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The Weekend Desk Report"Jupiter and its enticing moon Europa shine in a new photo by the Hubble Space Telescope," AP reports. "Hubble snapped the picture last month when the planet was 406 million miles (653 million kilometers) away, and the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore released it Thursday. " How is that even possible? - Lightfoot vs. FOP "I don't have a lot of good things to say about him in particular," Lightfoot said. "But I care deeply about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department." Here's the problem: The men and women of the Chicago Police Department comfortably voted for Catanzara - an oft-suspended, unapologetically loud Trumpist - to be their representative. And the incumbent he beat was no picnic, either. There is simply no way to separate noxious police union leadership from the department's rank-and-file, no matter how much Lightfoot would like to or the way the media constantly does. This is Exhibit A of the systemic nature of CPD's problems. For godsakes, this - the chief post-Laquan McDonald reform - is still a problem. * "The FOP's last contract expired at the end of June 2017. Lightfoot has offered the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police a 10% raise for thousands of rank-and-file cops over a 4-year period - along with changes to how the city handles disciplinary issues involving allegations of misconduct. If the rank-and-file thought that was a good deal, Catanzara would be under tremendous pressure to accept it. He isn't. * "Lightfoot has had a rocky relationship with the FOP since becoming mayor in May 2019, particularly over police accountability measures. Before becoming mayor, Lightfoot was head of the Chicago Police Board, the panel that rules on police discipline, and chaired Mayor Rahm Emanuel's police accountability task force, which suggested sweeping changes to Chicago's policing practices. "At the same time, she has been criticized by activists who say she has been too friendly with law enforcement." False equivalence alert. The activists' criticism, most commonly messaged as "Lori is a cop," is driven by ignorance and teachers union politics in their drive to install their own apparatchik in the mayor's office. Now, it's true that Lightfoot "loves" law enforcement officers. She believes their job is righteous, and necessary. She will never be an abolitionist. But her record shows she's personally offended by officers who don't follow the rules. The real debate is about whether her relative incrementalism when it comes to reform is good enough to produce necessary change. To me, the union's relationship with officers, as well as the COPA video example, says it all: Incrementalist reform isn't good enough because it's never enough to overcome culture. - Programming Note - New on the Beachwood . . . The Beachwood Radio Sports Hour #322: The Bears' Bad Day * Really, COPA? Vaunted Police Video Policy Not Working * When Bigotry Masquerades As Choice * NU Discovers Site Of Male Sexual Desire In Mice * The Tao Is To Chill - Weekend ChicagoReddit Da Midnight Jewel(s) from r/chicago - Weekend ChicagoGram - Weekend ChicagoTube Playing In An Old School Chicago Bocce League. - Weekend BeachBook What Ails America. * A History Of Anti-Fascist Punk Around The World In 9 Songs. * Groundhog Day. * Buying Myself Back. * Shady Contracts, Raw Deals: Inside The Industry Of Managing Video Game Stars. * The Accidental Invention Of Play-Doh. - Weekend TweetWood
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- The Weekend Desk Tip Line: Void where prohibited. Posted on September 19, 2020 |
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