Like her Democratic mayoral counterparts in Portland, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and New York, Lightfoot has condemned police violence outside her borders, while using law enforcement to suppress demonstrations in her own city.
The morning after Officer Rusten Sheskey shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot called for a criminal investigation.
“I am deeply disturbed by the video capturing part of the incident,” she tweeted on the morning of Aug. 24. “I urge civil & criminal authorities to pursue an immediate & thorough investigation of the shooting. We pray that Mr. Blake […]
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