Where Has CeaseFire Been?

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In June 2012 Chicago residents read about, a so-called, new pilot program that calls for the anti-violence group CeaseFire to partner with the Chicago Police Department.  CeaseFire was to recieve one million dollars from the city’s Department of Public Health Department to curb violent crime. 

It was not until the beginning of August that it was known that they had assurances that their "no snitch" policy was ok with the Chicago Police Department, after a month of shootings.   They just don't want to be snitches.  But yet the police department want the residents to be snitches; tell them what they saw, hear or knew and jeopardize their family and home.

August has seen the shooting numbers going up as the Tribune just reported, " Through Monday, the city had 1,648 shootings, 152 more than the same time last year, according to preliminary police statistics. The city also had 52 homicides for August, 17 more than all of August 2011."  And not only shootings but every other crime, no matter how they spin it. 

This is the most that was heard from CeaseFire:
wttw Video  CeaseFire and CPD

Watch August 23, 2012 - CeaseFire & CPD Embark on New Anti-Violence Initiative on PBS. See more from Chicago Tonight.

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