Bailey noted that Illinois "needs leaders who will put the safety of our residents above politics." | Darren Bailey for Governor/Facebook
Bailey noted that Illinois "needs leaders who will put the safety of our residents above politics." | Darren Bailey for Governor/Facebook
GOP nominee Darren Bailey linked Chicago Police dispatcher Keith Thornton Jr.'s decision to leave the police department to the state's crooked system.
Bailey noted that Illinois "needs leaders who will put the safety of our residents above politics." He also touted the endorsement from the largest enforcement organization of sworn law enforcement officers in the country saying that the 'Illinois Fraternal Order of Police believes I will reverse the radical policies of JB Pritzker and Lori Lightfoot.'
"Keith Thornton Jr.'s resignation confirms everything I have been saying about the sad state of affairs in the City of Chicago," Bailey said. " Morale is at an all-time low because leaders like Lori Lightfoot and JB Pritzker continue to push policies to make it more difficult for police officers to do their job. They have created a hostile environment that is making it difficult to hire new officers and keep current officers."
Former Chicago 911 operator Keith Thornton Jr. resigned in protest over the "revolving door" bail legislation. According to Thornton, Mayor Lori Lightfoot has shown no support for law enforcement.
"In Chicago, there is no openness from city hall, and the administration is merely incredibly careless," Thornton told Fox & Friends First about his resignation. "Time was on our side. I'm done with it."
The Democratic Party is losing support due to the leadership issue with crime, according to surveys, West Cook News reported. In an undisclosed Chicago suburb, GOP candidates are trailing Governor J.B. Pritzker, according to a Tulchin Research survey from earlier this year. The main issue raised by respondents was crime.
In her first three years as Cook County State's Attorney, Kim Foxx has implemented soft-on-crime policies where she dropped charges against 30% of the county's criminal defendants.
Another contentious law, the SAFE-T Act, is causing worry among Illinois people. When fully implemented, the bill will allow persons accused of robbery, abduction, arson, second-degree murder, intimidation, aggravated violence, aggravated DUI, aggravated flight, drug-related homicide and threatening a public official to be released. The law has been presented as a means for criminals to evade punishment and continue committing crimes, Prairie State Wire reported.
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