The top prosecutor in Cook County resigned this week, saying he couldn't work for an administration he didn't like.
Jim Murphy, an assistant Cook County State's Attorney, stepped down Friday after 25 years of service, saying that Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx was more concerned with political narratives and agendas than with prosecuting violent crime.
He wrote in his resignation letter that he wanted to stay. I can't work for this administration anymore. I don't have faith in leadership.
He detailed an incident several months ago in which he was called into a meeting to discuss bond hearings he was part of, including one in which a woman was killed in a gunfight while walking to a store.
The newspaper headline said a suspect wouldn't face a murder charge because of the Safe-T Act, which requires prosecutors to present a higher burden of proof to hold accused criminals.
That is the problem with this administration. Murphy has seen day after day. There must be at least one mass shooting before something is done.
The Safe-T Act, the rush to eliminate cash- bail, and low staffing levels in the office were some of the reasons Murphy resigned.
He wrote that if the administration cared about fighting violent crime, they would staff the courtrooms and units. The rest of us are stressed out. We wore jeans in July.
More than 200 people, including attorneys, have resigned from her office since July of last year, according to the Chicago Tribune.
According to the report, about one-third of the assistant state's attorney spots have been filled in the last two years. Staffing in the office hasn't reached pre-pandemic levels despite making 280 legal hires.
A lack of support from the downtown executive-level staff during Covid was one of the reasons for the high turnover. Murphy told a court that Toledo was holding a gun when the officer shot him. Toledo was shot by a police officer after he dropped a gun and raised his hand.
Natosha Toller resigned as head of the Criminal Prosecutions Bureau.
There are twice as much work with no help as there are attorneys. People are set up for failure. Anything can hurt you. Expectations are not manageable.
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