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Downtown protest turns into violent clash between Chicago police and marchers, injuring dozens of officers and demonstrators
Chicago Tribune ^
| Aug. 16, 2020
| Paige Fry
Posted on 08/16/2020 7:11:13 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement
A downtown rally turned into violent clashes between protesters and Chicago police Saturday night, as the citys top cop blamed agitators for hijacking the demonstration and protesters blamed officers for violating their rights and blocking their march, hitting them with batons.
At least 17 officers were injured, including a cop repeatedly hit in the head with a skateboard and another officer who may have suffered a broken hand, according to Chicago police superintendent David Brown, who briefed reporters at CPD headquarters Saturday night.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Local News
KEYWORDS: antifa; blacklivesmatter; blckrising; blm; chicago; defundcpd; domesticterrorism; fuerte; gkmc; goodkidsmadcity; illinois; increasethepeace; marchforourlives; protests; riot; unitedworking; uwf; violence; wfp; workingfamilies
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Yall gotta not be brave! The translation tool did not compute.
To: ConservativeStatement
When do these ‘protest’ not turn violent?
To: ConservativeStatement
Another ‘peaceful’ Biden rally.
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posted on
08/16/2020 7:16:20 AM PDT
by
jerod
(Nazi's were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
To: jerod
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posted on
08/16/2020 7:17:14 AM PDT
by
Noumenon
(When Hunter Biden sent out for a dildo for his strip club soiree, they brought back Adam Schiff.)
To: ConservativeStatement
A downtown rally turned into violent clashes
***********
It was never a “rally”. It was a staging area for riots.
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posted on
08/16/2020 7:17:40 AM PDT
by
Starboard
To: Altura Ct.
The "protestors" were illegally blocking streets, it appears.
Blocking streets is not a peaceful protest.
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posted on
08/16/2020 7:19:57 AM PDT
by
marktwain
(President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
To: ConservativeStatement
“Demonstrators”, “protests”
When does the Orwellian NewSpeak end?
Rhetorical question. It will never end.
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posted on
08/16/2020 7:20:04 AM PDT
by
ChildOfThe60s
(If you can remember the 60s.....you weren't really there..)
To: jerod
Saw a cartoon the other day of a simplified ballot. Picture of PDJT and a check box next to JOBS and a pic of rip van biden with a check box next to MOBS. You choose.
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posted on
08/16/2020 7:21:03 AM PDT
by
rktman
( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
To: ConservativeStatement
I thought Groot closed off the downtown
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posted on
08/16/2020 7:32:29 AM PDT
by
digger48
To: ConservativeStatement
To me its very simple.
A one-off event could be a “protest”, and continuous event that goes on day/nite after day/nite is simply NOT a protest. It is a full on attempt to disrupt the functioning of a city, for no purpose than just that - the mayhem.
If Portland or Chicago was run by the right people, “protests” would require permits and would not always be given, and certainly not given for repeats for days on end.
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posted on
08/16/2020 8:01:31 AM PDT
by
Wuli
To: Altura Ct.
Haven't we heard enough about these "peaceful protests?" The only time we hear of these "protests" is when violent anarchists riot and vandalize.
These are rioters. Period.
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posted on
08/16/2020 8:15:22 AM PDT
by
Thommas
To: ConservativeStatement
Since the mayor didn’t order them mowed down, they are continuing to do what they do best: assault, kill, destroy, burn.
This will continue until the election because it’s all about the election. The CV19 hysteria was about the election.
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posted on
08/16/2020 8:23:08 AM PDT
by
I want the USA back
(Voltaire: To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.)
To: Altura Ct.
At this point, public safety is the only thing they are protesting against.
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posted on
08/16/2020 8:26:00 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: ConservativeStatement
When will the idiot journalists stop referring to this rabble as demonstrators and protesters?
To: ConservativeStatement
What are they demonstrating for, exactly?
They have a D Mayor, a D city council, and a D Governor.
Who is oppressing them?
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
I believe we have a George SoreAss funded, Communist takeover in progress.
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posted on
08/16/2020 8:47:15 AM PDT
by
CMailBag
To: ConservativeStatement
“...a cop repeatedly hit in the head with a skateboard”
I’ve noticed that skateboards are very popular with the ‘mostly peaceful’ protester set. But I have to ask, how was the ‘mostly peaceful’ skateboarder allowed to hit the cop the second time?
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posted on
08/16/2020 8:48:54 AM PDT
by
hanamizu
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Who is oppressing them?I confess, it is I. I am oppressing all the Oppressed People of Oppressionism. I am the Violence Inherent in the System. Bwahahahahaha!
See my power and cringe!
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posted on
08/16/2020 8:50:13 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("These transfer payments are fiscally unsustainable." ~Wall Street Journal)
To: Altura Ct.
...the citys top cop blamed agitators for hijacking the demonstration...
Gee, isn’t that always the case? Like it was planned or something.
To: ConservativeStatement
It would be better if the headline read “Dozens of Rioters Dead After Clash With Police”.
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posted on
08/16/2020 8:56:00 AM PDT
by
JimRed
(TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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