Chicago's placement as a transportation hub in the middle of the country makes it easily accessible -- and without having to pay for air fare -- to agitators.
Organizers behind protests against Democrats’ support for the Israeli military are coordinating bus drop-offs for agitators from around the country in Chicago this week as they hope for tens of thousands of attendees. Permits for rallies on the Democratic National Convention’s opening and closing evenings, Monday and Thursday, sought space for tens of thousands of demonstrators opposed to Israel’s fight against the Hamas terror group in the Gaza Strip.
While I have no doubt that the Chicago Police Department is up to this, you have to wonder who decided on Chicago for this event,' Mauro said. 'That department is undermanned as it is and the city’s shooting numbers are horrific.' Chicago police statistics show 30 shootings in the weekend leading into the DNC – and five homicides.
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