On Patrol with the Guardian Angles

I had my first interaction with the Guardian Angles tonight. The neighborhood watch group that I belong ask them to add our park to there patrol route, so set up a meeting to talk with them. The first thing that we noticed is that they sneaked up on us. Two of them came from opposite directions to the street corner that we were standing on. I later found out that this was intentional.

Joshua, one of the Boston Chapter leaders, filled us in on the history, and tactics of the Guardian Angles, as well as dispelling a few rumors too. It turns out that they spend 95% of their time just walking on the streets saying hello to people and being an all around positive presents in the neighborhood, a visual deterrent. The other 5% of their time is actually spend confronting people. They tend to roam around an area in small groups, never being in the same place at the same time. They have found it more effective to be random, without a pattern to there patrols, so you don't know when they will show up.

We walked through the park with them, chatting and pointing out trouble spots. Over all they are a great group of guys. All were very positive and want to make a difference in the community, to give back to the City they love. My only question of the night was how did the skinny white guy made in to the Guardian Angles?