Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown and Mayor Lori Lightfoot desperately needed a public safety win. This was not that, writes Craig.
Listen, I get it. Really, I do.
After a seemingly endless run of bad press due to their seemingly endless inability to get control of the seemingly endless violence that is a plague and the primary stain on the city they are tasked with leading, Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown and Mayor Lori Lightfoot desperately needed a public safety win.