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An elderly man is shot dead in his own driveway. A cab
driver is murdered in cold blood. Teenagers shoot guns at each other
on a regular basis. Kids join gangs instead of their high school
teams. Drug dealers ply their filthy trade.
What is wrong with this picture? Is this the City of Champions we
really want? The answer is of course no! We all want to be
safe. We all want to be able to take a stroll on the streets at
night without worrying about being accosted by muggers, gang members, and
other criminal elements. We want to raise our kids with the biggest
concern being whether we can pay for their college education, not whether
they'll even make it to college age.
Things are a mess and public resources are being stretched to the
limit. But there is something we can all do as citizens to make our
communities safer. As a citizens patrol the Guardian Angels have
become active in over 100 cities in 12 countries around the world.
Recently we have begun the process of forming a chapter right here in
Brockton. Our weapons against crime are not guns or knives, but open
communication, relationship-building, and conflict resolution. As
peacemakers we do not start trouble, we resolve it. We are not the
police, but we will make citizens arrests in the name of public safety
when the situation calls for it.
Don't feel as though there is nothing you can do. Join us, train
with us, patrol with us, and let's take back our streets!
Quote: "If everyone sits around waiting for someone else
to do something in society, then no one gets it done!"
--Phoenix, Assistant Chapter Leader.
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