'This Will Not Be 1968,' Says Chicago
PD. It May Be Worse
PJ Media,
by
Rick Moran
Original Article
Posted By: ladydawgfan,
6/9/2024 2:05:11 PM
Chicago police and other city officials have been saying for months that the Democratic National Convention in August will not be anything like the riots of 1968.
“This will not be 1968,” said Chicago police Superintendent Larry Snelling. “Our response as a Chicago Police Department will be a lot more deliberate … a lot more controlled because our officers are being trained in the best way possible to respond to any level of civil unrest.”
Snelling is not wrong. Chicago in 1968 was a seething mass of anger, rage, and unrest. Riots in April following the death of Martin Luther King had torched several city blocks.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
WV.Hillbilly 6/9/2024 2:06:28 PM (No. 1734277)
"The policeman isn't there to create disorder, the policeman is there to preserve disorder."
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
formerNYer 6/9/2024 2:18:14 PM (No. 1734284)
I wonder if the urban youth of Chicago, well known for their shooting sprees, notice the lack of police in the southside and cause their usual mayhem?? Somebody should send some provocateurs to stir things up like Pelosi and D'Rats did for 1/6.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Northcross 6/9/2024 2:31:49 PM (No. 1734292)
Come on, all you Hamas supporters, Black Lives Matters anarchists, fat tattooed liberal Karens, local street gangs, and other ne'er do wells from every corner of the USA... prove you can top 1968.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Italiano 6/9/2024 3:09:20 PM (No. 1734306)
Hopefully it will be much worse. The 1968 protester body count was very disappointing. And now, considering the treasonous vermin that populate the 2024 Democrat Party, it will be a target-rich environment indeed.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
JrSample 6/9/2024 3:20:11 PM (No. 1734313)
Hopefully, the protests will be ''mostly peaceful'' like during the Summer of George 2020.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
cor-vet 6/9/2024 3:22:00 PM (No. 1734315)
With the dem desire for the defunding of police and their overwhelming funding of every lawless group of peaceful protesters, if I was a cop, I'd stand down, like they've been doing for the past couple of years.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
DVC 6/9/2024 4:32:48 PM (No. 1734374)
Sounds like great fun. I hope it is far worse than '68.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
JHHolliday 6/9/2024 4:57:11 PM (No. 1734389)
I hope it's worse but somehow I don't think it will be. In 1968, the Dem Party was seen as the establishment while now they are the party of the radical left thus seen (perhaps) as friends of the revolution, man. That plus plans for massive law enforcement presence since they have been forewarned and don't want anything that might embarrass the Dems in an election year.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Hermit_Crab 6/9/2024 5:17:22 PM (No. 1734397)
I'd be willing to bet a few bucks that there won't even be a convention...
Why bother when they are going to do the official nomination of 0'Biden "Virtually" ahead of time?
They should just cancel the convention, and use the money to buy more votes, or postage for fake mail-in ballots.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
john56 6/9/2024 6:51:22 PM (No. 1734443)
No it won't. The protesting weenies we have now will get upset if Chicago doesn't provide them adequate gluten-free and vegan options at thr catering station.
The cops will politely ask each protestor their preferred pronouns and arrest anyone who interfers with their protest.
At least old Mayor Daley's cops knew how to use a night stick and the protesters of the 60s were a hardier lot.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
anniebc 6/9/2024 8:35:23 PM (No. 1734482)
I'm stocking up on popcorn.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
red1066 6/9/2024 8:40:01 PM (No. 1734483)
In 1968 the police had the backing of government to control the protesters by any means necessary. In 2024, the police are vilified by government causing thousands of police officers to quit or retire, and the DA will do nothing to those causing trouble. However, this is exactly what the citizens of Chicago voted for, so I'm not going to feel sorry for those voted for what's coming. If I lived in Chicago, I'd take a weeks' vacation and leave town, or just move out.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
mifla 6/10/2024 5:03:02 AM (No. 1734575)
Look for a shortened convention, virtual appearances of high profile Dems, and a wide DMZ around the convention center.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
franq 6/10/2024 8:19:28 AM (No. 1734665)
It will be whatever the media asks for.
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