Not at all if you think about it, but you're just parroting what you're told and that is evident by where the troops were sent to first, which was not the city with the highest crime rate.
Then what is the end goal, a temporary drop in crime then back to normal?
How about fixing whatever the local problem is that allows such crime to fester?
Sure, but that requires social programs and other measures some don't like. Locking everyone up has not worked because the reasons people resort to crime are still present, so if those issues are not resolved then crime persists. This is why I ask what the purpose of having the military there is since they will not be addressing the causes of crime. It's great PR event for military fetishists, but not a very effective solution.
No, I don’t. Choose your words more honestly. Nothing is being solved by Trump sending in troops to Democratic cities. Nothing.
At least you admit this.
You don’t live in Chicago. It seems like you have been there one time in your life, and it scared the shit out of you. But your posts show that you’ve got a perpetual hard-on for anything Chicago, constantly yapping like you know so much about the place. South Side? Hell, I’ll bet you’ve never even been to a White Sox game, but you supposedly know so much about Chicago? LOL.
You may have a point. Democrat politicians are rather stupid when it comes to law enforcement. "Defund the police" polcies come to mind.
I don't live in Chicago. I have been there once and faced no fears at the time. OfCourse I did avoid the south side.
Well, my brother was a victim of crime in Chicago's south side in his truck driving days.
Sorry, I not a baseball fan these days.
That would be accurate if I lived in a cave with no source of national news broadcasts, radio, newspapers, internet, etc. Violent crime in Chicago is quite frequently in the news if you have not noticed. Except for crime, Chicago has alot going for it.
The NG would only be there to work with police to get control. The solution would have to include state and local politicians addressing the causes. You mentioned social programs. That's part of the problem with inner city crime. LBJ era Great Society social programs that still exist today have institutionalized the inner-city poverty that leads to such crime. Something has to change.
It's perfectly clear. And there's no projection involved.
Except they're not going to bring anything under control except perhaps drive some criminals to operate outside of patrolled zones. DC's been a great example of this since the bulk of the NG and Federal officers were not sent to where there are serious crime issues.
Then what do you propose? None of the solutions that have brought crime down in cities have been enforcement alone.
And why does he want to do that? The only theory I can come up with is that he wants thru intimidation to reduce the possibility of losing Congress next year with the presence of troops a deterrent to voters. That seems far fetched to me.
Did you ever notice the compulsive nature of some posters here?
You have heard about RFK JR having a worm eat his brain, right?
I am getting the impression that the left likes crime.
That would be incorrect. Based on last month's monthly letter, what The Left™ doesn't like is irresponsible use of NG troops and Federal agents to put on a show for the supposed "law and order" folks who only think fighting crime means locking people up, while also not realizing NG troops cannot arrest anyone and could probably be doing other things besides standing on street corners or picking up trash given how much it costs for them to do that.
How could we like crime and dislike Trump?
To crush the opposition, bending and breaking Blue strongholds, to ensure they won't do anything to stop him in the future.
Never. When have large cities ever NOT had crime?
Even better would be better education, healthcare, infrastructure, and social support.
We can have both, better trained and more police where necessary as well as what you suggest.
That's funny coming from the left that has pushed "Defund the Police" movements.