Posted on 08/19/2024 1:40:06 PM PDT by Signalman
The Democratic National Convention kicks off in Chicago on Monday, and the city has been bracing for violence and riots. Businesses started boarding up their windows and doors last week due to the many thousands of antisemitic, pro-Palestinian protesters expected to descend on the area organized by more than 200 different groups. Some are saying it could be reminiscent of the violence that plagued the 1968 DNC, which was also in Chicago.
Chicago law enforcement dismisses that idea.
"Chicago 2024 won’t be like Chicago 1968. That is the promise of law-enforcement officials and protest organizers alike as the curtain prepares to lift on this year’s Democratic National Convention," the Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend. "Each side says it aims to maintain the peace even as thousands are expected to demonstrate against the war in Gaza, abortion restrictions and on other hotly contested issues."
That may just be wishful thinking. According to some reports on social media, more than 1,000 officers are calling in sick.
Over 1,000 Chicago Police officers have reportedly gone to medical over the weekend, including Commander Yakimba Phillips (claiming PTSD), who is the boss of Chicago Police’s 2nd District. 2:54 AM · Aug 18, 2024
While we cannot independently verify this, it makes perfect sense. In light of recent history, who in the police department wants to put their lives on the line for these people?
Meanwhile, Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-Ill.) says that 150 members of the Illinois National Guard are "on standby" for the DNC.
“They are really on standby,” Pritzker said. “They are at the perimeter. Nobody expects that we’ll have to use them for anything very serious. We also want to make sure we have additional law enforcement type folks who are in uniform, and who are trained to be police available.”
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I was a senior in High school for that convention. At our home on the south east side of Chicago. Watched the news reports live in black and white of cops beating demonstrators on the street. Using baseball bats as I recall, many grinning while they struck. First time I heard people calling them pigs. Old man Mayor Daley acting tough on the convention floor. What a sh!show that was.
Islamist showed on October 7 what kind of violence they dish out without any shame.
Expect the same in Chicago. If you are there, get out.
I lived in the Muslim world for 3 years. My advice: leave now.
Democrat Governor.
But if someone gets hurt, it will somehow be the Republicans' fault, or specifically Trump's fault.
Really? You should watch the video of what Walz did with them during the BLM riots. But that was against white people.
No looting and burning yet?
Tens of thousands (at least) and no one intolerably dissed anyone yet?
If you do show up, just stand back and watch except in cases of death or very serious injury, like when in the Summer of Love 2020, on the idiots lit them selves on fire and the PD stepped in with a fire extinguisher and backed away.
Defund the police I don’t them for calling out
“Chicago 2024 won’t be like Chicago 1968.”
Too bad — no hickory shampoos, water cannons, or horses.
.....with the most corrupt and evil government on the planet.
Anyone who thinks that there’s any difference whatsoever between our two fake parties is a fool. It’s all theater. ALL the politicians work for the same masters.
Only Trump represents the people, and is not owned by anyone.
Maybe there’s a tiny handful of politicians here and there who aren’t corrupt. But if they have any background in banking, law, the military, for corporations, I don’t trust them.
“Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-Ill.) says that 150 members of the Illinois National Guard are “on standby” for the DNC.
“They are really on standby,” Pritzker said.”
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I don’t know why `ol J.B. wants them, they are just cooks, right?
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150 Guardsmen?That sounds like the Charge of the Light Brigade Revisited ...
No looting and burning yet?
Tens of thousands (at least) and no one intolerably dissed anyone yet?
Wait till nightfall. That'll be when the fireworks show begins.
(I hope)
Timmy and Kammie need to get ready to EMBRACE THE SUCK!!! How ‘bout them Palestinians inviting themselves to Chicongo to be part of the weird turd roller freak show.
Don’t get your hopes up!!! The DEMOCRATS WILL MAKE SURE THIS DOESN”T GET OUT OF HAND!! THEY KNOW HOW TO RULE!!
But the way they rule is by doing false flags.
They are CLEVER.....EVIL and CLEVER! THEY NEVER SLEEP!
Let the Democrats hire their own security. Let them hire illegal aliens for security while they’re at it.
Doesn’t say much for the cops. Leave you partners to deals with riots alone. Pathetic.
Has ol’ Joe called up the 101st to be in Shitcago?
I'm surprised we have not heard this happening yet.
I'm sure the protests are being over hyped so that when the protests are minimal it will be proclaimed that Kamala’s Joy overwhelmed the protesters and it was all peaceful.
I want to see a protest
A fire but peaceful protest.
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