Mayor is missing in action on crime
How sad is it that we now live in a
city torn and convulsed by rampant and brazen street criminals who drive stolen
cars and know the police will be ordered not to chase them and whose behavior
is justified, excused and encouraged by a mayor who is reluctant to show his
face and aggressively speak out — simply and directly — about these thugs and
gangsters.
We see Brandon Johnson at every
concert, ballgame and event, but never at a press conference following regular
weekends of robberies, carjackings and vandalism, where he could be asked about
his inaction, ineptitude and indifference to the way our way of life in the
city is being corrupted and destroyed by “kids” just having fun.
Every opportunity the largely
invisible mayor has to make bold and convincing statements about taking any
kind of effective action on the crime issue is weakened and emasculated by
weasel words, excuses, justifications and blame shifting.
What kind of city will be left when
every plan, trip, entertainment or shopping excursion, or simple dog walk to
the park in any neighborhood will need to consider and account for the crime
and the risks of masked and armed bands of thieves rampaging through our
streets?
How quickly our lives have changed
under this new mayor who proudly professes that nothing has surprised him about
the city in his first 100 days. Only a fool would think he had mastered and
understood the challenges and complexity of a city of this size and former
greatness in a matter of months. This attitude and admission simply confirm the
grave error we made in electing someone with no business experience and no
management history.
Howard A. Tullman, Lincoln Park
