Crime Victims’ Families Say Troops Aren’t The Answer

(AP)–Families of some of the victims of violent crime in Chicago say that although it’s been a largely intractable problem for the city for decades, they don’t think sending in National Guard troops is the answer. Delphine Cherry, whose daughter and son were shot and killed 20 years apart and who now sits on the board of an antiviolence nonprofit, says President Donald Trump’s promise to deploy troops to Chicago probably won’t help, and it may end up making the streets more dangerous. Trump has said he plans to send troops and a wave of agents to enforce his administration’s immigration policies in Chicago, which is a sanctuary city. Details of the planned operation are still largely unknown.