Brickbat: The Chicago Way

The Chicago Board of Ethics fined Ald. Jim Gardiner $20,000 for
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Well, I don't know what zoning ordinances are for if not for politicians and bureaucrats to use as ordnance against their subjects. Except maybe to make money.
The peons will pay for made-up crimes, and LIKE it! And I don’t NEED no stinkin’ badge; I am BOSS of the badges!
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Sounds like he's practicing to be that next mayor.
unfounded citations for overgrown weeds and rodents
No ROUSs. Normal-sized rodents only.
Rodents Of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist.
Then you ain't seen Chicago rats. They stand on two legs, maybe 5 to 6.5 feet tall, and inhabit the area around Washington and Clark Streets.
ROUSs. The original Trunk Bears.
I’m guessing that the $20,000 was paid by a “professional liability” policy, paid for by the city, for all Aldermen. I could be wrong. It’s just a guess.
CB
The peace officers around here dont look like the one in that photo.
Right. They all work out here in the burbs (and don't always stay in that shape for very long). What's the point in looking like that if you can't leverage it to get a cushy gig where you aren't a bullet sponge?
All politics is local. And sometimes very local.
unfounded citations are the lifeblood of an Alderman why else be one?
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