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Race politics from Jason Van Dyke to Joe Rogan, and more

Posted on February 11, 2022February 12, 2022 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Race politics from Jason Van Dyke to Joe Rogan, and more
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Crime fighting is upside down in Chicago thanks to poor leadership from Mayor Lori Lightfoot and from Cook County States Attorney Kim Foxx. Drugged up suspects get the sympathy while the police are persecuted for political reasons. Originally published in the Southwest News Newspaper Group February 9, 2022. 

By Ray Hanania

Jason Van Dyke freed from a system that protects real criminals:

Former Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke went through the criminal justice system for shooting Laquan McDonald, a drugged-up, weapon-carrying thug with a history of violence who refused to listen to police after curfew in Chicago. He was released for good behavior after serving 3 of a nearly 7-year sentence.

It’s ironic police-haters are clamoring for new charges against Van Dyke. They are silent when gangbangers and other criminals are given light sentences and released early all the time who then commit new crimes including murder.

If we can enforce a system to prosecute Van Dyke again after he served his time, then we can also prosecute thousands of Criminals who have served time and have been released and put them back in prison, too. And if we do that, let’s restore the death penalty and rid ourselves of some of the most violent criminals.

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart released data last month that showed how the Cook County criminal justice system is broken: 70-80 percent of suspects charged with violent crimes in Cook County are not held until trial and are released pending their trials. That includes 100 people charged with murder. More than 850 people charged with aggravated gun violence are also free. Police arrested 133 people who were awaiting trial for committing more violence.

Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke and his wife. Support his family on his GoFundMe Page at https://www.gofundme.com/mdb4be
Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke and his wife. Support his family on his GoFundMe Page at https://www.gofundme.com/mdb4be Ignore the other campaigns on  GoFundMe

 

Critics want more charges filed against Van Dyke. Why not file more charges against all of the criminals in Cook County who are released for committing violent crimes? They’re targeting Van Dyke because he is White!

 

Instead, prosecute parents for the crimes of their underaged children. McDonald would be alive today if he wasn’t on drugs, out late, or carrying a weapon!

JOE ROGAN “Rockin in the unFree World” of Young and Mitchel:

I love the music of Neil Young and Joni Mitchell. But I think their politics suck! These are musicians who clamored in the 1960s and 70s for freedoms, including for women, and challenged “Big Brother.” Rich and famous today, they have become Big Brother.

They’re demanding Spotify, one of the largest online music and podcast platforms, block Joe Rogan, a conservative TV announcer, comedian and activist whom Young and Mitchell dislike.

What upsets me is the hypocrisy and how they support the very censorship they railed against.

The public is smart enough to hear all views and make up their own minds. The only views that should be censored are those that advocate violence and not just racism against one minority, racism against ALL minorities.

Unable to censor Rogan, they have falsely accused Rogan of racism. They claim he used the “N-word.” Not explained is how Rogan used the “N-Word” in a much needed discussion about why Black rap artists can use the word in violent, racist songs that legitimately should be banned.

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It’s hard to believe 14 years have passed with no suspects in the murder of five women customers at Lane Bryant in Tinley Park … Former Congressman Bill Lipinski and I support President Joe Biden’s plans to name an African American woman to the U.S. Supreme Court. Race politics has always been a part of our system. Listen to the latest “Two Guys on Politics” Podcast for more … GoFundMe deleted a page that raised more than $10 million to help truckers protesting failed Left Wing policies and is taking the money to give to other political charities of their choice. GoFundMe campaigns will never get my money again … if Face Masks are so useless, as some anti-vaxxers claim, then why do Doctors where them during surgery? … Great programs to watch on TV: Yellowstone, its prequel 1883.

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