Chicago activist Tio Hardiman says his volunteers won’t have weapons, but most are veterans and have martial arts skills.
Hardiman said at least 10 unarmed security guards —five on northbound trains to Howard and five on southbound trains to 95th Street —will ride the Red Line for an eight-hour shift starting at 11 a.m. Friday.
"We want to be proactive and preemptive. We don’t want things to get bad before we do something, things are already getting bad," Hardiman said. "Put yourself in the the shoes of some working-class person, getting up to go to work and someone gets up in your face on the train.
"The police do not need private citizens taking law enforcement matters into their own hands," CPD spokesperson Tom Ahern said.Hardiman said his volunteers won’t have weapons, but most are veterans and have martial arts skills. They also have been trained to act as "violence interrupters" to deescalate situations, and also will be able to direct those with substance abuse problems or people who are homeless to community resources.
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