Posted on 06/07/2020 1:29:22 PM PDT by Libloather
After peaceful protests of the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd were marred by widespread vandalism and looting, city officials announced they would pay up to $1.2 million to three private security firms to avoid a repeat of last weekend’s mayhem.
Over 100 private security guards from Monterrey Security, AGB Investigative Services and Illinois Security Professionals will be dispatched to retail corridors across the city - with a particular focus on the South and West sides, city officials said.
The private guards will not be armed and will not have police powers, but are meant to be “another set of eyes and ears to support efforts to deter looters,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office said in a statement Saturday.
The security force has been instructed to notify Chicago police of illegal activity they see.
“Chicago’s small businesses and neighborhood commercial corridors are the heart of our communities, which is why we are working with three companies to supply more than 100 private security guards to protect the local retail shops, grocery stores and pharmacies that community members rely on every single day,” the mayor’s office said.
(Excerpt) Read more at chicago.suntimes.com ...
Disband the police.
Oops. Hire private security guards.
Makes perfect sense.
“”””””””The security force has been instructed to notify Chicago police of illegal activity they see. ......at which point the city will do NOTHING ABOUT IT.
She is an idiot..........
They are the, "Eyes and ears" for whom?
Btw, the video "eyes and ears" are/were everywhere. How did that deterrent work out?
[Unarmed security guards in the looting zones - not very bright. Why didn’t Lightweight do this on the first night? ]
Oops. Hire private security guards.
Makes perfect sense.
Disband the police.
Oops. Hire private security guards that will not be armed and will not have police powers.
Makes perfect Demorat sense.
Fixed it for you.
Once the Left gets rid of the police, they will hire their own guards.
Thanks. Much more accurate and realistic.
I have seen the best and worst of private security in Iraq.
Why not police or armed national guard? Unarmed monitors is a joke.
my husbands exp. with private security guards is that they are not the most reliable....
Is the name of that security company “Hell Angels”?
...and I’m sure you are being generous in your description.
Chicago Pensions Are No Longer 27% Funded (It’s Now 23%)
By one measure, the combined funded status at year-end 2017 was as high as 27%. By that same measure, it’s now 23%.
But by far the largest contributor to the plans’ worsening funded status is that the city is not contributing even the minimal amount necessary to “tread water.”
Every cent they spend, they borrow and steal from the pension funds.
Maybe they can sell the parking meters to cover that?
Sell the Skyway?
Maybe lease out a few choice aldermen?
oh look Chicago has paid minimum wage mercenaries now.
hiring thru a agency means no pensions to pay, no overtime to pay, no medical to pay, and the guards get just above minimum wage while the agency collects 40%.
Quick someone check these three security companies and let’s see how many are owned by light on thinking’s relatives.
Sure worked well in Benghazi.
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