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Speak Out allows readers to comment on the issues of the day. Email Speak Out at [email protected] or call 312-222-2427. Please limit comments to 30 seconds or about 100 words and give your first name and your hometown.
This past weekend, downtown Chicago was terrorized by the despicable wilding teen terrorists. Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson tried to not demonize these misguided youths. Well, certainly not me. These are not your local kid pranks of yesteryear, but serious criminal activities like looting, vandalism assault, robberies and muggings. Please take the cuffs off the brave men and women of the Chicago Police Department and arrest all these thugs not now, but right now. It will get worse during the summer.
Leo, Orland Park
In regards to all the shootings on the Lake Shore Drive. How about this, Chicago Police Department takes four of those vehicles, repaints them blue, green, yellow, pink, whatever they want, to blend in with the rest of the vehicles. Two officers in the front with bullet proof glass all the way around them. The doors are reinforced to be bulletproof as well. Two officers in the back loaded up with guns. Drive down Lake Shore Drive and if you come under fire, then go get them and eliminate them.
John, Bridgeport
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Regarding the hundreds of teens running wild with vandalism, Chicago’s new mayor said while he doesn’t condone what happened, he understands a protest against poverty and segregation. Since there hasn’t been a Republican sighting in Chicago in more than 50 years, I’m wondering, Democrats, whose fault is that?
David, Tinley Park
Walmart is ditching Chicago. The governor of California wants to throw Walgreens out of the state. Whole Foods is leaving San Francisco and Walgreens has left San Francisco. Now what do all of these situations have in common? They’re all Democratically run cities and states. And why are these companies leaving? Because you can’t make money in a state or a city that has no police protection.
Tom, Burbank
I would like to know why we are funding NASA to send a rocket that doesn’t fly to the moon. We did this 50 years ago. If they want to concentrate on something, why don’t they send a moving truck up there to bring back the billions of dollars and equipment that was left behind. I mean, it would be a great garage sale.
Warren, Justice