Chicago in Chaos

[Dale00]

Failed city leaders cursing at each other as the city burned. Neighborhoods were watching out for their own security. For once the politicians did not call for stricter gun laws.

From an online conference call on May 31 to brief all 50 aldermen about the civil unrest which had broken out, obtained by WTTW News. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...f-ing-lawless-meeting-panicked-officials.html

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot blasted rioters as 'f**ing lawless' in a meeting with panicked officials who described gang members walking around with AK-47s and said the city is 'worse than it was in 1968' after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

'I don't know about you, I haven't seen s**t like this before, not in Chicago,' Lightfoot said during an online conference call on May 31 to brief all 50 aldermen about the civil unrest...
In the audio, obtained by WTTW News, some alderman are heard breaking down in tears while others voiced outrage as they described how their communities have become 'the wild, wild west' and demanded action from the mayor's office. ...

She (Alderman Pat Dowell) pleaded with Lightfoot to send in the National Guard to protect grocery stores and pharmacies, but the mayor responded saying the Guard 'are not a magic tool' and that sending them in has made the situation worse in some areas.

The call descended into a spat between Lightfoot and Alderman Raymond Lopez, with the mayor telling the alderman he is '100% full of s**t' and him responding she needs to 'check your f**ing attitude'.

This came after Lopez lamented that his Southwest Side ward had become 'a virtual war zone' where gang members were walking around armed with AK-47's and threatening to shoot black people.

He demanded Lightfoot put in place a plan to stabilize Chicago's neighborhoods for five days.

The mayor ended the meeting on a note of concern as she asked the aldermen to 'pray for us all.'

 

[Snattlerake]

They are beginning to eat their own. I LIKE IT.

 

[Dale00]

Notice that the mayor refuses to use the National Guard to protect neighborhoods. Protection for me but not for thee.

 

[RETOKSQUID]

Reaping the rewards of what they sowed.

 

[jfssms]

from the 1921 mass
Tulsa killings or before that?

 

[Glock 40]

Um isn't this just Friday in Chi Town?

 

[bigred1]

Um isn't this just Friday in Chi Town?

Yes and it's getting hot outside.

 

[John6185]

She is a strange duck, tweeted "F Donald Trump." What a lady! She probably uses that word as the first word in every sentence. But hey voted for her and they got what they voted for.

 

[L.C.]

 

[dennishoddy]

Um isn't this just Friday in Chi Town?

Yes, shootings start at sunset. Gotta give those politicians time to get to their guarded homes.