5.19.22
Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot has implemented a 6pm downtown curfew for minors and policed security checks into the entry of downtown’s central park as a response to a fatal shooting of a 16 year old near the park last week.
Rather than address the causes of gun violence among teens, mayor lightfoot is increasing policing in and around downtown, making it more violent for Black youth in particular in an attempt to keep it appealing to rich white folk.
Between her announcement of these measures and their implementation, Chicago police shot a 13 year old as he was running away, assuming him to be involved in a previous carjacking. He’s hospitalized. The city has not released more info yet. Last year, chicago police killed 13 year old Adam Toledo.
The state spends public money on militarized police to hunt and kill Black and Latinx children to protect sheets of metal and make white tourists feel comfortable.
