CHICAGO | Economic & Business Development

[Vlajos]

Griffin is the bad guy? While Kim Foxx refuses to prosecute murder if it involves "mutual combatants".

https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2...orner-hustlers

[sentinel]

Originally Posted by Vlajos

Griffin is the bad guy? While Kim Foxx refuses to prosecute murder if it involves "mutual combatants".

https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2...orner-hustlers

No, those two are equal shitty people, just for different reasons. But both abuse their respective powers to the point that it actively causes harm to others, literally and financially.

[marothisu]

Originally Posted by Vlajos

Griffin is the bad guy? While Kim Foxx refuses to prosecute murder if it involves "mutual combatants".

https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2...orner-hustlers

I admire KG way more than Foxx, but I think he's being slightly over dramatic. Though I do agree with his underlying points that crime needs needs be addressed but calling the entire city "Afghanistan...on a good day" is bullshit. I also have an issue with him basically doing nothing about it. I agree with him about schools and him giving money won't make up for mismanagement. I understand why he wouldn't want to give CPS money. However, there are actually good orgs out there with success for violence reduction. If he wanted to make an impact, he could probably donate some money to one of them. I sympathize with him bit he's being a bit over dramatic IMO with some of his jabs even though I agree with underlying points of various crimes being too high (even if some are actually legitimately decreasing).

My point about him though..he doesn't have to spend billions. There are some orgs out there where even $5M would go far for violence reduction. He can spend his money however he wants but I do have an issue with him making these comments yet he can't donate a single penny to some legitimate orgs doing successful violence prevention work.

I can also understand why he and others wouldn't even want to until now, because by and large it wasn't affecting the "green areas." Now it is a little bit and companies should be stepping up and helping to identify solutions instead of threatening to just leave a place theyve been for years with success.

At the same time, those in government (Lightfoot, Pritzker, Foxx, etc) should grow the fuck up and work towards actual solutions instead of giving each other crap.

[glowrock]

Originally Posted by Vlajos

Griffin is the bad guy? While Kim Foxx refuses to prosecute murder if it involves "mutual combatants".

https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2...orner-hustlers

Let's call a spade a spade: Kim Foxx is a complete schmuck unworthy of her position. She is a pandering asswipe without any sense of actually having a fucking clue as to how to do her goddamned job.

Let's also agree that Ken Griffin's comments are nothing more than political bluster, perhaps said with good intentions. If his threats of leaving actually get Lightfoot, CPD and the useless Police Unions to actually sit down and come to some agreements on how to deal with the obvious extreme criminal issues we're facing, that would be an excellent thing indeed.

I'll also say the graduated income tax plan should have been voted in. It was a ridiculous thing for the voters to nix, period.

Aaron (Glowrock)

[the urban politician]

Originally Posted by glowrock

I'll also say the graduated income tax plan should have been voted in. It was a ridiculous thing for the voters to nix, period.

Aaron (Glowrock)

Well thank God for Democracy, then, because that idea belongs in the shitcan (where the voters stuck it)

It is the responsibility of every citizen to freeze further payments to Springfield until they get their act together. In fact, being in defiance of that shitty place is an act of heroism in my book. Defy their attempts at raising taxes without reform, and I will put a poster of you on my wall