The Chicago Tribune reports on radical Rev. Michael Pfleger's comments at an anti-gun rally in Chicago:
Rev. Michael Pfleger of St. Sabina Catholic Church on the South Side suggested that officials conduct "well-being checks" in the homes of youths who may be embroiled in gun violence. He also called for a $5,000 bounty on those suspected in shootings.
"A bounty says, 'We're coming for you. We're looking for you. We are not going to accept you killing our children and walking away,' " he said.
Rev.Pfleger seems not too bothered by corrupt police terrorizing unarmed Chicago residents.As
NPR reports:
The Chicago Police Department is disbanding its elite Special Operations Section. Seven officers have been charged with robbery and kidnapping.
Chicago Tribune reporter Dave Heinzmann says Chicago Mayor Richard Daley cited systematic problems within the S.O.S. and the way the unit operates during the announcement of the unit's closure.
The S.O.S. officers are considered among the city's best and are entrusted with a lot of responsibility and freedom. That freedom allegedly led some of the officers "to the dark side," Heinzmann says.
One S.O.S. officer allegedly tried to hire a hit man to kill a fellow S.O.S. officer who was cooperating with an investigation into the unit.
Pfleger is very close with Barack Obama as the
Chicago Tribune reports:
One of those long-time supporters was Rev. Michael Pfleger, the politically active leader of St. Sabina Church. He gave Obama's campaign $1,500 between 1995 and 2001, including $200 in April 2001, about three months after Obama announced $225,000 in grants to St. Sabina programs.
Pfleger said he made those donations personally, not on behalf of the church or to win grants.
"At a time when less people vote than ever, I don't think pastors should be silent on politics," Pfleger said.
Obama's Chicago:corrupt cops,disarmed populace,and preachers calling for bounties.
