Chicago Public Schools Have Security Guards - Not Security

Did this person suffer repercussions for doing nothing? Why would there be repercussions? CPS security guard watched as a man beat and robbed a 16-year-old outside an Edgewater school, prosecutors say - CWB Chicago

Edgewater is one of the 77 neighborhoods in Chicago. As you might guess it is bordered on east by the lake. I suppose it is notable that Hilary Clinton's family lived there until she was three, at which point they headed for suburbia.

Prosecutors say a Chicago Public Schools security guard looked on while a parolee beat and robbed a 16-year-old boy outside an Edgewater school on Tuesday morning. Other school employees eventually intervened in the attack, according to a source, but prosecutors said the people who detained the attacker let him go as police arrived. He was only found after he allegedly threatened someone else in the neighborhood.

This is a fairly common story in Blue Cities. No one wants to get involved. Not even the security guards.

The kid was being chased. He asked 2 joggers for help. They told him to keep running.

He got to school, where there was a security guards, but that didn't help either.

The boy ran to Swift and sought help from a school security guard as Roosevelt arrived on a bicycle, prosecutors said. The security officer intervened in the altercation between Roosevelt and the teen but backed away after Roosevelt “swiped” her arm, according to prosecutors.

As the guard looked on, Roosevelt allegedly hit the boy in the head, knocking his glasses off and causing him to fall to the ground. During Roosevelt’s bail hearing, an assistant state’s attorney said that Roosevelt knelt on top of the boy and continued to punch him until someone “eventually” intervened.

"Someone" not being a school security guard.

When asked about the situation, a spokesperson spouted some boilerplate.

Reached for comment about the prosecutor’s claims that a school guard backed away and watched as a boy was attacked by an adult, a CPS spokesperson said in a statement, “Chicago Public Schools strives to provide every student with a safe and welcoming learning environment. We are cooperating with the Chicago Police Department in their investigation.”

As for the security guard, there are no allegations of misconduct or neglect in this incident. Do you expect security guards to actually provide security? You can't be serious.