Chicago has a mayor like that in Lori Lightfoot. Last week she was vacationing in Maine. On Sunday of course Jacob Blake, an unarmed black man shot shot by a Kenosha, Wisconsin police officer seven times. While that appears to be very excessive--keep in mind that Blake ignored orders not to reach into his vehicle.
Fifty miles to the south in Beetlejuice's Chicago 5 people were shot to death over the past weekend--and 67 others were wounded. Yesterday, when Lightfoot was Tweeting about Blake, another 22 were shot in the city.
Here's that Tweet from Lightweight. "Yesterday in Wisconsin, a police officer shot Jacob Blake, an unarmed Black man, a father, 7 times in the back. I am deeply disturbed by the video capturing part of the incident. I urge civil and criminal authorities to pursue an immediate and thorough investigation of the shooting."
Now let's get back to that trip to Maine. According to Ben Bradley of WGN-TV, Lightfoot ordered police brass to cancel their vacations. Last week he Tweeted, "Mayor Lori Lightfoot ordered police command staff to cancel their summer travel plans to remain in Chicago to combat violence. Now she's on vacation."Yesterday in Wisconsin, a police officer shot Jacob Blake, an unarmed Black man, a father, 7 times in the back. I am deeply disturbed by the video capturing part of the incident. I urge civil & criminal authorities to pursue an immediate & thorough investigation of the shooting.— Mayor Lori Lightfoot (@chicagosmayor) August 24, 2020
According to Blake's father, Jacob is now paralyzed from the waist down. This is a tragic story--but there are tragedies involving shootings in Chicago every day.Mayor Lori Lightfoot ordered police command staff to cancel their summer travel plans to remain in Chicago to combat violence. Now she's on vacation. @WGNNews https://t.co/nT3CQU4hdy— Ben Bradley (@BenBradleyTV) August 20, 2019
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