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WEBVTT HE SAID THE CITY VALUES LIFE.>> A MAN SHOT AND KILLED INBROAD DAYLIGHT.WHILE DRIVING HIS CAR ON THECORNER OF EL DORADO AND LAKESTREET AND'S DOCTRINE.HE WAS THE SIXTH LIFE TAKEN TOGUN VIOLENCE IN ONE WEEKBRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OFHOMICIDES DOWN TO 23.THE MAYOR SAYS ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.QUINCY WILL NOT TOLERATE A LOSSOF LIFE.HE IS LOOKING INTO TWO PROGRAMSONE THAT DETROIT HAS POLICEMONITOR ON CAMERA.ANOTHER STRATEGY IS IN THE EASTMAKE SOME ARE CALLING ACONTROVERSIAL.>> THERE IS THE SAFETY THATCREATES A PROGRAM FOR THOSE MOSTLIKELY TO BE IMPACTED BY GUNVIOLENCE.>> THE PROGRAM USES ADVANCEDFEES THAT HIRES CONVICTED FELONSTO COURT SUSPECTED CRIMINALSWITH OFFERS OF CASH TO LEAD TOBETTER LAST.IT IS A 18 MONTH FELLOWSHIPWITHIN THE WITH MENTORS SEVERALTIMES A DAY.>> ON QUIZZES EUROS AND I'M JUSTNOW GETTING IN JEOPARDY.I NEVER KNEW A W HE WAS OR HOWYOU MAKE YOUR RESUME THEY TAUGHTME EVERYTHING.THE MAYOR TWEETED THIS PLAN TORESEARCH THE PROGRAMS AND HASRECEIVED REACTIONS.SOME SAY YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE TOPAY CRIMINALS DO NOT COMMIT ACRIME.>> BE A PAIN ANYWAY FOR EVERYHOMICIDE, IT IS ABOUT A COST OF$1 MILLION TO THE CITY.>> THOSE ALREADY EXISTING FUNDSARE PHILANTHROPISTS YOU AREINTERESTED IN THIS WORK.WE ARE IN EXPLORATORY PHASE OFRESEARCH.SO ONCE THEY COME TO THEIMPLEMENTATION PHASE THECONVERSATION HAS TO HAPPENWHETHER WE ARE ABLE TO RAISEFUNDS FOR PRIVATE FOLKS ORWHETHER WE WOULD TAKE THEEXISTING FUNDS THAT WE HAD.IS IT WE ARE NOT PAYING PEOPLEIS LUDICROUS BECAUSE THE AREPAYING A LOT MORE.THERE IS A RETURN INVESTMENT FORA SAFE CITY WHERE PEOPLE ARE NOTDYING IN A CITY THAT HAS NOHOMICIDES WERE PEOPLE ARE PAYINGDIVIDENDS.RESIDENTS WE TALKED TO A GREAT.>> YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE HAD BADTHINGS HAPPEN, THEY JUST FOLLOWA VETERAN.IF YOU CAN GET PROGRAMS TO GUIDETHEM THE RIGHT WAY AT LEAST TRY.IT IS A GOOD INCENTIVE.ALL CRIMINALS THAT THEY COMMITHAVE TO DO WITH FINANCIALBURDENS THAT THEY GO THROUGH.BUT THEY HOPE IT HAS LESS