Feds invade Chicago---Will moms form protective wall here too? From beginning?

[bobbieinok]

Seems like maybe a good idea

Trump against moms. Seems like bad PR

What do you think?

[beachbumbob]

1. lets see what Mayor Lightfoot and Gov Pritzker has in store. There some legitimate issues for sure

but last I looked, local officials usually reach out to Feds for help

[CaptYossarian]

2. He doesn't think they'll leave their faulty dishwshers.

"To the moon, Alice!"

[frazzled]

3. There already is a Mom's group, and the feds here are (supposedly) just investigators

working with the city investigators on gang shootings and related crimes. I say "supposedly."

After a frenzied 24 hours during which Mayor Lori Lightfoot threatened to sue if President Donald Trump tried to send federal agents into Chicago without her permission, she acknowledged Tuesday that the city would be working with federal agents to fight crime but warned that her administration would be vigilant against abuses of power.

Lightfoot changed her tone after talking with U.S. Attorney John Lausch, a former colleague who she has said she respects and admires, who assured her an influx of law enforcement would be working “collaboratively” with Chicago cops against violent crime.

The unfolding situation in Chicago “at this point” won’t resemble the situation playing out in Portland, Oregon, where unidentified federal agents wearing camouflage uniforms have been denounced by local leaders for their actions, Lightfoot said at an unrelated news conference.

Instead, Lightfoot said she expects Chicago will receive resources that will plug into existing federal agencies that already work with the city, including the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Still, Lightfoot was careful not to put too much trust in the White House and an administration with which she’s had a mostly adversarial relationship.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-police-dhs-trump-lightfoot-20200721-6376thfgdfcxvickrnernzt27i-story.html

As for the Moms:

Inspired by protesters in Portland, Oregon, a new group of mothers in the Chicago area plans to offer a human wall of protection for those protesting police brutality and broader racism.

. . . Following that example, Wall of Moms Chicago attracted more than 5,000 members on Facebook in its first days of existence this week.

Group members said they do not organize protests, but join those led by Black, Indigenous and people of color (abbreviated as BIPOC).Organizers said the group will be nonviolent and will wear yellow clothing, bike helmets and the word “mom.”

The group has planned its first collaboration for Saturday afternoon in Grant Park with Tikkun Chai International, whose president, Rabbi Michael Ben Yosef, welcomed the support at an event that will call for defunding police.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-wall-of-moms-chicago-20200724-muw33nrvsjfvll5ouqs3b4pnau-story.html

[Thekaspervote]

4. Yes, dotard and fux news are pushing the story with a different narrative

He wants it to appear that he wore down a strong woman mayor of a liberal city. It’s not true. Just another dotard lie

[DBoon]

5. This deserves top be an Original Post

consider making it one

[bobbieinok]

6. Thank you for Chicago info

[KentuckyWoman]

7. In Chicago, is it actually Feds or is it DeVos rent a thugs?

Since the Tea Party Patriots are too puss to show up and defend America, I guess it's up to the women....