Why endanger perfectly good Illinois volunteer soldiers that way? Especially when the “community” will end up crapping on them just as they do the cops...as with Operation Banner (Northern Ireland) where ultimately NOBODY supported the “occupiers” in uniform.
Honestly, these neighborhoods have to solve their internal problems for themselves.
Generally I agree with you. But these are not your normal times anymore. We need some normality (normalcy) restored. We need someone to show the way. It’s absolutely obscene that 80 people are shot every weekend in the country’s 3rd largest city. Of course it is the problem of the Chicago police and Chicago politicians but they have proven a long time ago they don’t give a crap about anything but themselves.
Yes, maybe some good volunteer soldiers will be harmed. That’s a risk. But only a fool is going to take potshots at the military and will be put down fast. Show IL how to do it and show the country that this “defund the police” nonsense is absurdity to the extreme. We need new police tactics, reforms in the judicial system but the line has to be drawn somewhere. Where better than Chicago? Cut the shootings down 90% and the country will see what idiocy the left is promoting.
I concede it may not work, it could backfire, and it could result in escalation of conflict and those in the neighborhood would view the guard as “occupiers”. But most of this is, imo, drug related. I wouldn’t have them act as any kind of law enforcement except to stop the shootings and pursue any gunfire.