{"id":625170,"date":"2026-06-25T20:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T20:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=625170"},"modified":"2026-06-25T20:40:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T20:40:00","slug":"mayor-blames-slavery-as-chicago-wrestles-with-deadly-crime-spree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=625170","title":{"rendered":"Mayor Blames &#8220;Slavery&#8221; As Chicago Wrestles With Deadly Crime Spree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">Mayor Blames &#8220;Slavery&#8221; As Chicago Wrestles With Deadly Crime Spree<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>The city of Chicago, long run by Democrats, has an infamous black crime problem.\u00a0 Over the course <a href=\"https:\/\/wgntv.com\/news\/chicagocrime\/chicago-mayor-considers-new-department-to-tackle-gun-violence\/\">of Father&#8217;s Day weekend<\/a> around 47 people were shot and 8 people killed, with a 105% increase in violent crime compared to 2025.\u00a0 On &#8220;Juneteenth&#8221;, a drive-by mass shooting in Princeton Park injured at least 12\u201314 people with over 100 shell casings recovered.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The situation is so bad that many black commentators are starting to speak out, demanding to know why black Americans can&#8217;t seem to stop killing each other.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">Stephen A. Smith: &#8220;Every time we turn around, there&#8217;s something going on in Chicago. And the vast majority of victims happen to be black. When we gon&#8217; speak about that? Same energy, y&#8217;all.&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oeb0mKDLmN\">pic.twitter.com\/oeb0mKDLmN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Honestly I kinda like that common sense is making a comeback.\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Defiant L\u2019s (@DefiantLs) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DefiantLs\/status\/2069610083064172946?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>All the evidence, all the data, suggests that Father&#8217;s Day weekend violence in the black community is so egregious exactly because there are almost no fathers.\u00a0 In Chicago, 80% of all black births are to single mothers and 72% of black children live in single parent households, compared to a national average of 25% across all ethnic groups.\u00a0 Approximately 70% of all juveniles facing incarceration come from single parent households.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Coupled with an overall culture that idolizes violence and lacks basic impulse control learned from proper parenting, the source of the problem is clear.\u00a0 Democrats, however, have a different theory.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a press conference addressing Chicago&#8217;s national embarrassment, Democrat Mayor Brandon Johnson diverted the discussion into his own personal pet project on reparations.\u00a0 He argues that the &#8220;history of slavery&#8221; in the US is the source of income inequality; insinuating that income inequality is the root cause of violent crime in the black community.\u00a0 In other words, black-on-black crime is somehow all white people&#8217;s fault.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">40+ shot over the weekend in Chicago and Mayor Johnson is talking about \u2026 &#8220;slavery continuing to harm Chicago&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0qEQ2qyRGy\">pic.twitter.com\/0qEQ2qyRGy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/2069481927178862879?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is easily the dumbest mayor in America \u2014 and he still got elected by people even dumber than him.<\/p>\n<p>Good grief. \ud83e\udd26\u200d\u2640\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>This clown isn\u2019t even a basic history buff: praising Johnson while bashing Nixon?<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, 40 shot and 8 killed in Chicago over\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xmPy2l3cro\">pic.twitter.com\/xmPy2l3cro<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GRANDPA\u2019s FREE ADVICE (@GOP_is_Gutless) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GOP_is_Gutless\/status\/2069392321330790545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The running theme among minority groups (and liberals in general) in the US is a complete lack of accountability for their own actions.\u00a0 Because slavery or segregation existed in the past, people who have never experienced either of these things believe they have a scapegoat for all the problems within their culture.\u00a0 It doesn&#8217;t work that way.<\/p>\n<p>The Chicago Mayor asserts that government handouts or reparations will solve the black crime issue, but the black community had much lower crime rates in the 1940s-1950s before welfare became ubiquitous and during segregation.\u00a0 In the 1960s when segregation was ended and President Johnson introduced his &#8220;Great Society&#8221; programs, crime among blacks skyrocketed.\u00a0 Clearly, something happened and it wasn&#8217;t slavery or segregation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/ChicagoViolence1.jpg?itok=PsBYlSF7\" data-link-option=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/ChicagoViolence1.jpg?itok=PsBYlSF7\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"f0191355-255a-4147-9635-7c0f1744d35f\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" height=\"333\" width=\"500\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/ChicagoViolence1.jpg?itok=PsBYlSF7\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mayor Johnson has refused to counter criminal activity, blocking motions to enforce curfews for minors who now engage in &#8220;teen takeovers&#8221; or flash mobs that hijack city streets and consistently end in looting, property damage and shootings.\u00a0 City officials are asking the teens what they think should be done, and of course, they think less restrictions are the answer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">Chicago City Council just hosted &#8220;teens&#8221; for advice about &#8220;teen takeovers&#8221; and crime.<\/p>\n<p>Their solution? Less restrictions. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o3zOUx7rC1\">pic.twitter.com\/o3zOUx7rC1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/2069918897885626834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It is typical of progressive leaders and fatherless cultures to suggest more unfettered freedom is the magic salve to end crime among young people, when the opposite is what&#8217;s called for.\u00a0 Clearly black households in Chicago lack basic parenting restrictions that usually keep underdeveloped teen brains in check.\u00a0 The only answer, then, is for the city to act as the parent, enforcing curfews and other measures until the deeper problem can be fixed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8WHAT ON EARTH?!!!!<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of cars were vandalized in Chicago after police broke up a &#8220;teen takeover&#8221; and kids began fleeing by JUMPING ON CARS AND SMASHING WINDSHIELDS!!!<\/p>\n<p>WHERE ARE THE PARENTS OF THESE KIDS???!!!!!!!<\/p>\n<p>THIS HAS GOT TO STOP!!!!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n59199CtGL\">pic.twitter.com\/n59199CtGL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mattvanswol\/status\/2058914762075852807?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Instead, progressive officials turn to irrational teens for advice on what to do while blaming &#8220;white supremacy&#8221; as the culprit behind everything wrong in their lives.\u00a0 There is no fixing Chicago &#8211; Not without a radical change in leadership and some tough love for black communities.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>      <span class=\"field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden\"><a title=\"View user profile.\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/users\/tyler-durden\" lang=\"\" class=\"username\" xml:lang=\"\">Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden\">Thu, 06\/25\/2026 &#8211; 16:40<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/ChicagoViolence1.jpg?itok=PsBYlSF7\" title=\"Mayor Blames \" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mayor Blames &#8220;Slavery&#8221; As Chicago Wrestles With Deadly Crime Spree The city of Chicago, long run by Democrats, has an infamous black crime problem.\u00a0 Over the course of Father&#8217;s Day weekend around 47 people were shot and 8 people killed, with a 105% increase in violent crime compared to 2025.\u00a0 On &#8220;Juneteenth&#8221;, a drive-by mass&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=625170\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Mayor Blames &#8220;Slavery&#8221; As Chicago Wrestles With Deadly Crime Spree<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":625171,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,19,10,21,12,11,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-625170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cancel-culture","category-censorship","category-civil-liberties","category-election-integrity","category-equal-justice","category-free-speech","category-religious-freedom","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=625170"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625170\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/625171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=625170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=625170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=625170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}