 | Poke the Bear, Get A Response. |
Eddie Johnson made a public “values” statement by not attending the “commander’s” speech at the recent International Police Chief Association conference in Chicago.
This is bear bating and got a predictable response: “Chicago is, unfortunately, the worst sanctuary city in America. Chicago protects criminals at a level few could even imagine… It’s embarrassing to us as a nation. All over the world, they’re talking about Chicago. Afghanistan is a safe place by comparison. ”
And mayor Lori Lightfoot has stepped in to further bait the bear.
What is embarrasing is that this is now normal.
We know what the response will be when someone is critical of the “commander”. It becomes a low brow form of entertainment to poke the bear and wait for the soon-to-follow reaction. Eddy and Lori were probably well intended despite their participation in this puerile game.
The commander’s predictable and juvenile response is also telling. He doesn’t care if he alienates all Chicagoans. The other disturbing fact is that the audience of police chiefs thought his remarks comparing Chicago safety to Afghanistan were funny. They laughed.
Water and air are becoming more dangerous as the administration panders to the extraction lobbyists, international alliances are being trampled, and chaos and incompetitence swamps our important institutions.
Let’s rise above bear-baiting and focus
on the real problems!