Former Atlanta police chief Eldrin Bell talks with local gang members at Hope for the Inner City Ministries Wednesday afternoon talking to the young about the importance of living a gang free life.Former Atlanta police chief Eldrin Bell looked Thursday into the eyes of more than a dozen local men and one woman enrolled in Hope for the Inner City’s Jobs For Life program. The group included gang members, adults who quit high school and men with arrest records.
All of them said they wanted jobs. All of them said they wanted to live law-abiding lives.
Bell and Former Chattanooga Police Department Detective Napolean “Donut” Williams spoke to the group to encourage them to continue trying to improve themselves.
Williams called on city government to help provide the group with employment.
“Mayor [Andy] Berke, give me some help,” said Williams after speaking to the class. “These kids want a job.”