Anyone Catch This?
- Four leaders of Cook County's criminal justice system agreed the system remains flawed but sparred briefly at a joint appearance Thursday after the county's chief judge said some people languishing in jail for minor offenses like retail theft had serious crimes in their background.
Much of their discussion Thursday at a City Club of Chicago luncheon centered on how the criminal justice system often inadequately deals with low-level offenders or those with mental health issues.
Chief Judge Timothy Evans said not everyone locked up at the county jail for retail theft has a background of petty crimes. Some have histories that include attempted murder, he said in making a point about judges needing to protect the public in setting bond even for seemingly minor offenses.
This all has to do with something we covered in a previous post where Dart complains that a Snickers thief was locked up in the jail and a reader pointed out that the Snickers thief had a record that was actually taller than Dart and included a number of hefty felonies.
- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, who has been critical of too many nonviolent offenders clogging the jail, laughed loudly at the comment. After the gathering, Preckwinkle said she didn't recall what she was laughing about.
Sheriff Tom Dart, who is responsible for the jail's operation, disputed Evans' characterization, saying inmates charged with retail theft typically have other shoplifting cases in their background.
Which just goes to show that Dart doesn't know a thing about the people locked up in the jail. And rounding out the circus, everyone's favorite clown:
- State's Attorney Anita Alvarez, who also took part in the program, called for gun laws to be strengthened.
Anita is looking at a primary challenge from Prickwrinkle's organization, but Prickwrinkle took the cake at this whole symposium:
- "When we're talking about criminal justice in this country, we have to understand that we're talking about race and class," [Preckwinkle] said. "Those aren't comfortable subjects for most Americans to address."
She said a delegation from South Africa that toured the jail asked their guides an eye-opening question.
"They got to the end of the tour and asked, 'Where's the jail for white people?'" Preckwinkle said.
Wrinkledprick is telegraphing her entire campaign strategy right there. The old "Americans are cowards when it comes to race" crap that Eric Holder espoused, even with a black Chief Judge and a female Hispanic States Attorney, a token white guy as sheriff and a black woman running the county.
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posted by SCC at 12:31 AM
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With these bozos running justice, we are doomed. Things will only get worse and more dangerous. There are other parts of the country that are safer and the political leadership shows more common sense. Get out while you can.
I call Preckwinkle on that one: when was a delegation from South Africa touring the jail here and who was in that delegation? Apartheid in South Africa officially ended in 1991 and democratic elections placed Nelson Mandela in office in 1994.
A statement like that would have made the news when it happened, if it ever happened.
Preckwinkle is running her chief of staff against Anita. Well known in the Dem political class.
My partner and I arrested a guy for shoplifting g 2 loaves of bread.seemed like a nice, middle age, though odd, white guy. Turns out he had done time for murder years before. He killed a guy over 20 dollars and a six pack of beer.
Tony Preckwenkle is going to run a Male Black Attorney against Anita Alverez. Part of the campaign against Alverez is she is too soft on Police Misconduct. She will attempt to get the black and white liberal citizens rile up against her. She will use the current climate of anti-police and anti-establishment against Alverez. She will cite the case of CPD Detective Dante Servin as an example her mismanagement. She will also attempt to make the case that there are too many blacks in the Cook County Jail and that there should be a change of attitude regarding arresting so many young black males. Make no mistake about it, Preckwinkle is a Hide Park, far left Liberal, and is trying to establish a States Attorney in the fashion of the States Attorney in Baltimore Maryland. God help us. I really feel sorry for the black community who are the victims of the vast majority of crimes in this city.
Is this some kind of sick joke?
What kind of insane fantasy land does Preckwinkle live in? Everyone is just a misunderstood and oppressed first-time offender who holds no responsibility for their actions?
Yeah, tell that to the trail of victims littered in their wake for other crimes. We already have ridiculously weak sentencing in Cook County as a result of our crowded prisons, overwhelmed justice system and liberal approach to "sentencing reform" and "prosecutorial discretion".
Now Preckwinkle wants to fling open the prison doors. How insensitive to victims, biased, ridiculous and morally corrupt must one be to think and act as Preckwinkle does?
local politicians want these mfrkers released. these predators will only strike again. we know that up to 365 days in the county jail is just what these mfrkers deserve!
Anyone have a link besides the Fibune? I'd like to hear what Fart actually said.
So why not just cut the index finger off on UUW offenders? Make it hard to use a weapon again.
Are we going to make thievery legal? Just to appease the democratic voting black community?
You gotta love those South Africans. They are a laugh a minute.
Next thing will be Peckerwinkle saying, those be white man laws.
Yes, Africa's criminal justice system is just like a resort.
Another place on the list of DONT get arrested there!
Ok Toni I know it's uncomfortable but you asked for it. Blacks commit more crime. The black community tolerates crimes that the white community doesn't.
Dart, where the hell is the clown suit that was missing from evidence and recovered property.
I was there. What exactly did Anita Alvarez say at the event that makes her deserve the "clown" title? Frankly, she was the only person that talked about victims, that gang bangers shouldn't have access to guns, that violence is the problem or made any sense at all on any subject. All Preckwinkle talked about is that police are all racists and only lock up minorities.
Shorter stays in county may mean longer hours for judges. Clear the cases faster and put pressure on the judges to work harder. You will save a lot by cutting down the stay in the jail. Do what the hospitals do to medicare taxpayers. your relative has to go home or you pay. Next thing you know the relative wants to go home. Cut down on the continuances or they have to pay the jail time or relatives/offender pay the price either in cash or benefits.
"Where's the jail for white people?"
Were they asking about the inmates or the caretakers?
Yes, we should all pay attention and give credence to a comment from officials from South Africa, one of the most violent and crime ridden countries on earth.
