Criminal justice reform in Illinois has ensured that most violent criminals are back out on the street after an arrest with little or no bail. The worst of the arrestees get unbelieveably stringent requirement of being saddled with “electronic home monitoring” which is supposed to keep them where they can’t victimize others. That sounds good, … Read more
The criminal justice system in the city of Chicago might as well be called the “criminal’s” justice system. With prosecutors who don’t prosecute and judges who don’t hold violent criminal predators accountable, it’s no wonder the city’s moniker is Murder City, USA. How bad is it in the Windy City? It’s bad. It’s so bad … Read more
From the AP: Murder charges have been dropped against a man who was accused of fatally shooting four people at a Chicago restaurant in 2017, with prosecutors citing unreliable eyewitness accounts in their request for the case’s dismissal. Maurice Harris, 22, was charged in April 2017 with more than two dozen counts, including murder and attempted … Read more
By Larry Keane The debate over gun control is intensifying as we move into the 2020 election, and with that comes the need for the staunchest defense of our Second Amendment rights. At this year’s International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference in Chicago, President Trump took the stage to address the thousands of law enforcement leaders … Read more
Remember Marvin from ‘Pulp Fiction’? The character who took the brunt of Vincent Vega’s (graphic) negligent discharge inside the car? (Video NSFW) Well, Chicago’s ne’er-do-wells have thinned their own herd in two similar incidents in recent days. In the first case, a car pulled up on the right side of a SUV at a traffic … Read more
Chicago has a crime problem. And a criminal justice system problem that’s just as bad. In fact, the two go hand in hand as criminals feel emboldened by an utter lack of meaningful consequences to gun criminal behavior. A case this week exemplifies this perfectly. A drunk father, holding a loaded, stolen 9mm handgun threatens … Read more
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