The economic heart of Chicago is in cardiac arrest as escalating violent crime threatens to turn downtown into a ghost town, writes Paul Vallas, the former budget director for the city of Chicago and CEO of Chicago Public Schools.
Part of that strategy should include a renewed willingness to arrest all criminal suspects. Otherwise, the destruction of the city’s economic center is all but guaranteed. When society loses the will to pursue those who are suspected of misdemeanor or nuisance crimes, it signals to lawbreakers up and down the food chain that they can act with impunity.
While there is no substitute for restoring CPD employment levels reduced during the last administration, there are measures that City Hall and CPD can immediately implement to demonstrate that mayhem downtown will no longer be tolerated. CPD leadership should restore the department’s willingness to arrest. In case there is any doubt about the seriousness of this factor, consider what we have witnessed unfold in Chicago over the past few years.
Every CPD district should routinely monitor every CTA train terminal for large groups getting on CTA trains headed toward downtown. Zero tolerance should also apply to any violations of CTA ordinances. Chicago’s public transportation must be dependably safe and not be used to facilitate criminal behavior.
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