^ I don't know. That poll was over 3 weeks ago.
I think I'd like to see how he responds. What action he takes as a response to this. I don't think he will ever see widespread popularity after this, nor is he likely to win a reelection effort against a decent opponent (a rarity around here), but I do think he can win back some support if he makes serious reforms to the CPD. |
As a mayor in his second term he bears much responsibility for the events that have transpired on his watch. By extension so do his predecessors, the city council going back decades, and citizenry at large for not demanding better from our police and electeds. I'd much rather see him actually fix CPD once and for all instead of quit. I don't want another head on a plate...I want results.
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The people protesting him now I'm sure didn't vote for him in the election anyway. And that poll was done about a week after the video was released. I'm curious what the poll would say today, or 6 months from now after interest has died down.
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Of course, I don't think anyone's really cracked this nut yet in America, so there aren't any easy answers. Expanded use of non-lethal force would at least help with the problem of deaths. Why not send cops out with rubber bullets instead of actual ones, and properly train cops in how to use them? Other weapons like tasers and flashbangs would help as well. |
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I doubt CPD will ever be close to perfect but it surely could withstand a considerable amount of improvement. I think the department is pretty much out of ways to oppose reform in light of recent events and a justice department probe. |
GE Healthcare is relocating to Chicago from London. Rahm loves the city, he's been instrumental in getting many of these moves.
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Rahm loves the business core of the city. I don't know too much about the whole city. He likes covering up murder though.
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Yeah, it's all Rahm. No mayor before him ever loved downtown or presided over a corrupt police department. Anyhow, it's the "business core of the city" that built this magnificent skyline, like it or hate it. That goes all the way back to the origins of the skyscraper. |
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chicagos advantages and disadvantages are entrenched. one individual will have very little effect one way or another on those things. people are moving to the city because they want to live in interesting neighborhoods, not because Rahm Emmanuel is mayor. commuting preferences are changing. businesses have no choice but to react if they want to attract top talent. this is happening in every major city in the United States, not just Chicago. we also have O'Hare, top research universities, and a vibrant cultural scene. if Chuy was elected none of these things would cease to exist. there may be less blatant pandering to the corporate class, but id have no problem with that personally. if someone wants to relocate here, they can do so without handouts. |
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Well, I support the CTU, certainly more than I support Rahm.
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