Ken Berwitz
“We have allowed our Police Department to get fetal, and it is having a direct consequence. They have pulled back from the ability to interdict …they don\’t want to be a news story themselves, they don\’t want their career ended early, and it\’s having an impact.
“What happened post-Baltimore, what happened post-Ferguson is having an impact,” Emanuel said. “And I still believe recent events over the last year or 18 months have had an impact. And officers will tell you that.”
What if a Democrat said that? What would happen?
Well, we\’re going to find out. Because the person who said that is none other than Rahm Emanuel. Democrat. Clinton and Obama confidante, then congressperson, and now Mayor of Chicago.
Why would Mr. Emanuel say such a thing? Could it be that violent crime is skyrocketing in Chicago and, as Mayor, he needs a reason to blame it on someone or some thing other than himself?
Sure. But that doesn\’t mean there isn\’t a lot of truth to those words.
I\’ll check back in days from now, to see how Mr. Emanuel\’s plaintive cry – one which we have heard from numbers of Republicans over the months – is going over in Chicago, and among national Democrats.
Should be interesting.
