It has not been a good week in the city of Chester.
Last night a group of residents gathered to turn things around.
Stung by three homicides in the last five days, including the ambush that took the life of a 2-year-old boy, more than 300 residents gathered last night in a show of resvolve to reclaim the streets of this city.
You can read all about it here.
It won’t happen overnight. But it was a start.
Mayor Wendell Butler says he will hold one of these unity rallies every Thursday night in a different sections of the city.
If this city is to reclaim its streets from the gun-toting thugs that terrorize too many neighborhoods, it is the citizens themselves who will have to do the heavy lifting.
City police can only do so much. It’s time for citizens to take a stand.
Last night they drew a line in the sand.
Stop the violence.
Now.
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