Chicago Man in "Peacekeeper" Vest Charged in Robbery

How do you tell the good guys from the bad guys? Don't trust the yellow vests is all I know. No bail for Chicago 'peacekeeper' charged with beating, robbing man in Little Village - CWB Chicago. There is no indication if this guy is really a peacekeeper.

Little Village, is a neighborhood in Chicago. It is not one of the official 77 neighborhoods, but is part of South Lawndale on the West Side of the city. It styles itself "Mexico of the Midwest."

Peacekeepers are the brainchild of the Defund-the-Police-and-spend-the-money-on-other-stuff crowd. They are spending $11 million in the current year.

So hire a bunch of "street smart" people, pay them $100 a day to wear yellow vests and try to put a lid on crime. I can't wait to see how that plays out in the long run.

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.

More than 500 people have been hired as Peacekeepers, trained to deescalate conflicts in 102 “hot spots” in 14 Chicago communities. They’re on duty from Tuesday through Saturday. [Ref. Chicago Sun-Times.]

What could possibly go wrong? Well, a guy in one of yellow vests being involved in assault and robbery is one thing that seems to have gone wrong. Though apparently no one is claiming he was an actual member of the organization.

A 37-year-old man was pulled from his vehicle by “multiple offenders,” including one wearing a neon vest, a Chicago police spokesperson said Saturday. During Montes’ bail hearing, prosecutor Charles Golaszewski said six or seven men joined Montes in pulling the victim from the driver’s seat.

The group punched and kicked him on the ground. Montes took the victim’s phone and beat the man with it, Golaszewski alleged. Another man took the victim’s wallet before everyone scattered as Chicago cops returned to the scene.

This is just one incident in what is shaping up to one of the more violent Memorial Day Weekends of recent times in Chicago. But that is another story.

The Other McCain has some additional info on the organization responsible for the "Peacekeepers." Chicago Group Hired Gangsters to Be ‘Peacekeepers’ and It’s Working Out Just About the Way You Might Expect.

Doing a heckuva job keeping the peace. As of 10 p.m. Sunday, there had been 47 shootings in Chicago this weekend, including 11 fatal shootings, plus another homicide by stabbing. No comment from Arne Duncan.

Arne Duncan being the genius behind this effort. The Other McCain has info on where the money is coming from (no surprise) and some of the insanity going on. And just because it is failing is no reason to cut off funding...