Earlier this year, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson tried to sever the city’s contract with ShotSpotter, a system that lets authorities know where a gunshot has occurred. People on the left convinced Johnson that the system was somehow racist.
Now the city council in Chicago has defied the mayor and even members of his own party are saying that they want the system back in place.
Johnson was asked about this by the media and seemed stunned.
WTTW News reports:
City Council Votes 34-14 to Endorse Effort to Overturn Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Decision to Scrap ShotSpotter
The Chicago City Council voted 34-14 on Wednesday to endorse an effort to overturn Mayor Brandon Johnson’s decision to scrap the city’s use of ShotSpotter after an intense debate over the gunshot detection system.
The vote represented a significant rebuke of Johnson and the central promise of his campaign for…
