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They weren't-cheered. They were armed young men, carrying their automatic military-issue weapons at the ready. They weren't trained to ask questions, they were trained to restore and maintain order. They shot first, asked questions later. They did not want to hear any explanations, however credible, for why you were on the streets. They just wanted the streets clear. They didn't check to see if you were law-abiding or a criminal. For them, EVERYONE was a criminal.
I mean, Gov. [Rod Blagojevich], while he makes it into the city quite often, usually to attend Cubs games (and he did drop in on the retirement celebration for Bishop Arthur Brazier last week), doesn't spend a lot of time in the Trood. He has been busy with other duties, of course, trying to get a budget passed and all.I didn't hear from Gov. Rod last year, when Chicago Public Schools students were being gunned down an average of one a week. I didn't hear him offer assistance when Nailah Franklin was killed, or when a gunman killed five people in a suburban Lane Bryant store.Though I have yet to develop an overwhelming confidence in the Chicago Police Department to deal with violent crime in the city, and especially in some of our neighborhoods where it has become rampant, I have even less confidence in Gov. Rod.See the full content of this document
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No Thanks, Gov. Rod
Back in April 1968, I lived through the deployment of National Guard troops in my neighborhood.
The troops were called in during the riots following the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parts of the city were in flames and loo...See the full content of this document
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