Every Chicago alderman, including 19th Ward Alderman Matt O'Shea, voted to give "reparations" to "Burge victims."
In Baltimore letting black thugs riot was "good politics" because there are more voters among them than there are immigrant convenience store owners.
What these Crook County clowns propose is nothing short of a 2-tiered criminal justice system where an act that is criminal if performed by a white or Asian is non-criminal if performed by a black (or Latino?) Is this similarly "good politics?"
Are these clowns remotely aware of what would happen in response to this?
The Burke camp says they have a bombshell on why Tommy Farts Chief of Staff abruptly resigned a few months back. Says they covered up a criminal act. What could it be?
Do law abiding black citizens want these animals released early . A year ago a young female black was kidnapped , sexually assaulted , left for dead in a car trunk . I bet her family is so glad some politician released that animal from prison early . Those are the new black republican voters , democrats give grants to gangs , extra welfare to buy the black vote , Dr.Ben Carson will be the next president and the USA will find out most democrats are racist and will not Vote for this Qualified Black Man . Let us see if working people of all races will support a man that represents all citizens .
"She said a delegation from South Africa that toured the jail asked their guides an eye-opening question.
"They got to the end of the tour and asked, 'Where's the jail for white people?'" Preckwinkle said."
Oh, for the love of God.
>...<
That's enough.
My DSS asked me to assist a 2nd watch PO processing a felony arrest for shoplifting a bottle of Visine. I questioned why felony charges were approved until I saw that his rap sheet was 17 pages long with a couple of felony convictions for other offenses.
Get arrested in banana land third world country like backwards Africa you get properly locked up, like the thug animals you are, you get a muddy cell you piss and crap on the floor, and they really said that liar Toni and Anita? Free the animals put them in your homes reform them, how's that for "change we can believe in?"
All pols are just POS.
Can I get an event number?
There is jail for white people. Its called work.
Let Them All Go Free!!!
So what if they all commit one or two crimes a day? That will not affect anyone's quality of life.
At least it will not affect the quality of life for the affluent people in their exclusive neighborhoods. Poor blacks, hispanics and whites may have a different experience.
Morons in charge don't even know their own system.
An easy answer for the group from South Africa concerning where is the White jail is that Blacks commit the overwhelming amount of crime in our county. Wanna bet the South African jails are loaded with Blacks. Give me a break!
Interesting to realize that moronic politicians like Toni Prickwankle has 24/7 armed security protecting her and her family. Most citizens are unarmed and at the mercy of these low level criminals. Easy to feel sorry for these dopes being locked up in county when you don't have to worry about them crawling through your windows at night.
Back in the day when Sheahan ran the jail, they dealt with overcrowding far worse than what they have today and I never heard him get on TV or radio and whine about it. Of course he didn't consider himself the media darling that the current social worker running the place does.
Here is the South African prison population -- race, number of inmates, percent of inmates, percent of country's population.
Asian 619 1% 2.5%
Coloured 20364 18% 9%
Black 89329 79% 79.5%
White 2155 2% 9%
Total 112467 100% 100%
Yes, no one seems to blame decades of democratic rule for the crime and poverty in black areas around the country. The democrats take union money to the detriment of poor people by fighting school choice and catering to the teachers unions. Democrats take trade union money and allow the trade union to exclude minorities from work. And, democrats in a scheme for votes allow massive illegal immigration which is a detriment to more employment in the black community. Yes, keep voting for liberal democrats but don't then blame white people and alleged racist cops for the problems in the poor communities.
Under Sheahan in 2002 we had 13500 inmates at max capacity. Sheriff Dart now has 7200, RECORD LOW IN TWENTY YEARS, and is still yelling from the roof top to anyone who will listen to his lies.
Here is the South African prison population -- race, number of inmates, percent of inmates, percent of country's population.
Asian 619 1% 2.5%
Coloured 20364 18% 9%
Black 89329 79% 79.5%
White 2155 2% 9%
Total 112467 100% 100%
5/12/2015 06:58:00 AM
I knew it, Those sneaky Asians are incarcerated double the rate of the other races!!!
By the way, what are coloured? You got like blue and purple people down there?
"....Anonymous Anonymous said...
The Burke camp says they have a bombshell on why Tommy Farts Chief of Staff abruptly resigned a few months back. Says they covered up a criminal act. What could it be?"
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Who covered up the criminal act, was the Chief of Staff involved?Give us this persons initials, PLEASE!
Things continue to spiral downward upon the P/O's under a cloud of a Police Department with NO chief of Police and a Deputy Chief of Police who is actually NOT a State Certified Police Officer-she's simply a Court Services (as in Bailiff) Lieutenant due to her clout ridden family.
Can you blame these guys and gals for poor morale with such a cloud hanging over their head?
Back in the day when Sheahan ran the jail....
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...is when Corruption returned with vengeance to the Dept of Corrections, Court Services and the Police Department!
Sheahan, O'Grady and Dart = Cook Counties Three Stooges!
"....Anonymous Anonymous said...
The Burke camp says they have a bombshell on why Tommy Farts Chief of Staff abruptly resigned a few months back. Says they covered up a criminal act. What could it be?"
***********************
Who covered up the criminal act, was the Chief of Staff involved?Give us this persons initials, PLEASE!
Things continue to spiral downward upon the P/O's under a cloud of a Police Department with NO chief of Police and a Deputy Chief of Police who is actually NOT a State Certified Police Officer-she's simply a Court Services (as in Bailiff) Lieutenant due to her clout ridden family.
Can you blame these guys and gals for poor morale with such a cloud hanging over their head?
5/13/2015 09:09:00 AM
What is it with you
Robbery and theft has already been considered by the law enforcers as one of the most typical offenses that is consistently occurring. There are several individuals who continuously feel the urge to steal.
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