Vic Mensa warmed hearts all over with his ‘anti-bait truck’ community event

In early August, police officers attempted to lure Chicagoans into arrest with a “bait truck” filled with shoes and goods left abandoned in the neighborhood of Englewood. After video of officers arresting a man went viral, community members expressed outrage at the set-up tactics — and Chicago’s own Vic Mensa stepped up, too. 

On Sunday, the musician’s foundation Save Money Save Life hosted an “anti-bait truck” giveaway, handing out truck-loads of shoes to members of the Englewood community. 

“To see the police escort a bait truck full of shoes through a low-income neighborhood where people can’t afford basic necessities, it seemed very representative of how ill-equipped they are to deal with the city’s issues,” Mensa said in an interview with the New York Times. Read more…

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