{"id":141831,"date":"2023-05-27T06:30:53","date_gmt":"2023-05-27T10:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=141831"},"modified":"2023-05-27T06:19:10","modified_gmt":"2023-05-27T10:19:10","slug":"yellow-vests-protect-chicagos-memorial-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=141831","title":{"rendered":"Yellow Vests Protect Chicago’s Memorial Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nGovernor Pritzker<\/em><\/p>\n

Illinois Governor Pritzker is deploying trained anti-violence workers to Chicago this holiday weekend. These 30-odd “peacekeepers” will be identified by their yellow safety vests. The $750,000.00 program is modeled after intervention groups already operating in the city.<\/p>\n

Not exactly a confidence inspiring comparison, yet hope springs eternal.<\/p>\n

“They can help stop some of the violence before it even starts,” opined Marcus Mitchell, a peacekeeper with the Institute for Non-Violence in Chicago.<\/p>\n

So would the Illinois National Guard.<\/p>\n

Yellow-vested Peacekeepers, funded by the state, will patrol Chicago streets Memorial Day weekend<\/h3>\n

Thirty members of a \u201ccrisis prevention and response unit\u201d are set to help out at large street gatherings to try to help keep the peace.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

By Frank Main<\/p>\n

If there\u2019s unrest downtown or mass shootings elsewhere in Chicago this Memorial Day holiday \u2014 often among the year\u2019s most violent weekends \u2014 a special team of 30 \u201cPeacekeepers\u201d wearing yellow vests will be mobilized to help calm things down, state officials said Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Gov. J.B. Pritzker authorized funding the anti-violence strategy in 2021 when he signed the Reimagine Public Safety Act, creating the state Office of Firearm Violence Prevention.<\/p>\n

More than 500 people have been hired as Peacekeepers, trained to deescalate conflicts in 102 \u201chot spots\u201d in 14 Chicago communities. They\u2019re on duty from Tuesday through Saturday.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Chicago Sun-Times<\/a><\/p>\n

“The Citywide Crisis Prevention & Response Unit (CPRU) is an essential tool in keeping our communities safe because these individuals bring invaluable insight and knowledge that allow us to reduce conflict before it escalates, so we are proactive instead of reactive in addressing the causes of violent crime,\u201d said Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What a remarkably woke statement. I sincerely wish these folks the best of luck- they’ll need it. Link provided by one of our usual suspects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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