'Defund the police': Alderman, activists
call for Chicago to cut CPD funding
ABC7-TV (Chicago),
by
Staff
Original Article
Posted By: AltaD,
6/8/2020 10:23:43 AM
Calls for police reform are growing after the death of George Floyd sparked protests in Chicago and across the country. The push to cut police funding and shift resources to community-based services is gaining momentum. On Sunday, a majority of the Minneapolis City Council vowed to disband the city's police department.
Northwest Side Ald. Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez said she's in favor of defunding the Chicago Police Department.
"We have to consider how much money are we willing to continue to spend in an institution that isn't definitely not working for most of us," she said. "I think it is a beautiful time to imagine what is possible."
Reply 1 - Posted by:
tsquare 6/8/2020 10:31:47 AM (No. 437106)
Fya “ I think it is a beautiful time to imagine what is possible”. Yep..lets dream of magic unicorns and fairies. But stand out of the way as the real, hard, dangerous, needed work is done
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Do it, Chicago!
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
cor-vet 6/8/2020 10:58:08 AM (No. 437147)
"Most of us......." would be the minorities who are conning business leaders and politicians to just keep throwing more and more money down the racist rathore. Beautiful to imagine, my behind!
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
mifla 6/8/2020 10:58:36 AM (No. 437148)
There is an old saying: Be careful about what you ask for. You just might get it.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
cor-vet 6/8/2020 10:58:45 AM (No. 437149)
rat hole
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
montwoodcliff 6/8/2020 11:02:47 AM (No. 437153)
The CPD operates under the direction of the mayor, doesn’t it? So if the department isn’t working as you say, why. will cutting funding do anything? Democrats are stuck on stupid!
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Condor44 6/8/2020 11:02:57 AM (No. 437154)
Ha Ha! This is too funny! A real looney bin. Google a site called Hey Jackass. It gives you the daily stats on murders and shootings in Chi Town. These people are more than stupid.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
AltaD 6/8/2020 11:04:08 AM (No. 437159)
FTA: an institution that isn't definitely not working
So, it is working.
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In the City of Chicago, one of the most racially divisive cities in the nation, most Alderman run their section of the city like a fiefdom. Nothing happens in their section of the City without their involvement and input.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
DVC 6/8/2020 11:20:34 AM (No. 437189)
The criminals will have a great old time. There will be a vast amount of crime. Let's hope people will remember who subjected them to this coming horror show.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Skinnydip 6/8/2020 11:23:43 AM (No. 437195)
Well, that ought to bring down the weekend murder rate.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
moonlightflip 6/8/2020 11:41:40 AM (No. 437221)
consequences: more crime...more people buying guns for protection... neighborhood protection groups (vigilantes)... people leaving... tax base shrinking... vulnerable residents' increased suffering... school hell holes.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
HotRod 6/8/2020 11:52:44 AM (No. 437237)
In Chicago, Black Lives Matter (BLM) should be BLDM. Black lives DON'T matter in Chicago, unless a policeman is involved so that democrats can push their narrative. Blacks kill each other on a regular basis, but no community uprising against the politicians there. Black ''leaders'' are the worst! Shame on you Chicago!
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
rabblerouser 6/8/2020 11:54:13 AM (No. 437239)
Don't live in Chicago, but I just realized I need more ammo.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
FunOne 6/8/2020 12:05:20 PM (No. 437252)
Who would want to visit Chicago and get robbed, raped, or assaulted? Say goodby to the tourists. Close the convention center because no large entity would subject their members or associates to the wildness. Millions of tax dollars from food, lodging, transportation and places of interest will be lost. I have visited a lot of US cities over the years, and I don't need to visit any more.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
bad-hair 6/8/2020 12:47:23 PM (No. 437296)
CHICAGO CHICAGO That toddler town.
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Abc7 is a commie fake news outlet
Chicago is a lost sh**-hole
Defund the corrupt democrat machine
Defund the city council
Defund the aldermen
Defund the lesbian mayor
Let smart and honest people run their cities
I’ll bet they miss their Mayor Daley now!
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
moebellini3 6/8/2020 2:46:17 PM (No. 437403)
All bullsh**. The calls for police reform and cutting budgets are all coming from already crime ridden cities. Cities where anarchy rules the day. Best thing that could happen is if they pull out the police and put cages around the cities. Blacks are murdering blacks in record numbers and you don't hear a peep from any democrat or black leader. The shear ignorance of the democratic voter is appalling. Got it.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
skacmar 6/8/2020 3:45:37 PM (No. 437461)
Sure, they can de-fund as long as any de-funfing starts with any special police protections that the CPD provides to the Aldermen who are requesting the police de-funding. They need to put their money where their mouths are.
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