Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba issued the following statement.
TODAY,
in response to the recent uptick in violent crime within the City
of Jackson, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba issued both a Mayoral
Proclamation of Civil Emergency and a Mayoral Curfew Order for minors
under the age of eighteen (18) years. The dual actions are intended to
help protect the health and safety of all Jackson residents,
but in particular to protect children, for whom current social
conditions are taking an exceptional toll at this time.
“I
am concerned for our City and I am worried for the safety of all of our
residents,” said Mayor Lumumba. “But, I am especially concerned for our
young people at this moment
when social conditions have left many vulnerable and without the usual
social supports and structures in which they thrive. Keeping our youth
off the streets during these late hours is intended to keep them out of
harm’s way. It is for their protection. We
must make all efforts for the health and welfare of our City.”
The Proclamation of Civil Emergency is effective immediately and shall remain in effect through Wednesday, February 17, 2021, or until rescinded or superseded by another applicable Proclamation.
The
Curfew Order states that it shall be unlawful for any minor under the
age of eighteen (18) years, unmarried and not emancipated by removal of
minority disability by order
of the court, to remain in or upon any public street, highway, park,
vacant lot, establishment or other public place within the city during
the time frame from 10 p.m. until 5:00 a.m., commencing on Thursday,
February 4, 2021 for a period of five days.
Several valid exceptions to the curfew are listed within the Order, including but not limited to being accompanied by a parent or guardian, employment or medical emergency.
47 comments:
So punish the good kids due to the bad? Somehow, I would think this order disproportionately violates white kids than the black ones. Chew on that SJWs.
They don't put murderers in jail, but are going to jail juvenile curfew violators? WTF?
Parents, it's 10:00 PM, where are your kids? Oh wait, that would be auntie, where is your nephew?
So the JPD night shift will be chasing curfew violators while Rome burns? Bwa, ha ha ha ha ha.
The illusion of doing something...no matter how ineffective. Like shutting down church in cars in parking lots during a virus. Don't know how to respond or react, so just do something, even if it is asinine and ineffective.
The first time one of the juveniles gets capped this will stop.
How will this help? Sadly, in Jackson, in the past twelve months, many children have been shot to death while they were in their homes. Often in bed.
Gotta do something, seeing as how this is an election year and all. Of course, a 10pm curfew won't help when teenagers are shot in a stolen car on a busy street.
Meaningless and not enforceable since there are so few patrol officers on the streets now. So the few officers that are working should now take the time to deal with a curfew breaker while other more serious crimes are being committed. This amounts to feeling the need to do something while at the same time having no clue what to do. Until leadership in the communities so negatively impacted by violent crime realize this is not solely a criminal justice problem but a social problem that is the result of generations of fatherless homes, children having children, poor education, lack of basic moral values, glorification of “gangsta” culture and the list could go on and on; unless these issues are addressed all the police, prayer vigils, etc., may make one feel good but in reality nothing will change.
*Recent* uptick...
“The Proclamation of Civil Emergency is effective immediately and shall remain in effect through Wednesday, February 17, 2021.”
Hella funny.
I guess all those bangers who don't obey anti-murder laws are going to obey the curfew and that will solve the crime problem.
The sad little secret in all this curfew smokescreen, is that unless a Cop has probable cause, he/she WILL NOT stop, pursue or question any car regarding the curfew, even if the driver and passengers look 10 years old. They must be suspected of something for a "reason" to stop them and question them. Totally nothing here but "I am trying by doing something, even if I know it is bogus".
LIKE button 9:27!!!
Not enforceable. A federal court order prevents the juvenile detention center from accepting curfew violations. What are the police going to do with them when caught and parents can’t be located?
Kingfish, please ask the Mayor that question.
Mayor Tone Deaf to the rescue!
Antard makes Frank Melton look sane.
The thug teens will obey a curfew law when they don't obey a murder/ADW law? Huh?
Oh, and when the teens fail to stop for reds/siren the JPD is not allowed to pursue them. Bwa, ha ha ha ha ha.
Way to go mayor bloviator, but your sheeple voters will suck this up.
@ 9>27 - I was going to comment here, but you said it well enough and said it all.
Maybe after this weekend, when the curfew is over, might come back and have a reflection on how much good the Mayor's proclamation did. If I were going to itemize the benefits and the gains from this action, I'm sure it would be a blank page though, so I'll just stick with your observations.
Dang. 5 day overnight cease fire for the JV thugs and a 14 day Civil Emergency for er'body else. He could of at least exempted MLK Drive and Medgar Evers Blvd. from the curfew since it IS Black History Month.
Dahhhhm he is dumb......
If caught, they will have to sit on the couch in the chief's office until daybreak. Sorta like being sent to the office to sit on the principal's couch until the bell rang.
Get 'em Chokwe!
They can’t even stop drag racing, really. Just run the mayor said they don’t chase criminals
..”somebody’s got to go back and get a shit load of dimes...!”
9:27 speaks for me...albeit on deaf ears.
" in response to the recent uptick in violent crime "
Are you kidding me......a little late to the game Mrs. Mayor. Welcome to all of last year!!
9:27 is “somewhat correct.”
BUT…until one knows why this insanity is allowed to continue, one cannot fully understand what is really going on.
