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#OccupyPdxNews @CarrieFoTruth
Date: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 4:07am
by:
Carrie R. Medina
When I left for
the NATO summit, I expected the police in Chicago were going to be
oppressive against protesters, if not downright violent. There had been
quite a bit of media buzz around the Chicago Police Department having
spent a million dollars on riot and tactical gear, as well as them
announcing they had an LRAD (long-range acoustic device), a military
weapon capable of emitting painful noises to disburse crowds. Residents
of Chicago had been advised to not wear suits (so as not to enrage the
protesters), stay indoors, have food and water on-hand, and even to
leave town if possible. From my perspective, this was obvious
fear-mongering on the part of the police. There was little reason to
believe that a peaceful anti-war protest was going to turn into the LA
riots. I had no idea, however, how the police were going to act.