{"id":1187249,"date":"2022-01-04T13:49:34","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T18:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1187249"},"modified":"2022-01-04T13:49:37","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T18:49:37","slug":"chicago-alderman-wants-people-to-blow-whistles-run-at-armed-robbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-alderman-wants-people-to-blow-whistles-run-at-armed-robbers\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Alderman Wants People to Blow Whistles, Run at Armed Robbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchicago-alderman-wants-people-to-blow-whistles-run-at-armed-robbers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1187249&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Minneapolis-protests-broken-window-looting-ap-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Chicago Alderman Michele Smith (D-Ward 43) wants her constituents to wear whistles, which they can blow while running towards armed robbers, should they witness a crime taking place.<\/p>\n<p>CWBChicago <a href=\"https:\/\/cwbchicago.com\/2021\/12\/see-a-robbery-happening-this-alderman-wants-you-to-run-toward-the-offenders-while-blowing-a-whistle.html\">reported<\/a> that Smith is bringing back the \u201cWhistleStop Program,\u201d which existed in Lincoln Park in the 1970s.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Smith sent out an email about the program, saying, \u201cThe WhistleStop program follows these rules\u2026If you find yourself in a suspicious situation or witness a crime, blow your whistle. If you hear a whistle, call the police, then move toward the source while blowing your own whistle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She claimed that blowing a whistle while running at the robber \u201cforces the offender to flee, and helps the police pinpoint the location of the crime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith wants constituents to be sure to get good whistles if they intend to take part in the program, FOX32 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox32chicago.com\/news\/chicago-alderwoman-brings-back-whistlestop-program-to-deter-crime\">noted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSomething that can be really loud. Whistles that can be used in sports, camping safety, are the kind of whistles that we recommend people get,\u201d&nbsp;Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>She also asked her constituents to comply with criminals in the event that they find themselves the specific targets of crime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe expressly direct people: if you are the victim of crime, cooperate. Do not resist. And certainly don\u2019t blow your whistle if someone has a gun pointed at your head,\u201d&nbsp;Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>Breitbart News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/02\/2021-deadliest-year-in-quarter-of-a-century-in-lori-lightfoots-chicago\/\">noted<\/a> that 2021 was the deadliest year in Chicago in a quarter century. The <em>Hill&nbsp;<\/em><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/state-watch\/587891-chicagos-797-homicides-in-2021-highest-in-25-years\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">pointed out<\/a>&nbsp;that Chicago police confirmed the city witnessed 797 homicides during the course of 2021, while the <em>Chicago Sun-Times<\/em>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/crime\/2022\/1\/3\/22858995\/chicago-violence-dangerous-murders-per-capita-2021-2020-surge-garfield-park-police-lori-lightfoot\">observed<\/a> that Cook County medical examiner\u2019s records show 836 homicides for the city.<\/p>\n<p><em>AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News<\/em><em>&nbsp;and the writer\/curator of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/downrange\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Down Range with AWR Hawkins<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/em><em>a weekly newsletter focused o<\/em><em>n al<\/em><em>l things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio and a Turning Point USA Ambassador. Follow him on Instagram:&nbsp;<\/em><em><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/awr_hawkins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@awr_hawkins<\/a>. Reach him at&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"mailto:awrhawkins@breitbart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">awrhawkins@breitbart.com<\/a>. You can sign up to get Down Range at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/downrange\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">breitbart.com\/downrange<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago Alderman Michele Smith (D-Ward 43) wants her constituents to wear whistles, which they can blow while running towards armed robbers, should they witness a crime taking place. 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