Police actually released a new community notice on thefts on CTA trains in Lincoln Park and the Near North Side the evening of the meeting. Concerns of muggings, theft, armed robbery, sexual assault,
And violence at the stations were expressed by irate residents. Because many of the criminals often roam in groups of two to more than a dozen, passengers avoid riding the trains.
While Ignatius has the courage to keep riding the trains, others are less inclined to risk their lives until the city gives its police force more authority.
The general public is now speaking out to support law enforcement and call for more policing in high-crime areas, even as activists around the country attempt to defund and undermine the police.
The weakest members of society suffer when police are disbanded in these places because it just gives criminals more confidence.
