Those damn police again

From 2d City Copper

Hold Whom Accountable?

Not the "community," that's for sure:

• Mayor Lori Lightfoot spoke to the City Club on Tuesday. On the eve of her first City Council meeting, Lightfoot discussed priorities for her first 100 days and how the dozens of shootings that happened over Memorial Day weekend highlight the city's need to get a handle on violence.
  
  While dealing with violence remains a top concern, Lightfoot also announced a new push for accountability for police officers and aldermen alike.

How many layers of accountability are there already? Department supervision, Internal Affairs, COPA, the Police Board, hostile courts. Better add another layer!

• "It's long overdue that the City Council act swiftly in the first 100 days to pass the ordinance proposed by the Grass Roots Alliance for Police Accountability, or GAPA, to create civilian oversight of the Chicago Police Department."

And that should be the death knell for any form of proactive police work. You are a paid observer and recorder of criminal acts. Nothing more.

Notice, not a single word about broken families, dysfunctional neighborhoods, generational failure.

Nope. The police have to be held accountable.