Is it really that bad up there now. The national guard 
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What is going on here Richie??Comment -
The mayor of Chicago is calling the National Guard to police the city. DamnOriginally posted by jjgold
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come on richie..
Daley: City needs gun laws, not the Guard
Lawmakers’ idea for deploying guardsmen to Chicago gets cool reaction from mayor, governor, police union
Police Superintendent Jody Weis and Mayor Richard Daley answer questions about using the National Guard in the city's fight against violence. Daley said violence has no quick fix. (Nancy Stone, Chicago Tribune / April 25, 2010)
By Hal Dardick, Tribune reporters 8:28 p.m. CDT, April 26, 2010
Mayor Richard Daley reacted coolly Monday to a suggestion the National Guard be called in to help slow the violence on Chicago's streets, suggesting the idea offered up a day earlier by two state representatives was too simplistic.
"You have to look at long-term solutions," Daley said, adding he understood the "frustration" expressed by the legislators.
"You just can't think you're going to fix it in one weekend and walk away," Daley said. "And that's what the problem would be."
Daley's remarks came a day after state Reps. John Fritchey and LaShawn Ford, both Chicago Democrats, suggested Gov. Pat Quinn dispatch the National Guard to Chicago to quell the violence, at a time when the city's murder rate is up slightly from the same time last year but still much lower than it was a decade ago.
Quinn also downplayed the idea, saying it could be counterproductive to police efforts, as law enforcement officers and military personnel are trained differently. He wouldn't take the step unless Daley asked him to, he added.
Quinn took pains to defer to the mayor, perhaps recalling that Daley two years ago suggested that ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich "should be careful" when he suggested sending in the National Guard.
"It is, I think, imperative that any governor work always with local law enforcement," Quinn said. "The notion of trying to step in, in any way step on the toes of people who are on the front line every day fighting crime in tough neighborhoods, I think is really not the way to go."
Mark Donahue, president of the city police union, said more police officers are needed, at a time when hundreds are retiring while hiring is slowed.
"Members of the Chicago Police Department can handle the situation with the proper resources," Donahue said. "Right now, the proper resources needed are more police officers."
Donahue also said police officers are schooled in the federal and state constitutions.
"With the Guard coming in, it's making a statement that your constitutional rights will be diminished," he said. "They don't have the training that Chicago police officers do."
The mayor also sounded his familiar theme of needing more gun control laws and suggested Fritchey and Ford back him in those efforts.
"This is all about guns, and that's why the crusade is on," Daley said. "We hope to get their cooperation in Springfield."
Daley declined to completely dismiss the idea, saying all ideas for quelling violence should be entertained, but he also noted a host of complicated issues that would ensue if the Guard were called in.
"You put them on for a weekend, without ammunition?" he asked. "Think of the repercussions you have to look at. … A fully automatic weapon?"
Daley made his comments minutes after delivering opening remarks at the Richard J. Daley Global Cities Forum, attended by dozens of mayors stretching from suburban Channahon to Johannesburg, South Africa.
This year the conference is focused on public-private partnerships.Comment