As looters raided Chicago businesses, police lounged in a congressman's burglarized office, making popcorn and coffee
CHICAGO – Late one night two weeks ago, a group of Chicago police officers put up their feet and lounged in the burglarized office of a U.S. congressman, preparing popcorn and coffee for themselves and napping on the couch.
"They even had the unmitigated gall to go and make coffee for themselves and pop popcorn, my popcorn, in my microwave, while looters were tearing apart businesses within their sight, within their reach," Rush said."They did not care about what was happening to business people, to this city. They didn’t care. They absolutely didn’t care."
The incident took place during protests after the death of George Floyd who was pinned to the ground by a Minneapolis police officer who knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes. Floyd's death sparked nationwide demonstrations over racial inequities and police brutality. Some protests were marred by violence initially, but most were peaceful.
The city's new Police Superintendent David Brown also apologized to Rush on behalf of the city. Brown said the officers would be held accountable. Asked whether the officers should be fired, Lightfoot said "the strongest action that we can take should be taken, particularly with the supervisors.""You know who you are," Lightfoot said.
"My family and I had to take some time to process all of that. That was the priority for my family and for myself," Rush said.
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