Abolish prisons.
Defund the police.
Blame something else (gun shows, racism, the flag, statues, whatever) for the problems created by Democrats after a half a century + and 22 trillion spent on “social programs.”
Keep the voters uneducated, AND mad enough at something or someone else to keep the spotlight off of the so-called leaders that have created the disaster.
THEN, create more laws and rules while at the exact same time running a revolving door catch & release system in order to keep criminal thugs on the street.
ALL for the purpose of keeping crime high enough to keep good law abiders, that fear for the safety of their families, from moving into cities (Jackson) controlled by Democrats, then voting their inept and/or corrupt asses out of office.
The Marxist Leftist Democrat tactic of creating new rules and new laws is an absolute favorite!
Control, Control, Control!
9:27. You win! :)))
Just in time for the Dixie National Rodeo - will teenagers attending riding competitions & concerts at the Coliseum & Fairgrounds be targeted for being out past 10 p.m.? Since BabyChok didn't want the State Fair held last October, I wonder if the curfew is a swipe at the rodeo as well.
clearly this ordinance will keep the kids off the streets, keep them members of the choir, renewed studying the books as they stay in school, end the drug problem, be the death toll for gangs who like to hang out late and can’t anymore, end drag racing and burnouts on the interstate, rejuvenate the concept of home life, and end crimes against humanity.
can I get an Amen in the house today?
Jackson has had bad leadership before, but I can’t remember this level of outright denial. The sign goes in my yard next week.
@10:03 PM - Only "reasonable suspicion" is required to stop, which is a lesser burden.
What is left out is at night, and even with legal tinted windows, it is nearly impossible to determine that there are juveniles in a vehicle.
I feel safer already !
Hard to believe that something so simple as curfew would stop the killing! Give Baby Choke the Nobel Peace Price for this brilliant move
It takes a real puss-wad to minimize the Jackson murder rate by referring to it simply as 'an uptick'
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Silly Antwerp, aka - Choke the Joke!!
Can you spare $40? Donate to either Ken Wilson or Patty Patterson. If the damn stock market can be thrown into turmoil by people banding together to make small investments in a particular stock surely we, JJ readers, can help either of those candidates defeat Lumumba with concentrated small dollar campaign contributions. I know many of you don't live in Jackson. I do but see the tipping point in front of me. But even if I decided to sell my house today I won't have it ready for the market before this primary election takes place. Ken Wilson is already up and running while Patty Patterson is going to draw serious votes away in West Jackson. Can you help?
Just wait until it warms up; then it will be those nasty gun shows combined with the heat, humidity, and Covid-19...oh my! What about zombies?
Speaking of gun shows...two more socialist economy inflating Covid checks for $1,400 each coming soon..woo hoo.
Lock & load...it's going to be a long hot summer. 170 for 2021?
The “My gun got stolen!” crew with all of the complaints but no answers at it again I see. A lot of y’all in this very board don’t even know where your kid is at night. Between the booze and the percs I’m sure you think they are in bed by 9PM.
Home slice just likes to hear himself talk. No one, and I mean NO ONE respects this guy or gives him a second thought. Not his employees, not the police dept, not the thugs on the street. Literally no one listens to him except the liberals and progressives he is sucking up to trying to get on the national stage.
@8:42 AM - they are in bed; just not theirs.
@8:47 AM - spot on! He is definately Bloomberg's boy.
Top Years for Jackson Murder:
2021 = 135 (Projection based on current murder rate)
2020 = 128* (All-time record. +39% vs 1995)
1995 = 92
1994 = 91
2018 = 84*
1993 = 84
2019 = 82*
1991 = 76
2008 = 73
1996 = 67
* Mayor Uptick Lumumba Yearly Average = 98
Hey David, that's a lot of egg on your face.
Here is a novel thought. How about we enforce the laws that are already on the books and give the police the support they deserve to do their jobs? Also, electing judges and DAs that will do their job and throw criminals in jail. This would be a good start. No new rules. Just common sense. Good grief. It’s not rocket science.
Recent uptick?! Hilarious.
What an idiot
If the etiology of a problem is incorrectly identified, proposed solutions will target the wrong issues and will be ineffective. The idea of a curfew on one hand is a good idea---children should be at home at a reasonable time. But curfews should be enforced by responsible parents. The police department is already inadequately staffed, how reasonable and practical is it to charge them with the responsibility of chasing down curfew violators? Particularly, when you've announced there is a no chase police policy for other serious issues. Solutions should be well thought out, address the problem realistically, and not merely a photo op.
"What are the police going to do with them when caught and parents can’t be located?"
Hand 'em over to DHS for foster care?
Typical response to an age old problem. Irresponsible parents raising irresponsible kids. And the solution? Let’s let the police raise our irresponsible children because they have plenty of time on their hands. Times have changed but not by much. Parents that couldn’t care less where their little criminals are or what their doing always elect morons that couldn’t care less what their irresponsible constituents children are doing. It isn’t getting any better anytime soon. Because the first thing the irresponsible parents do when their irresponsible children are locked up in jail is start yelling racism and blaming the real reason that causes this problem. Which is their inability to get more money from the government. You see it’s always the answer to an age old problem.
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