How Did Chicago's Anti-Violence 'Peacekeepers' Experiment Go Over the Long Weekend?https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2023/05/30/chicago-peacekeeper-arrested-n2623819Sadly, Memorial Day weekend is habitually marred by violence and death in Chicago, where Democratic officials decided to employ a new strategy this year. Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker announced the deployment of roughly 30 "peacekeepers" into Chicago's streets, whose function was to "provide essential assistance in de-escalation, conflict resolution, and crisis support across Chicago." The city's new left-wing, police-skeptical, crime-minimizing mayor lent his support to this plan, arguing that "it is critical that we have as many stakeholders as possible at the table to ensure peace and safety on our city's streets." Brandon Johnson has dodged questions about whether he plans to rebuild the Windy City's depleted police force. Perhaps "peacekeepers" and their "de-escalation" approach to "conflict resolution" will suffice. How's that looking?
A Chicago man wearing a neon yellow “peacekeepers” vest helped a group of people beat and rob a motorist in Little Village on Friday night, according to a Chicago Police Department report. The allegations come after city and state officials lauded the use of “peacekeepers” as a tool they would deploy over the Memorial Day weekend to tamp down violence across the city. Oscar Montes, 31, was held without bail by Judge Maryam Ahmad on charges of robbery, aggravated battery, and unlawful vehicular invasion Sunday afternoon. The trouble began around 10:55 p.m. as Chicago police officers saw a large group fighting near 23rd Place and Washtenaw. Additional CPD units were sent to stabilize the situation...But less than five minutes after officers cleared up from that incident, CPD surveillance officers reported that a group of people had pulled a man from a car and started beating him, a police report said...
A police surveillance camera recorded the entire attack, Golaszewski said, and officers who reviewed the footage identified a man wearing a yellow vest as one of the attackers. Police officers searched the area and quickly located Montes walking away from them while removing “a neon ‘peacekeepers’ vest,” according to the CPD arrest report. No other arrests were made...Montes is on parole for a 2012 case in which he pleaded guilty to aggravated discharge of a firearm into an occupied vehicle. Golaszewski said those allegations stemmed from an incident involving a rival gang member of Montes in Little Village. Court records show Montes was originally charged with attempted murder but pleaded guilty to the lesser charge. He was released on May 6, 2022, after serving a little more than ten years of a 12-year sentence, according to Illinois Department of Corrections records. State officials are reviewing his parole status in light of the new allegations.
Dude's got a criminal record from a gang shooting? Hire him!!! What could go wrong?!
