When it comes to finding ways to fail spectacularly at responding to the problem of violent crime, few cities compare to Chicago. In spite of ample evidence that there are clear solutions to effectively addressing those who are most responsible for the violence plaguing our country, Chicago would apparently rather explore programs probably best described as criminal justice experimentation.

We’ve discussed the Windy City’s experience with non-traditional forms of crime deterrence, where they have tried paying former (it is hoped) criminals to use their expertise and connections with the criminal world to try to dissuade (again, it is hoped) others from engaging in illicit activity.

Other “responses” to crime include one from 2021, when, in an apparent admission that the city could not stop violent criminals, a program was implemented to install hundreds of “bleeding control kits” in public buildings throughout Chicago. We’ve also reported about Chicago Alderman Michele Smith (D-43) promoting a “crime-fighting” program where citizens are encouraged to get whistles, then blow them if they come across a “suspicious situation or witness a crime.”

https://www.nraila.org/articles/20240108/in-chicago-failure-appears-to-be-the-only-option