Brandon Johnson once sponsored a Cook County Board resolution to reduce police funding, and Monday the candidate for mayor said he would cut the Chicago police budget by at least $150 million.
, promised to promote 200 new police detectives. Appearing with him at the news conference were several victims of violent crime. Johnson said Chicago’s poor record of arresting offenders for shootings and killings has left too many families needing "closure."
"Look, I get it," Johnson said at the news conference. "People are talking about policing as a strategy. But, keep in mind, that is the strategy that has led to the failures we are experiencing right now." Every candidate for mayor promises some expansion of social services, especially mental health. They all endorse some version of a pilot program the Lightfoot Administration is now running in several police districts. The goal is to respond with mental health professionals when a caller to 9-1-1 indicates that might be appropriate. Sources say it’s been a challenge to find enough trained people for what can be dangerous work.
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