Leftist Chicago Mayor-Elect After Teenagers’ Violent Rampage Through City: Don’t ‘Demonize’ Them | Eastern North Carolina Now

    Publisher's Note: This post appears here courtesy of the The Daily Wire. The author of this post is Hank Berrien.

    After teenagers went on a violent rampage in downtown Chicago Saturday night in which two people were shot, leftist Chicago mayor-elect Brandon Johnson said Sunday that people shouldn't "demonize" the teenagers.

    Over 100 teenagers participated in the violent activity, which included torching cars, engaging in a massive fight, and trying to breach police barricades. Two teenage boys, aged 16 and 17, were shot; 15 people were arrested.

    But Johnson, the city's mayor-elect, lectured critics of the teenagers, issuing a statement in which he said he did not "condone the destructive activity we saw in the Loop and the lakefront this weekend," but then implied the teenagers' behavior was not completely their fault, intoning, "However, it is not constructive to demonize youth who have otherwise been starved of opportunities in their own communities."

    "Our city must work together to create spaces for youth to gather safely and responsibly, under adult guidance and supervision, to ensure that every part of our city remains both welcome for both residents and visitors," he continued, saying it was part of his "comprehensive approach to improve public safety and make Chicago livable for everyone."

    In total, 15 people were arrested, including nine adults and six children.

    Johnson was slammed for his statement by critics.

    "You couldn't even make it through the first paragraph without excusing the rioters," one declared.

    "They will get more of the unrest and looting since they are not being held responsible. It is the society's fault, so individuals can do as pleased. Shame on the insanely Woke admin," another added.

    "Your soft hand position will lead to more crime and more death. You will bankrupt Chicago. Step aside. Citizens deserve to live in a safe city," another echoed.

    Johnson, who served as Cook County Commissioner when he ran for mayor against Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas, said on his campaign website that he would "work with police and first responders to invest in community-based interventions that de-escalate conflict, reduce violence and make our neighborhoods safer." Vallas promised on his website that he would increase the number of sworn officers and considered public safety a "basic human right."

    Vallas was endorsed by the Chicago Police Union, while Johnson was supported by the Chicago Teachers Union, which provoked criticism in the wake of government lockdowns for opposing the rollback of virtual instruction.

    Ben Zeisloft contributed to this article.

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It has been far too many years since the Woke theology interlaced its canons within the fabric of the Indoctrination Realm, so it is nigh time to ask: Does this Representative Republic continue, as a functioning society of a self-governed people, by contending with the unusual, self absorbed dictates of the Woke, and their vast array of Victimhood scenarios?

  Yes, the Religion of Woke must continue; there are so many groups of underprivileged, underserved, a direct result of unrelenting Inequity; they deserve everything.

  No; the Woke fools must be toppled from their self-anointed pedestal; a functioning society of a good Constitutional people cannot withstand this level of "existential" favoritism as it exists now.

  I just observe; with this thoughtful observation: What will happen "when the Vikings are breeching our walls;" how do the Woke react?

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