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A Chicago 911 dispatcher said Tuesday he quit his job because of what he sees as a lack of support for law enforcement from Mayor Lori Lightfoot and other city officials. Keith Thornton Jr. was interviewed on the Fox News network about the lawlessness and crime out of control in the city that led him to resign from his position.
“There is no transparency from City Hall here in Chicago and the administration is just very careless. It was just about time to leave. I’m sick of it,” he said, calling the policy of releasing suspects without bail a “revolving door.”
The Chicago Police Department made arrests in 12% of crime cases in 2021, the lowest rate since 2001, as in recent years sweeping changes have been made to how the department patrols the streets, including limiting their vehicle pursuit policy and ending foot pursuits if a suspect flees from an officer or if someone commits a crime. easy
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Thornton said he resigned to be “a better advocate and get my voice out there” about the crime crisis facing the city. He also said that what is bigger than the crime rate in Chicago is “Mayor Lightfoot’s ego”. He went on to say that the mayor goes on television and lies about the severity of crime in the city.
“Every week, every two days, they say the statistics are going down despite violent crime and people being shot and murders.” Thornton said these were “lies” coming from Lightfoot and crime had never been this bad in the city.
“We are supposed to tell these citizens that we have resources and police that are coming, but in reality it takes hours and hours before we can bring a police officer to many of the scenes around the city,” he said.
Thornton concluded by highlighting how many law enforcement officers are leaving their jobs because of liberal criminal justice policies. “We love what we do. We love to serve and protect, and we’re leaving to go somewhere else and just pray for our city,” he told Fox.
The president of the Chicago Police Union also blames the city’s school system and Mayor Laurie Lightfoot for its staggering homicide rate.
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