Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks to guests at an event on June 07, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is blaming the spike in car robberies in the city on remote learning. During a recent press briefing, the Democrat argued the increase in vehicle thefts in 2020 was linked to students being kept away from classrooms.
Democrat Mayor Lori Lightfoot says Democrat school shutdowns are to blame for carjackings skyrocketing.
“There was a correlation between remote learning and the rise in carjacking.” pic.twitter.com/Q7mVERRMZA
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Lightfoot suggested many of the kids who had no prior involvement in the criminal justice system were partly driven to commit crime by pure boredom. Her remarks came after Chicago…
