Meet Hartford's Self-Defense Brigade: Taking Crime Fighting Into Their Own Hands

These people understand that the government won't always be there to save them.

In Hartford, Connecticut, a predominantly Black neighborhood has taken an innovative and controversial step to combat rising violent crime instead of relying on the police to protect their community. Known as the “Self-Defense Brigade,” this group of about 40 legally armed citizens patrols the streets and monitors the neighborhood in an effort to keep t…