Once again, if you can't point to success, create a successful scenario:
Chicago police credit a controversial summer meeting with gang leaders and a gang crackdown guided by what they call "social network analysis" with a dramatic drop in gun violence this past fall in a West Side police district, including a 40 percent drop in homicides.
After the Aug. 17 meeting with gang leaders at the Garfield Park Conservatory and a subsequent crackdown on gangs, homicides for the rest of the year in the Harrison District dropped 40 percent from 2009, Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis said today. That translates into a drop from 25 to 15 through Dec. 31, Weis said in a news conference this morning at police headquarters.
In 2010, the 011th District led the city in homicides - 49 killings. In 2009, the 011th District also led the city in homicides - 54. So the entire drop was actually 5. But J-Fled is pointing to his "secret gang summit" as the focal point of a 10 less homicides for a four month period?
And this tidbit buried in the report?
And this tidbit buried in the report?
- Police showed computer slides of graphics they said proved reductions in other crimes but did not provide copies to reporters.
They won't provide copies of the statistics or sourcing of the data, but claim a near miraculous 40% drop in killings over a random four-month spread?
Anyone in the media smell what J-Fled and the boys at HQ are shoveling? Because it really stinks at this end.
Anyone in the media smell what J-Fled and the boys at HQ are shoveling? Because it really stinks at this end.