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In reply to the discussion: per CNN, Lori Lightfoot won't oppose presence of Chump's goons in Chicago! WTF [View all]HotTeaBag
(1,206 posts)and you're well aware of that so, back to reality - here's what she said:
"Lightfoot said she expects Chicago will receive resources that will plug into existing federal agencies that already work with the city, including the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives".
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-police-dhs-trump-lightfoot-20200721-6376thfgdfcxvickrnernzt27i-story.html
And the 12 newly dead are not anecdotal - they're 12 more dead to add to the over 300 who've already been killed:
Six months into the year, 329 people have been killed in Chicago, an increase of about 34% from the 246 homicides during the same period last year, according to police. Shootings in that period rose by about 42%, from 978 in 2019 to 1384 in 2020.
Shootings across the city increased by 75% last month alone, with 424 shootings in June 2020 compared to 242 in June 2019, according to police statistics. Murders in Chicago rose by 78%, with 89 reported in June 2020 compared to 50 in the same month last year.
In June, the city saw its highest number of gun violence victims in a single weekend this year.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-murders-and-shootings-up-overall-crime-down-halfway-through-2020-police-say/2298155/