{"id":2915,"date":"2023-04-17T14:37:30","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T19:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=2915"},"modified":"2023-04-17T14:37:30","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T19:37:30","slug":"chicago-mayor-elect-johnson-tells-chicagoans-not-to-demonize-teens-who-terrorized-and-unleashed-violent-chaos-on-the-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=2915","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Mayor Elect Johnson Tells Chicagoans Not to \u201cDemonize\u201d Teens Who Terrorized and Unleashed Violent Chaos on the City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The teens smashed car windows, fired guns, and attacked citizens during the violent spree.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-110.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-2916\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"336\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-110.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-110.png 336w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-110-168x300.png 168w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-110-293x523.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-111.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-2917\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-111.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-111.png 600w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-111-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-111-293x220.png 293w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-111-390x293.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Police try to control teen riot in Chicago, April 15, 2023, screen image via FOX 32 Chicago\/YouTube<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How is Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson approaching the situation? Meet the boss, same as the old boss. &nbsp;He is already an apologist for the violence gripped city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mypillow.com\/tgp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Support Gateway Pundit by using promo code&nbsp;<strong>TGP<\/strong>&nbsp;at MyPillow.com &#8212; and get up to 80% off!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Johnson released a statement following the chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn no way do I condone the destructive activity we saw in the Loop and lakefront this weekend. It is unacceptable and has no place in our city. However, it is not constructive to demonize youth who have otherwise been starved of opportunities in their own communities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur 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 welcome for both residents and visitors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is one aspect of my comprehensive approach to improve public safety and make Chicago livable for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson on last night\u2019s chaos in the Loop: \u201cIn no way do I condone the destructive activity we saw in the Loop and lakefront\u00a0this weekend. It is unacceptable and has no place in our city. However, it is not constructive to demonize youth\u2026\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CdkFfao4p0\">pic.twitter.com\/CdkFfao4p0<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Gregory Pratt (@royalpratt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/royalpratt\/status\/1647705157398937601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Original Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2023\/04\/chicago-mayor-elect-johnson-tells-chicagoans-not-to-demonize-teens-who-terrorized-and-unleashed-violent-chaos-on-the-city\/\">https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2023\/04\/chicago-mayor-elect-johnson-tells-chicagoans-not-to-demonize-teens-who-terrorized-and-unleashed-violent-chaos-on-the-city\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The teens smashed car windows, fired guns, and attacked citizens during the violent spree. How is Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson approaching the situation? Meet the boss, same as the old boss. &nbsp;He is already an apologist for the violence gripped city. Support Gateway Pundit by using promo code&nbsp;TGP&nbsp;at MyPillow.com &#8212; and get up to 80% off! Johnson released a statement following the chaos. \u201cIn no way do I condone the destructive activity we saw in the Loop and lakefront this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-democrats"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2915","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/80"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2915"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2915\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2918,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2915\/revisions\/2918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}