Robert GrahamOn Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Senate Majority Whip and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) responded to a question on the crime surge in Washington, D.C. and what can be done for crimes committed without a gun by stating that “it’s hard to put your finger on it for any given city.” And “Some of this is going to take addressing issues that are really deep-seated in terms of poverty and the way children are being raised,” Durbin also stated that he knows that lack of gun control is a part of the crime issue in Chicago.
Co-host Joe Scarborough asked, “You represent Chicago. Obviously, you understand about crime and the challenges of runaway crime rates. Chicago’s been fighting it for decades. We now see, of course, cities on the West Coast, cities on the East Coast, and, as I’ve said before, not just blue cities, but cities like Jacksonville, Monroe, Louisiana; Birmingham, Alabama; some of the highest crime rates in America. Now, Washington, D.C. … You’ve got power over Washington. Your colleagues have power over Washington. How do you make it safe for even your own staffers to be able to work without having to worry about getting robbed or having their car stolen or getting killed?”
