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The “peacekeeper” is identified as Chester Alexander, 30. He is charged with felony aggravated battery of a peace officer, felony resisting, and felony possession of a controlled substance. The police claim they found 24 pills of suspected ecstasy in the peacekeeper’s pants pocket.
Summary and audio linked here.
Chicago’s political leadership is floating a pension buyout program as evidence it is seriously addressing the city’s thirty-six-billion-dollar unfunded pension liability, but Mark Glennon, founder of the Illinois policy research organization Wirepoints, said that the proposal moves debt from one column to another rather than reducing it, and that the broader fiscal picture facing the city continues to deteriorate across every measurable dimension. Audio here.
Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
The state’s existing buyout program for its own pensions is the precedent for Chicago, which should be a warning: Look out for similar exaggerated claims and shoddy analysis.
Full interview and summary linked here.
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The instigator, er “ peacekeeper “, was merely reverting back to the criminal life he’s lived that started him on the path to become a “ peacekeeper “. He, and several in the crowd with their cell phones at the handy, deserved a smackdown.
Until he strikes a pose with Pritzker, I’m not really sure he should be called a peacekeeper.
Add this guy to the one photographed with JB that was part of the Smash & Grab in Michigan Ave. that Killed a guy in a crash as they were attempting to drive away.
And the video of 3 “peacekeepers” interfering with a police arrest…
Chicago Bizarro World!
So called peacekeepers with criminal records often have antisocial personality disorder. (And as far as hiring people with criminal records, it is good to remember past performance very likely indicates future performance. Sorry but not everyone truly repents or reforms–some just fake it.) People with antisocial personality disorder enjoy violating others, have poor self-control, and addiction issues. No easy cure for this disorder but strong consequences for criminal acts goes a long way toward protecting the public. I knew a beekeeper who trained former convicts in beekeeping so they could start their own businesses and learn a useful skill. However,… Read more »
$350M pROgram with criminals financially benefiting from it, fighting with actual Law Enforcement officers. Another waste of tax payer dollars. Pathetic