“it's not entirely unprecedented for a Democratic governor to deploy its National Guard to deter crime”

“mirror those in Memphis and other locations where there's been a truly cooperative effort between the federal and local government”

“Done right, done properly, it is a godsend”

“The mere presence of police serves as a disincentive to commit crime. You want people to say, 'hey, people are going out to do something, a robbery, a burglary or whatever. Man, it's hot out here. The police are everywhere. Let's forget about it. Let's do it a different time, a different place. Let's move on.' That's how you prevent crime.”

“Memphis is a success story on how this can work out. From the material I've looked at, they had cooperation from the governor on down, some reluctance at the city level, but they've done the right things the right way and it results in the, it's produced the results”

“As far as cooperation in preventative levels, which involves street-level policing, there's very little cooperation, if any, between Chicago and the federal authorities.”

“Chicago has just 2,500 fewer police officers than it did just two or three years ago. You can't keep doing more with less. It's got to come down”

“Chicago officials aren't utilizing federal resources to clean up the city's crime problem amid a shortage of officers”