If Chicago doesn't fix the horrible 'carnage' going on 228 shootings so far and 42 killings up 24% I'll send in the Feds (Detroit: best city, 2013)

[deeman7]

Originally Posted by PerseusVeil

Here are some possible scenarios, some of which (like the National Guard) are not only unlikely, but probably wouldn't even be legal.

U.S. Attorney: Current U.S. Attorney Zachary Fardon came under pressure when selected to be the top federal law enforcement official in Chicago three years ago to put violent crime at the top of the city's agenda. But from the start of his tenure, he tempered expectations about what a U.S. attorney's office could do. He had said repeatedly that communities couldn't arrest their way out of the problem of violence and that a more holistic approach — one that also addresses socio-economic problems — is required.

Fardon said in a September speech that his office and federal agencies including the FBI, DEA and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives "have ramped up their resources to help tamp down this spike in violence." He also said federal agencies had launched new crime-fighting programs with city and state officials, though he didn't provide details. "Suffice it to say, all oars from those agencies, including the FBI, are in the water right now," Fardon said.

Gun Charges: Then-U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder promised in 2014 that the Department of Justice would do what it could to fight gun violence in Chicago. That was easier said than done. A records review by the Chicago Sun-Times found numbers of federal gun cases out of Chicago declined from 2012 to 2015. It started trending back up in 2015, with 84 defendants charged under U.S. gun statutes from mid-2015 and mid-2016. Responding to the Sun-Times, Fardon wrote in October that the drop-off in gun charges in 2014 to less than 60 had at least something to do with a federal hiring freeze, when his office went from 172 prosecutors to below 130. The numbers are getting back up to where they need to be, he said. He said half of his prosecutors are focused on the types of cases linked to street-level violence.

I think an approach that addresses the cultural/societal problems is DEFINITELY needed but I think Trump can offer more Prosecutors and Agents so that we can go from 'oars in the water' to 'supercharged motor in the water .'

[oakparkdude]

Originally Posted by Vanderbiltgrad

I hate be mean but Rahm is the worst mayor in the history of an US City. He is horrible. You guys need DALEY back.

Yes, we need back the mayor who bankrupted Chicago.

[PerseusVeil]

Originally Posted by Vanderbiltgrad

I hate be mean but Rahm is the worst mayor in the history of an US City. He is horrible. You guys need DALEY back.

And how exactly was Daley better?

[prhill]

Vanderbiltgrad you are right he is the worst mayor ever! We need Daley back so bad. It makes me so sad to see all the comments I have seen today about Chicago being a disgrace and why would anyone live in such a place and how Trump should build a wall around Chicago and why do people in Chicago put up with such a Mayor and on and on

[LeotheOrangeCat]

Fine send them in already. Stop talking about it.

[Lollapalooza773]

Originally Posted by prhill

Vanderbiltgrad you are right he is the worst mayor ever! We need Daley back so bad. It makes me so sad to see all the comments I have seen today about Chicago being a disgrace and why would anyone live in such a place and how Trump should build a wall around Chicago and why do people in Chicago put up with such a Mayor and on and on

I Wouldn't worry about those small city out Towners idiots.... like it or not we still the third largest city in the us, still a large railroad hub and hundreds of big businesses here so the country most definitely needs us
More than we need a city like Tucson az lol!

[prhill]

Lollapalooza773 good points but do not forget they keep saying Chicago will fall to fourth biggest city behind Houston soon so we will no longer be in top 3. This after we fell to Third behind LA in the 80s. And people still keep leaving here now more than ever.

[DavePa]

Originally Posted by prhill

Lollapalooza773 good points but do not forget they keep saying Chicago will fall to fourth biggest city behind Houston soon so we will no longer be in top 3. This after we fell to Third behind LA in the 80s. And people still keep leaving here now more than ever.

Population of city propers is a poor means to define anything other then populations. Metro's are far more a regions accurate population and PRESTIGE is not based on population nor importance alone.

Houston city proper can pass Chicago city. But downtowns beauty to vibrancy is very distant. Much of Houston's growth to most vibrant communities? Are outside of its city proper.

So just as when Toronto passed Chicago city proper in population in 2013. There was NOT a transfer of PRESTIGE and Core Vibrancy. So too IF Houston city surpassed Chi-Town. Chicago is in book cycle in its core. While Houston slowed in its core, since oil prices dipped. Including downtown populations as NO comparisons in their differences.

[probablyimnotsure]

For so long people on this forum were saying how Chicago will never be like Detroit. Looks like it's on its way....

[flamadiddle]

Originally Posted by prhill

Trump needs to send the feds here as this Mayor Chicago has is useless

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