Rate of Killings Rises 38 Percent in Chicago in 2012
26th June 2012
Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s first reading material each morning, at 5:30, is not a budget update, a legislative proposal or a packet of headlines. It is an e-mail from the Chicago Police Department listing the crimes that were committed during the night that just ended. By 7 a.m., he is calling Garry F. McCarthy, the police superintendent. That is unlikely to be their final conversation of the day, or even of the morning.
Hey, if you want to cut crime, elect a Republican — I don’t think Rudy Giuliani is doing anything right now.
June 27th, 2012 at 05:48
And Republicans have done such a great job at curbing crime in the cities?
I don’t suppose you would mind citing some examples to back that sweeping claim?
June 27th, 2012 at 10:32
The problem in Chicago is that the worst criminals are in the government.