The screams came from a gaggle of CTA-contracted private security workers walking through the Jefferson Park Transit Center. “Get out of here!” The deafening commands I heard a few days ago were directed at a shuffling, rail-thin older man struggling to hold up his pants with one hand while carrying a shopping bag of his belongings with the other.
The security workers followed him for a few minutes, taunting him with loud commands to move along. Without replying, the man shuffled more quickly, almost falling as he tried to comply. I asked the homeless gentleman if I could call 911 to help end the verbal assault, and he replied, “No, it will only make it worse”
