"Chicago should impose a “safety and security fee” — as high as $5 a month on homes and businesses — to generate the $70 million needed to hire 700 additional police officers, an influential alderman said Thursday.
Ald. George Cardenas (12th), chairman of the City Council’s Health Committee, said Chicago desperately needs a surge in police hiring to ease a severe manpower shortage that has hamstrung the city’s ability to stop a surge in homicides and shootings." (Spielman)
Ald. George Cardenas (12th), chairman of the City Council’s Health Committee, said Chicago desperately needs a surge in police hiring to ease a severe manpower shortage that has hamstrung the city’s ability to stop a surge in homicides and shootings." (Spielman)
Some citizens might not think that this idea is the right solution to the problem because of the fee that comes with it, but it is the best plan that has been proposed by the city of Chicago. The citizens need to realize that $5 a month is worth every single penny for their life. Without the input of more police officers, the citizens' safety will not be what it needs to be at. The city of Chicago needs to realize that their safety needs to be dealt with now before the problems get to out of hand for anyone to fix. I believe that if this law is passed, the citizens of Chicago will be pleased with the positive changes Chicago will have.