Thread by @RWPUSA

The University of Chicago for decades has lived in an intellectual bubble, indulging in abstract theory while crime overtakes the surrounding community. Better policing is a solution, but so are racial justice, affordable housing, and economic opportunity.
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The solution is NOT the U. of Chicago law professors telling law deans to be silent about racism and the killing of George Floyd and other unarmed Black men. Reforming policing is essential to fighting crime, and all community leaders need to be part of the conversation.

Here's an idea: How about U. Chicago academics stop whining about "cancel culture" and people being too "woke" and instead focus on sky rocketing crime, racism, lack of housing and limited economic opportunity in the surrounding neighborhood.
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It's somewhat strange to hear University of Chicago professors whine about "academic freedom" when a graduate student can't walk down the streets without getting shot. Perhaps it's time to focus on the real world.