RUSH TRANSCRIPT BOOTHE Professor ░░░░░░░░ health teaches philosophy at ░░░░░░░░ university in Chicago He ░░░░░░░░ also the author of ░░░░░░░░ book We have overcome ░░░░░░░░ he joins us now ░░░░░░░░ why did the mayor ░░░░░░░░ Kayleigh Karen HILL I ░░░░░░░░ it s a deflection ░░░░░░░░ really her dereliction of ░░░░░░░░ and dereliction of duty ░░░░░░░░ the governor of Illinois ░░░░░░░░ one could ostensibly 2 ░░░░░░░░ of duty I think ░░░░░░░░ governors of Illinois in ░░░░░░░░ state of Chicago should ░░░░░░░░ in that space You ░░░░░░░░ I speak not as ░░░░░░░░ Republican but as an ░░░░░░░░ conservative Two years ago ░░░░░░░░ I wrote a letter ░░░░░░░░ the president asking him ░░░░░░░░ send national troops into ░░░░░░░░ to quell the gang ░░░░░░░░ That was two years ░░░░░░░░ Because at that time ░░░░░░░░ crime rate was 35 ░░░░░░░░ the national average Right ░░░░░░░░ s disgraceful Innocent children ░░░░░░░░ men good people of ░░░░░░░░ are being killed The ░░░░░░░░ members sociopaths being unleashed ░░░░░░░░ think she made that ░░░░░░░░ to deflect from the ░░░░░░░░ in which she and ░░░░░░░░ governor and other political ░░░░░░░░ in the state are ░░░░░░░░ of dereliction of duty ░░░░░░░░ Can you get into ░░░░░░░░ a little bit more ░░░░░░░░ about that dereliction of ░░░░░░░░ Can you talk a ░░░░░░░░ bit more about the ░░░░░░░░ of duty HILL It ░░░░░░░░ an ongoing problem that ░░░░░░░░ the murder of George ░░░░░░░░ which was a horrible ░░░░░░░░ which everyone agrees was ░░░░░░░░ tragedy and horrible This ░░░░░░░░ been going I ve ░░░░░░░░ teaching at Depaul for ░░░░░░░░ years I moved to ░░░░░░░░ 20 years ago and ░░░░░░░░ s been an ongoing ░░░░░░░░ When I moved here ░░░░░░░░ was a huge problem ░░░░░░░░ men first of all ░░░░░░░░ underpaid They are overworked ░░░░░░░░ are not incentivized by ░░░░░░░░ mayor or any of ░░░░░░░░ political actors in this ░░░░░░░░ to make any sort ░░░░░░░░ intrusions or exclusions or ░░░░░░░░ or community building with ░░░░░░░░ of the southside of ░░░░░░░░ where these crimes are ░░░░░░░░ occurring They have very ░░░░░░░░ bad name which is ░░░░░░░░ helped by the governance ░░░░░░░░ of the city that ░░░░░░░░ and abet in rather ░░░░░░░░ help foster healthy alliances ░░░░░░░░ local police law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ citizens law abiding citizens ░░░░░░░░ these neighborhoods whether crimes ░░░░░░░░ occurring dissent is being ░░░░░░░░ I think That s ░░░░░░░░ one form of dereliction ░░░░░░░░ duty BOOTHE Continue HILL ░░░░░░░░ ahead No you go ░░░░░░░░ BOOTHE We are hearing ░░░░░░░░ calls in cities across ░░░░░░░░ country to defund the ░░░░░░░░ decreased police presence but ░░░░░░░░ you look at statistics ░░░░░░░░ t it Black Lives ░░░░░░░░ going to be further ░░░░░░░░ and endangered as a ░░░░░░░░ of the decreased police ░░░░░░░░ HILL Absolutely I wrote ░░░░░░░░ my book there s ░░░░░░░░ whole chapter where I ░░░░░░░░ Black Lives Matter to ░░░░░░░░ and I said turn ░░░░░░░░ inwards towards the black ░░░░░░░░ eight and ask yourselves ░░░░░░░░ you say Black Lives ░░░░░░░░ who is doing the ░░░░░░░░ of black people It ░░░░░░░░ not white suburban citizens ░░░░░░░░ s not mainly police ░░░░░░░░ killing these black kids ░░░░░░░░ s gang bangers Its ░░░░░░░░ followings who are sociopathic ░░░░░░░░ who are making communities ░░░░░░░░ obsolete right they are ░░░░░░░░ communities And they are ░░░░░░░░ people most of these ░░░░░░░░ that live in these ░░░░░░░░ are hardworking good people ░░░░░░░░ teach some of these ░░░░░░░░ who cannot cross gang ░░░░░░░░ and how our community ░░░░░░░░ come to school BOOTHE ░░░░░░░░ thank you”