Shhhh… The Crime Rate in Chicago Took a Nose-Dive. Here’s Why

Aaron Nelson (The Anti-Media)

In 2012, Chicago was the murder capital of America. That December, the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit struck down the ban Illinois had in place on concealed carry. This year was the first time the new concealed carry program was implemented in the state.

Guess what? In the first quarter of 2014, the homicide rate in Chicago dropped to the lowest we have seen in 56 years. Auto theft rates have dropped by 26% and burglaries are down by 20%.

Well, what do you know? Now that people can defend themselves in public, Chicago’s notorious crime rate has suddenly plummeted. It’s not rocket science. For some reason I doubt the cops are responsible for the sudden turnaround.

If I were you, I would worry about the militarization of the police, Piers.

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Entire Park District Board Placed Under Citizen's Arrest

Group objects to board's failure to allow public comment at meeting

In a highly unusual move, the leader of a Downstate watchdog group placed an entire park district board under a citizen's arrest for failing to allow public comment and violating a state disclosure law.

Public boards are used to facing angry crowds, but most have never dealt with what happened at one recent meeting in central Illinois.

Around 30 people showed up at a Clark County Park District Board meeting in May, hoping to speak openly about recent park-related controversies. After most sat through a 2-1/2 hour closed session, the board returned to open session only to inform the crowd that they would not be allowed to speak to board members.

A State-Sponsored Anti-Sikh ‘Hate Crime’ the Media Ignores

William Grigg
LewRockwell

Deranged ex-federal employee Michael Page, a former Army psy-ops specialist, committed what has been variously described as a “hate crime” and an act of “domestic terrorism” by murdering six people gathered for worship at a Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. Since the alleged murderer is dead, we can only speculate as to his motives (and those of his reported accomplices, as well).

Officer Ben Grant assaults innocent Sikh-American Kuldip Singh Nag, March, 2007

There is little room for speculation, however, regarding to attitudes and motives of a uniformed assailant who severely beat an innocent and helpless Sikh in an incident that took place five years ago about 112 miles south of Oak Creek. The perpetrator’s motive was to steal the victim’s property, and it there was no ambiguity about the fact that he despised the victim on the basis of his perceived ethnicity.

Thankfully, the victim — Joliet, Illinois resident Kuldip Singh Nag — wasn’t shot. However, he was pepper-sprayed and severely beaten on the morning of March 11, 2007 by a police officernamed Ben Grant, who materialized on his doorstep to announce that he was going to tow away a van that was sitting immobile in Nag’s driveway because the vehicle had an expired license tag.