Chicago is currently experiencing its highest murder rate in approximately 16 years. There has been about 51 homicides in just the first month of 2016 alone. Police are saying that Chicago has experienced a raise in violence but they have no idea where its coming from.
John Escalante, from Chicago’s interim police superintendent, released a statement saying,
“Even when they’re doing something right, they’re concerned that their actions will be questioned and they will be the one that goes viral.”
Escalante says that he puts some of the blame on new policies floating around that requires officers to fill out lengthy forms after making street stops. He believes that the forms prohibit officers from doing actual stops and staying on top of things.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is not pleasing the Chicago residents. Many want him to resign. Reverend Al Sharpton told MSNBC,
“I don’t see how [Emanuel] can continue governing now. I think he’s gone beyond the point where he can even govern. Certainly, from where I sit, he should [step down] because [the people] have clearly said ‘How do we trust this kind of administration to correct when you have this going so far off track and you’re not even showing up and dealing with it?'”
Source: Complex
