The intense confrontations between pro-Palestinian protesters and officers began minutes into the demonstration, after some protesters charged at a line of police that had blocked their march
At least 55 protesters were arrested following violent clashes with police in Chicago on the second night of the Democratic National Convention, a situation the city’s police chief called “a danger to our city.”
The intense confrontations between pro-Palestinian protesters and officers began minutes into the demonstration, after some protesters – many dressed in black, their faces covered – charged at a line of police that had blocked their march. They eventually moved past the officers but were penned in several times throughout the night by police in riot gear who did not allow protesters to disperse.“We were not the initiators of violence, but we responded to it,” Snelling said.
The Israeli Consulate has been the site of numerous demonstrations since the war in Gaza began in October. “That was what they brought here to Chicago,” Snelling said. “It’s 2024. And the Chicago Police Department proved that. So let’s get off of 1968. Let’s stop talking about 1968. This is 2024.”
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