Advocates concerned about how well CPD is trained to protect protesters' rights during DNC
CHICAGO -- Just days ahead of the Democratic National Convention , many are concerned about how Chicago Police will respond to the tens of thousands of protesters expected to march.Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling has promised that officers will respect First Amendment rights. He has said repeatedly that protesting will be protected, but rioting will not be tolerated.'There is a distinct difference between a riot and a protest,' Snelling said Thursday.
'Things like blocking a sidewalk, blocking the street—unless there's some intention behind it that people are endangering other people,' Block said. These concerns in part stem from how Chicago police handled the unrest in 2020 in the wake of the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police.A Chicago Inspector General probe found incidents where protestors were struck by batons and punched or kicked, in cases that didn't involve looting.
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