Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx proposed a new policy directing prosecutors to reject drug and gun charges arising solely from routine traffic stops.
Her reasoning: too many black people are being disproportionately targeted.
Foxx explained in an interview that the draft policy intends to combat the dramatic increase in stops that target people of color and seldom result in arrests, the Chicago Sun Times reported.
“It felt like it was time to do something about it,” she said.
“So our office — armed with data, armed with the knowledge that these stops have not significantly or in any way reduced violence in our city — decided that it was time to look at this issue and see if we could model a best practice that we’ve seen in other jurisdictions,” she continued.
X users swiftly blasted Foxx over her draft policy and claims.
“So, if I’ve got this right, if there is a high crime, majority Black, Chicago neighborhood, then D.A. Kim Foxx’s way of ‘protecting local residents’ is to… stop police from investigating suspected criminals and hamstring prosecutors from taking them off the streets,” Kyle Becker said in a fiery post.
“What’s ‘racist’ is exposing vulnerable Black residents to rampant violent crime because Soros-backed D.A.’s want to push their CRT-fueled absurdity instead of protect the rights of all citizens,” he added, then quipped “Do you think suburban lily white libs would put up with police letting violent criminals roam the streets without giving them protection?”
“Absolutely not,” he continued. “Do you think George Soros would live in a neighborhood where the D.A.’s he funds allow violent criminals to declare open season on local residents? Absolutely not.”
Becker then explained that policies like the one Foxx is pursuing exposes the hidden racism behind woke politics.
He then wrote a follow up post, “If you’ve ever been to a high-crime neighborhood in Chicago, then you know how absolutely bonkers this policy is,” to which another user responded, “They ‘lower crime’ by simply changing the definition. Crazy.”
“Soros-funded D.A.s need to be stopped. And their evil ringleader needs to be investigated on criminal racketeering charges,” Becker proclaimed.
The Sun Times reported that under Foxx’s policy, her office would decline to file drug, gun, and theft charges in cases originating from traffic stops for minor issues.
Examples of this would include expired vehicle registration, missing license plates, or nonfunctioning brake lights and headlights.
The outlet explained that the decision not to file charges would depend on the absence of other probable cause for the stop. The proposal maintains broad prosecutorial discretion in deciding whether to charge cases.
Foxx described the policy as a “public safety enhancement effort” aimed at building trust in law enforcement. However, some staff members expressed surprise at the draft policy and raised concerns about its implications.
“People are in disbelief,” said one anonymous prosecutor. “This is unthinkable.”
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