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Originally posted by sigfreund:
And yet I seem to recall at least a couple of posters here confidently asserting that the police don’t prevent crimes, all they do is take the reports after the crimes are committed. Strange that I haven’t seen that claim made among our group for the last couple of years or so. Do they or don’t they? A real puzzle.

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Originally posted by Ripley:
^^^^^^

Bad enough on the face of it but he sounds so happy and proud to be there. A world-class POS

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Originally posted by Sigmund:

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Originally posted by Ripley:
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Bad enough on the face of it but he sounds so happy and proud to be there. A world-class POS

Rush used to call him "DaNang Dick" for lying about his military service.

https://www.masslive.com/mywid...cord_in_vietnam.html

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I have been consistently a Democrat and a strong supporter and believer in American capitalism." ...

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Originally posted by sigfreund:
If anyone believes that by “preventing” crime I meant that a police officer was present at the scene to catch someone in the act, such as hiding in a trash dumpster with discreet observation slits to see when someone smashes a car window to steal a laptop, and that that seldom happens, I hereby award him the Order of the Obviousius Recognitionius Medal, First Class. And if they believe that such protective coverage would seldom be feasible in practice, then they get a Kudzu Tendril Cluster addition to their OOR Medal, First Class.

(I could attempt to explain what I meant by suggesting that the police do prevent crimes, but I believe it would be a waste of electrons for anyone requiring such an explanation. And FWIW, the police do in fact sometimes engage in direct action activities to prevent crimes. A notable example was the NYPD stakeout squad that officers like Jim Cirillo were members of. When there’s a possibility that there may be a police officer armed with a shotgun hiding in the convenience store one is planning to rob, it can give even the dimmest pause.)

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Originally posted by wcb6092:
I do recall President Trump offering to deploy Federal resources to Chicago and Lightfoot telling the feds to stay out. Now she is begging for them.


Chicago mayor who pushed $80M defund of cops now pleads for feds to save city

https://nypost.com/2021/12/21/...o-stem-gun-violence/

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot — who last year proposed cutting $80 million from her city’s police budget — publicly pleaded with the feds on Monday to bolster the ranks of her city’s cops amid a surge in shootings and homicides.

Lightfoot called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to send agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to the Windy City for a six-month crackdown on illegal guns.

“We cannot continue to endure the level of violence that we are now experiencing,” Lightfoot said during a 40-minute speech.

“I feel the urgency every day.”

The desperation move made Lightfoot — who’s said she opposes the “defund the police” movement — the second big-city Democratic mayor in days to announce dramatic steps to restore law and order as crime spirals out of control.

On Dec. 14, progressive San Francisco Mayor London Breed — who last year pledged to shift $120 million from the city’s law-enforcement budget to social spending — reversed course during a speech in which she vowed to end “the reign of criminals who are destroying our city.”

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot — who last year proposed cutting $80 million from her city’s police budget — publicly pleaded with the feds on Monday to bolster the ranks of her city’s cops amid a surge in shootings and homicides.

Lightfoot called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to send agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to the Windy City for a six-month crackdown on illegal guns.

“We cannot continue to endure the level of violence that we are now experiencing,” Lightfoot said during a 40-minute speech.

“I feel the urgency every day.”

The desperation move made Lightfoot — who’s said she opposes the “defund the police” movement — the second big-city Democratic mayor in days to announce dramatic steps to restore law and order as crime spirals out of control.

On Dec. 14, progressive San Francisco Mayor London Breed — who last year pledged to shift $120 million from the city’s law-enforcement budget to social spending — reversed course during a speech in which she vowed to end “the reign of criminals who are destroying our city.”

In Chicago, the number of shooting victims reached 4,270 on Sunday, up nearly 9 percent from the 3,930 people shot during the same period last year, according to police statistics obtained by the Chicago Tribune.

Meanwhile, homicides have increased 5 percent, from 749 to 783, making the Windy City the deadliest in the nation.

“Right now, today, there are simply too many violent people walking our streets and wreaking havoc in our neighborhoods,” Lightfoot said Monday.

She added: “I know that people are scared and emotions…on public safety, and specifically gun violence, including carjackings, are running high.”

Although Chicago is far behind its 1970 record of 964 killings, at least a dozen cities across the US have already seen more murders than ever this year, including Philadelphia; Columbus, Ohio; and Rochester, NY.

In addition to calling for additional ATF agents be deployed to Chicago, Lightfoot — who said the city was “awash” in guns — said more federal prosecutors would be needed to handle the “new cases that will be generated.”

Lightfoot also called on Garland to send extra deputy US marshals to help Chicago cops and the Cook County Sheriff’s Office track down wanted suspects.

“We need these additional resources well in advance of summer,” she said.

Lightfoot further called on judges to immediately stop releasing defendants with ankle bracelets following their arrests for violent crimes including murder and kidnapping, calling the electronic monitoring system “fundamentally broken.”