This story:  [Chicago Mayor]  "Emanuel, a longtime political ally of former President Barack Obama, also acknowledged his own frustration with Chicago's crime rate." ---  Just this month, the Globe and Mail carried a news article about a report by the U.S. government's Justice Department that said that Chicago's police were "not responsive" to the communities in Chicago. This was the latest in a string of efforts by the politicans to turn the Chicago police force into social workers.  So based on these directives "from the top", maybe the police are busy developing their social skills instead of focusing more on police work?