GUARDIAN ANGELS CHICAGO ARREST 12/29/08

GUARDIAN ANGELS CHICAGO CHAPTER MAKE ARREST 12/29/08. MAN ON SUBWAY WAS SMOKING WEED. THEN WHEN HE GOT OFF THE TRAIN WAS ASKED BY THE TICKET AGENT TO LEAVE THE STATION. HE REFUSED AND POLICE WERE CALLED BY THE TICKET AGENT. HE THEN BEGINS TO SWING AT US. WE MADE SURE HE DIDN'T LEAVE THE TRAIN STATION. HE CONTINUED SWINGING AND WHEN HE MADE CONTACT HE WAS DETAINED. CONCERNED CITIZENS STARTED ARGUING WITH US. TICKET AGENT AND STAFF WERE TELLING THEM TO LET US DO OUR JOB. THEY CONTINUE TO ARGUE WITH US. SUSPECT CONTINUES TO PUT UP A FIGHT, SO EACH TIME HE DOES THAT WE DEFEND OURSELVES AND RESTRAIN SUSPECT. POLICE ARRIVE AND BATTERY CHARGES WERE FILED.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• GUARDIAN
• ANGELS
• CHICAGO
• 3RDRAIL
• CURTIS
• SLIWA
• ARREST
• SUBWAY
• FIGHT
• SAFETY
• PATROL
• BLUE
• LINE
• CTA
• C.T.A.
• ANGEL
• CRIME
• ASSAULT
• TRAIN
• 3RD
• RAIL
• MASS
• TRANSIT
• POLICE
• CPD

[NomSkull]

I fail to see how this is justified at all. You may see yourself as a hero, and I understand the power trip you must have had at the time of the filming, but really at the end of the day you just look like an asshole to the rest of the world.

[3RDRAIL1988]

@NomSkull Simple, no one should do what they want in public. From smoking weed, to pulling the emergency handle while the train is in motion, to swinging at passengers. What makes him different, than anyone else? Sorry we are not someone's punching bag plain and simple.

[NomSkull]

@3RDRAIL1988 I want to see the video of him doing that. I have an extremely hard time believe that he was swinging at you guys for no reason. Logic tells me he was provoked by wannabe cops with cameras getting in his face.

[3RDRAIL1988]

@NomSkull Sorry we do not walk around with cameras on our head turned on all the time. I recorded this after everything happened. Why would the ticket agent call control and the police? So I have to question your logic?

[gsuitter]

Way to go Angels! I know I'll sleep better tonight knowing some mellowed out pot smoker who wasn't hurting anyone is now off the streets. Thanks guys. Good job.

[negativ90]

I think these " guardian angels" should be arrested, they have no right to harass this man or detain him. He should pursue legal action.

[Nickwestv]

I feel bad for the guardian angels shipped to camden today those people could care less about police let alone some dumbass citizen gonna try to be a hero theyll get shot or stabbed tryin to pull this shit on them streets i bet atleast two maybe three of these people end up dead in less than a year

[3RDRAIL1988]

That was the dumbest comparison I have heard. Stealing food to live and smoking illegal drugs on a public train??????????????? Believe it or not people get arrest for smoking cigarettes on the train and selling oil's and socks all the time. AGAIN HE WAS ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT. Please read what we wrote before you post again.

[3RDRAIL1988]

He had a chance to leave. Again your not reading what we wrote next to the video. We are no body's punching bag and he got arrested for assault. I don't care how old or if he's a guy or a girl. You don't just break the laws and because your old or you may have some issues you should be free to go. That's not how it works here.

[3RDRAIL1988]

Again your not reading what I wrote next to the video. We only video taped after he started swinging with something in his hand. Even the ticket agent calls for help once he started swinging. Read what I wrote about how he was leaving and then came back down the stairs and got on and how he got off the train. READ READ READ. MAYBE THE WEED HAS HIM MENTALLY UNSTABLE.

[sxsepu]

In the end, I hope you feel very grand for detaining some mentally ill man who was causing no one any harm. And dont bother to bring up your main defense of self-defense, the man only wanted to be left alone. How in the world did you expect him to react if you were going to try to keep him captive, he obviously not mentally stable. Pitiful