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Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez went on Fox & Friends this morning and delivered a scathing rebuke of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s handling of the city’s crime wave, telling viewers that the mayor has effectively handcuffed the police while carnage continues in neighborhoods across Chicago. Lopez’s blunt assessment — that political leadership, not a lack of police, is to blame — should be deafening to any patriot who still believes city hall exists to protect citizens first.
Lopez warned that Johnson’s rhetoric and policy choices have emboldened criminals and demoralized officers, arguing the mayor has tied police hands at precisely the moment Chicago needs competence and courage. That rebuke was not theater; it reflects real frustrations from patrol officers and residents who say 911 calls go unanswered and neighborhoods feel abandoned.
The alderman also tore into Johnson’s policy shifts, including the mayor’s past moves to dismantle gunshot-detection tools like ShotSpotter — a decision Lopez says will cost lives if left unchecked. Conservatives have argued for years that public safety tools and properly resourced police are the first line of defense against violence, not experiments that give criminals breathing room.
Johnson’s administration even filed a lawsuit blaming automakers for a spike in vehicle thefts, a move Lopez ridiculed on air as a diversion from the real problem: criminals operating with near impunity and officials more interested in optics than results. When the mayor points fingers at car manufacturers rather than addressing lawlessness and supporting law enforcement, Chicagoans pay with their safety and peace of mind.
This isn’t abstract politics — Chicago has been tormented by staggering levels of violence for years, and Lopez squarely placed responsibility on the city’s political elite for normalizing criminal behavior and undermining police. Conservatives who love urban America see this as proof of what happens when career politicians prioritize rhetoric and special interests over citizens’ lives and livelihoods.
Patriotic Americans should be furious, not resigned. When elected leaders fail to defend life and property, when they cozy up to union bosses and maneuver around accountability, ordinary families are the ones who suffer — and they will remember who failed them at the ballot box.
It’s time for common-sense reforms: back the blue, restore prosecutorial discretion that keeps violent offenders off the streets, and stop playing political games while neighborhoods burn. If Chicago won’t wake up, conservative voters nationwide must use every legal tool to restore order and protect the innocent.
