Here's Another Dumb Idea

You want Chicago to break 800 homicides this year? Here's how you do it:

• Chicago’s top federal prosecutor made a rare plea to a judge Thursday, hoping to persuade him against a new sentence for Gangster Disciples co-founder Larry Hoover — a move most believe could return Hoover to the state prison system where he once led his gang.
  
  U.S. Attorney John Lausch spoke at the end of a 40-minute telephonic hearing marred with technical difficulties. Though it was sometimes hard for U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber and the attorneys to hear each other, Lausch was clear: It would be a “miscarriage of justice to reduce (Hoover’s) sentence in any way, shape or form.”
  
  “It simply makes no sense now to give him a chance to run the Gangster Disciples,” Lausch told Leinenweber.
  
  Leinenweber ended Thursday’s hearing without making a decision, but at no point did he reject the idea of a ruling in Hoover’s favor.
  
  Instead, the judge repeatedly asked a prosecutor and Hoover’s defense attorney to help him understand whether the Illinois Department of Corrections had improved since the days of Hoover. In short, the judge asked, “can the state handle Hoover?”

Short answer - "No." Longer answer - "Hell no."

It seems IDOC is taking the smart route and has recommended not returning Hoover to the Illinois system. But with this political structure in place? He'll be running the gang in one form or another via intermediaries just like he did years ago.

Hoover should die in Federal SuperMax. Twice if possible.