In a forceful statement, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot warns social-distancing violators they will be carted off to jail
By Howie Katz
"We will shut you down, we will cite you, and if we need to, we will arrest you and we will take you to jail. Don’t make us treat you like a criminal, but if you act like a criminal and you violate the law and you refuse to do what is necessary to save lives in this city during a pandemic, we will take you to jail, period."
That's what Mayor Lightfoot said Saturday during a press conference. She was addressing both individuals and businesses. Good for her!
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Lightfoot has drawn some controversy during the coronavirus quarantine.
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Photos of the mayor recently cropped up on social media that showed her getting a haircut with a stylist during the quarantine. The state currently has a stay-at-home order in effect and salons are not open.
When asked about it, Lightfoot responded, “I think what really people want to talk about is, we’re talking about people dying here. We’re talking about significant health disparities. I think that’s what people care most about. The woman who cut my hair had a mask and gloves on so we are, I am practicing what I’m preaching.”
A reporter also brought up an instance during a coronavirus public service announcement where the mayor told someone, "Getting your roots done is not essential.”
Lightfoot responded by saying, “I’m the public face of this city. I’m on national media and I’m out in the public eye. I’m a person who, I take my personal hygiene very seriously. As I said, I felt like I needed to have a haircut. I’m not able to do that myself, so I got a haircut. You want to talk more about that?”
Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa criticized her explanation, writing on Twitter, “She is under no obligation to look good on national TV. She is under no obligation to book national interviews. But she is under an obligation to follow and promote social distancing in order to save lives. This is a bad example for our city."
6 comments:
jawohl heir commandant
That should be Herr Commandant anon.
And of course Mayor Lori is still going to her personal hairdresser, because she is IMPORTANT. The rest of Chicago can go fuck themselves. She needs to feel good about herself.
To enforce any type of measures the Mayor would have to declare Martial Law. The drug users and drug dealers and other miscreants are not going to comply. Chicago already had a Pandemic that wasn't controlled. What makes the Mayor think she can control a new one.
Yep, should be Kommandant as well.
Sorry guys, but you're both wrong. It should be:
Frau Kommandantin
Mayor Lori is married. Frau is the German word for Mrs. while Herr is the German word for Mr.
Kommandant is masculine. Kommandantin is feminine.
See guys, I do know some German words in addition to the most important of all German words: Bier.
My bad.
(My old language teacher told me the most important phrase to know in Spanish is, "Otra cerveza por favor.")
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