RDO Enthusiast

Chicago resident. Avid foodie. Exhausted public servant.

[RDO Enthusiast @SWSchicago]

@WGNNews @DanPonceTV This study is not peer-reviewed, removed 911 "shots fired" calls from its data set, and compared summer and winter months, ignoring that response times are consistently slower in summer due to how busy it is. An actual investigative reporter would have reviewed the study first.

[RDO Enthusiast @SWSchicago]

@ishmaelrufus Crime numbers are "biased against the mayor." 😂🤣😂 Okay, buddy. Have a good one.

[RDO Enthusiast @SWSchicago]

No homicides doesn't mean a safe city. The police officers that many politicians love to hate are trained to apply things like tourniquets, combat guaze, etc., to gunshot victims. That, plus more available trauma centers, drives homicide numbers down despite plenty of shootings.

[Mayor Brandon Johnson @ChicagosMayor]

Republicans need to stop capitalizing on pain and fear to distract from their failing economy and the consequences of their forever wars.

People want real solutions that make their lives safer and more affordable.

Here in Chicago, we’re focused on investing in our youth and strengthening our communities. While there is still more work to do, we are encouraged by a Memorial Day weekend that saw zero homicides.

We are grateful to the first responders, CVI workers, and our community leaders whose work continues to help make our neighborhoods safer.

[RDO Enthusiast @SWSchicago]

@ishmaelrufus ShotSpotter is by its nature a reactionary tool. It helps get resources to gunshot victims and crime scenes faster. Since its deactivation in Chicago, over 80 people have been found (many deceased) hours after being shot because there is no ShotSpotter and no one called 911.

👋🏻

[RDO Enthusiast @SWSchicago]

@ishmaelrufus Clearly you're the Mayor's bootlicker, so I'm not going to continue wasting my time on a discussion where your argument rests on a clearly faulty study and other statistics that don't actually prove your point. I've seen firsthand how ShotSpotter works and how valuable it is.

[RDO Enthusiast @SWSchicago]

@ishmaelrufus Nationwide crime rates were up starting 2020 and a few years after. Not every municipality has ShotSpotter, or has gotten rid of ShotSpotter like Chicago if they did have it, yet crime trends have been consistent across the board regardless of the existence of ShotSpotter.

[CWBChicago @CWBChicago]

Holy F*CK!

They're comparing spring/summer response times to fall/winter response times and claiming the difference is ShotSpotter.

[RDO Enthusiast @SWSchicago]

@ishmaelrufus Actually, shootings are up in 2026 compared to the same time period last year.

Year to Date (vs 2025)
Shot & Killed: 146 (+9%)
Shot & Wounded: 537 (+3%)
Total Shot: 683 (+4%)
Total Homicides: 168 (+4%)

[RDO Enthusiast @SWSchicago]

@ishmaelrufus @HeatherCherone PPOs are frequently pulled from district beat cars to be on fixed posts. On days where major events are happening, the "sheets" (district manpower logs) are always sparse. More officers working due to cancelled days off doesn't mean more officers actually available for 911 calls.

[RDO Enthusiast @SWSchicago]

@ishmaelrufus @HeatherCherone No. Deployments for major events redirect resources away from answering 911 calls. District tactical teams get pulled from proactive patrol and are sent to man to fixed posts for events. Officers/detectives with cancelled days off are also sent to fixed posts also.

[RDO Enthusiast @SWSchicago]

@HeatherCherone @wttw Uh, hello? He didn't just fire at officers... he SHOT an officer. That officer has had numerous wrist and hand surgeries since.

[Ralph Clark @ralphaclark]

Yikes - defending a 4.2-minute response time claim from one un-peer-reviewed UChicago Justice Project analysis.

Six other studies say the opposite:
🔹 Piza (Northeastern, peer reviewed): ShotSpotter alerts beat 911 by 93 seconds
🔹 Cook (Duke): 1.2 min faster in Durham
🔹 Mares (SIUE): 1.5 vs 2.6 min in Winston-Salem
🔹 Lawrence (CNA, peer reviewed): 14–25% faster in Denver, 15% in Richmond
🔹 Goldenberg (Cooper Hospital, peer-reviewed clinical journal): 3.7 vs 5.4 min in Camden
🔹 Pittsburgh City Controller (Democratic, elected): 5 min faster than 911

This does not include Brookings corroborating the fact that 80-90% of criminal gunfire goes unreported nor the Univ of Chicago Crime Lab estimating that ShotSpotter directly contributes 85 GSW victims lives being saved per year.

[RDO Enthusiast @SWSchicago]

It's pretty rich that a man who has a personal protective detail large enough to staff an entire district can dismiss lifesaving technology for the most vulnerable communities in the city.

[RDO Enthusiast @SWSchicago]

The study literally compares summer months versus winter months. Of course response times in winter will be faster when there are fewer calls overall, and fewer officers redeployed for special events. It isn't because ShotSpotter was diverting too many resources.

[Heather Cherone @HeatherCherone]

NEW: Chicago police responded 4 minutes faster to the most serious 911 calls for help in the 6 months after Mayor Johnson scrapped the city’s gunshot detection system in 12 South & West side neighborhoods, an analysis of Chicago crime data shows. @wttw https://t.co/PAkPjMFVvo

[RDO Enthusiast @SWSchicago]

In fact, since ShotSpotter's deactivation, there have been over 80 people (most of them found deceased) with gunshot wounds found hours later because there were no 911 calls made.

[RDO Enthusiast @SWSchicago]

@HeatherCherone In fact, since ShotSpotter's deactivation, there have been over 80 people (many found deceased) with gunshot wounds found hours later because there were no 911 calls made. When will you report on that?

[RDO Enthusiast @SWSchicago]

@HeatherCherone The study literally compares summer months versus winter months. Of course response times in winter will be faster when there are fewer calls overall, and fewer officers redeployed for special events. It isn't because ShotSpotter was diverting too many resources.

[RDO Enthusiast @SWSchicago]

@sullyhome @bibliographing @RaymondALopez @ChicagosMayor Plenty of undocumented folks have found employment without forcing their young children to work.

[RDO Enthusiast @SWSchicago]

@sullyhome @bibliographing @RaymondALopez @ChicagosMayor No, they literally send 5yos into crowded bars to sell candy, have them walk across traffic, while the "parents" rotate in and out and keep the same kids working all day and night. That's child abuse. It's actually against the law for adults to force children to solicit sales.

[Chicago Contrarian @ChicagoContrar1]

Listen carefully to @AldermanTabares as she directs comments at Anjanette Young, a nominee for CCPSA.

Tabares informed the audience of the startling increase in attacks on CPD post-George Floyd.

Attacks on CPD in 2020 surged 339 percent.

Tabares then listed seven CPD murdered in the line of duty since 2020.

The alderman then reminded Ms. Young how she characterized CPD's response to Dexter Reed, who wantonly opened fire on CPD, wounding one, as "excessive."

Tabares then pointedly explained Young's language was consistent with the anti-police movement, thus rendering Young unfit to serve on CCPSA.

Well done, Ms. Tabares.