property tax increase facing stiff headwinds in an emboldened City Council.
Great job Brandon.
Elections have consequences and the voters of Chicago are reaping the whirlwind.
As for the rest of us? You’re on your own in Chicago. Act and dress accordingly.
ugotsta let de dindus run free, rayciss honkies!
Stupis is, as stupid does, let the people who voted for “let-go” Brandon stew in their consequences and like it! Wonder how much “income” the city made off of the DNC convention.
More proof that everything woke turns to shit. Liberals sure do a nice job ruining everything don’t they ? Police budget cuts and huge property tax increases but still $30,000 is available to get the beard trimmed and afro teased. The zombies will re elect this clown, just wait and see.
l. shitfoot shut down chicongo during covid, still went out to the ‘parlor’ for a trim – they bez mo impotent than taxpayers