The mayor said judges should not allow people charged with violent crimes to walk free on bail – because even if they're only charged rather than tried and convicted by a judge or jury, they're guilty.
. The mayor said there has been an exponential increase in officers being shot and shot at in Chicago – by criminals who feel emboldened.
Mayor Lightfoot said nonviolent people should not be held in jail just because they can't afford to post bond. But for people charged with violent crimes, she said, it's a different story. The mayor accused Cook County criminal courts of failing to do their jobs and failing to consider the danger to the community when a violent criminal is let out on bail.
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