At least 55 protesters were arrested following violent clashes with police in downtown Chicago on the second night of the Democratic National Convention.
Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling said Wednesday that those arrested outside the Israeli Consulate, about 2 miles from the United Center where Democrats were meeting, “showed up with the intention of committing acts of violence, vandalism.”“As the Chicago Police Department, we did everything that we could to de-escalate that situation," Snelling said during a news conference."But there’s only so much de-escalation that you can attempt before it becomes excessive repetition.
“Last night was a danger to our city and a danger to our citizens in this city, our residents’ property. And CPD has to protect that,” Snelling said.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."
"I could not be more proud of the work that the men and women of this department are doing right now to keep this city safe,” he said.More marches and rallies are scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, the final two days of the convention. One rally organized by the U.S. Palestinian Community Network, a Palestinian and Arab community-based organization, is planned for Wednesday afternoon near the United Center.
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