Chicago's Top Cop Draws Flack for Blaming Parents for Gang Shooting that Wounded Their Child

When Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis stepped in front of reporters and news cameras and blamed the parents of 8-year-old Josue Torres for his shooting, a few jaws in the public-relations world may have dropped. The approach of blaming the parents while their child was still in intensive care with two gunshot wounds was received by some as harshly insensitive.

When Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis stepped in front of reporters and news cameras and blamed the parents of 8-year-old Josue Torres for his shooting, a few jaws in the public-relations world may have dropped.

The approach of blaming the parents while their child was still in intensive care with two gunshot wounds was received by some as harshly insensitive.

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