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Federal push against violent crime in Chicago underway - bypassing local prosecutors
Posted on 8/5/20 at 3:04 pm
Posted on 8/5/20 at 3:04 pm
Since late July, the Feds are going in hard against violent criminals in Chicago. Word is getting out that a gun charge in Cook county may not just mean a walk through a revolving door like it used to. It could mean hard time in a distant prison.
They've stepped it up since the Funeral shooting.
I'm kind of on the fence about this, but something had to be done. Violent crime was spiking in Chicago this year.
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Federal push in Chicago begins to show up in new gun cases, some bypassing Cook County prosecutors
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They've stepped it up since the Funeral shooting.
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The U.S. attorney’s office already has a gun crimes prosecution team that has embedded assistant U.S. attorneys in police districts on the South and West sides of the city to try and disrupt the cycle of violence in those neighborhoods.
But the effort has been stepped up significantly in recent weeks as civil unrest over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis coupled with a wave of gun violence brought Chicago back into national headlines and drew the attention of the Trump administration, several law enforcement sources have told the Chicago Tribune.
The scope of the renewed federal push was being held close to the vest, but it has seemingly intensified once again as President Donald Trump recently sent more federal agents here in an expansion of what has been dubbed “Operation Legend,” which has seen leaders of the U.S. attorney’s office, the FBI and Chicago police trumpet their increased cooperation.
Gun violence has spiked this summer to levels not seen in years, claiming victims as young as 1 year old. Earlier this month a shooting outside a funeral home saw 15 people wounded — the worst mass shooting in recent Chicago memory. Some sources said an increase in the amount of federal resources paying attention to Chicago violence was likely to naturally lead to more federal prosecutions.
But the concerted push has apparently led to some confusion within the Cook County state’s attorney’s office, which has historically handled the vast majority of Chicago gun felonies.
On July 25, just two days after Trump’s Operation Legend announcement, an email sent by a high-ranking prosecutor to attorneys in the Felony Review Unit said Chicago police would be taking all gun arrests to federal agents first, giving them the right of first refusal in deciding whether to bring charges.
State prosecutors were directed to consider charging a gun case only if federal prosecutors had declined it, according to the email, which was obtained by the Tribune.
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The reasons to charge a defendant in federal court vary, but prosecutors generally promote it as a tool to get the city’s most violent, repeat offenders off the street instead of putting them back into the Cook County justice system. The potential penalties also are typically much tougher.
Not only does the federal charge of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon carry a maximum 10-year prison sentence, defendants must serve 85% of their sentence, instead of being eligible for day-for-day credit in the state system.
If a defendant has previously been convicted of three or more violent felonies, federal prosecutors can seek an enhanced, mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years behind bars, or up to life.
Defendants convicted at the federal level also may wind up serving their time in faraway states, which tough-on-crime advocates have long said can act as a deterrent in and of itself.
I'm kind of on the fence about this, but something had to be done. Violent crime was spiking in Chicago this year.
This post was edited on 8/5/20 at 3:06 pm
Posted on 8/5/20 at 3:08 pm to dewster
States rights!
ETA: In all seriousness the federal government is there for this reason. Chicago is having havoc wreaked upon it and apparently the local authorities are either unable or unwilling to deal with it.
But I agree with others that federal intervention in local matters isn’t something to take lightly. But it seems like Chicago is actually asking for the assistance so if that’s the case then I say this is for a good cause.
ETA: In all seriousness the federal government is there for this reason. Chicago is having havoc wreaked upon it and apparently the local authorities are either unable or unwilling to deal with it.
But I agree with others that federal intervention in local matters isn’t something to take lightly. But it seems like Chicago is actually asking for the assistance so if that’s the case then I say this is for a good cause.
This post was edited on 8/5/20 at 3:12 pm
Posted on 8/5/20 at 3:08 pm to dewster
I love that this is happening but I am beyond pissed that the local governments are letting these criminals run wild. I hope this ends up being successful but I hate the fact that the Feds are getting more and more involved in the affairs of the states and municipalities. It's not how the federalist system was suppose to work but these jackasses push it to this point because the votes of these criminals and their families get them elected.
Posted on 8/5/20 at 3:08 pm to dewster
Good. This will infuriate Beetlejuice and totally undermine that piece of shite Foxx, so I'm fine with it.
Posted on 8/5/20 at 3:12 pm to Chucktown_Badger
frick ALL THINGS CHICAGO
Posted on 8/5/20 at 3:17 pm to dewster
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I'm kind of on the fence about this, but something had to be done. Violent crime was spiking in Chicago this year.
I'm the definition of sweating man with two buttons on this one
I prefer a very small federal government, but when local governments fail to maintain law and order, it IS in the government's purview to guarantee the public safety.
It's a tough one.
Posted on 8/5/20 at 3:19 pm to DomincDecoco
Cubs are 9-2 right now tho
Posted on 8/5/20 at 4:02 pm to TheAlmightySmash
where that cowgirls legs bruh?
Posted on 8/5/20 at 4:03 pm to TheAlmightySmash
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Cubs are 9-2 right now tho
Lowest ERA in the majors among starters
Highest ERA in the majors among relief
Posted on 8/5/20 at 4:05 pm to Chucktown_Badger
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This will infuriate Beetlejuice
She's cooperating with it, although her public persona is to be "anti all things Trump".
Posted on 8/5/20 at 4:06 pm to dewster
Trump should aptly point out that all of the high crime cities have been managed by Democrats for many decades. Translation: the definition of political insanity is voting for the same party that continues to breed chaos.
Posted on 8/5/20 at 4:11 pm to GurleyGirl
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Posted on 8/5/20 at 4:47 pm to dewster
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I'm kind of on the fence about this
What's your hesitation? If it is illegal for you to carry a gun because you screwed up in the past...don't carry a gun, you'll be OK.
Posted on 8/5/20 at 4:58 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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No business of the feds.
Any infringement of constitutionally protected rights is the business of the feds. It is also the business of every level of government to protect those rights but if they don't the feds have to.
Posted on 8/5/20 at 5:02 pm to dewster
I hope they don’t forget about Jussie.
That bastard was ready to put any white man in prison that fit his ticket.
Any innocent person he could have framed he would have.
That bastard was ready to put any white man in prison that fit his ticket.
Any innocent person he could have framed he would have.
This post was edited on 8/5/20 at 5:11 pm
Posted on 8/5/20 at 5:02 pm to notsince98
It’s always boggled my mind that progressives cry “more gun control” all day long, but then have no interest in actually punishing people for breaking gun laws.
Time to circumvent Foxx’s office.
Time to circumvent Foxx’s office.
Posted on 8/5/20 at 5:04 pm to dewster
you can beat local and state charges...no one beats federal charges
also federal prison is a lot different than state/county
also federal prison is a lot different than state/county
Posted on 8/5/20 at 5:06 pm to Bruco
My guess is the reason for that is that the DA doesn’t want to punish black and Latino people.
Read “Bonfire Of The Vanities” and its take about how DAs always want the great white perpetrator because that looks good for them instead of hailing a bunch of minorities.
Read “Bonfire Of The Vanities” and its take about how DAs always want the great white perpetrator because that looks good for them instead of hailing a bunch of minorities.
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