From the Editorial Board: Brandon Johnson should have more to say about what happened to the slain Chicago police officer Aréanah Preston.
, when a large group of Chicago teens headed downtown, with some causing serious property damage and even beating people up.On the one side you had Chicagoans lamenting the disruption of public order, the lack of parental responsibility and the economic consequences of people being afraid to come downtown. On the other, you had Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson, who the following Wednesday said this to legislators in Springfield: “They’re young. Sometimes they make silly decisions. They do.
The motivation for this crime spree, according to prosecutors? A girlfriend of one of the suspects wanted money for a barbecue. So these kids allegedly wanted Preston’s weapon, which they likely knew they could turn into cold, hard cash. And so this officer, who was about to graduate with a master’s degree from Loyola University, was gunned down. In her uniform, in front of her own home.
“It was his work.” That is what we are dealing with, a mindset not easily solved by more summer programs.At Loyola’s graduation ceremony Saturday, there will be one fewer graduate marching.
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