While “solidarity” marchers took to the streets of New York City Wednesday night to protest police shootings in Chicago and Minneapolis, activists in Chicago held their own protests tonight following the release of dash-cam footage of teenager Laquan McDonald being shot 16 times by a police officer.
Tony Briscoe, a reporter for the Chicago Tribune, took note of one protester who had a rather blunt way of suggesting shootings by police in America were more deserving of attention than the terrorist attacks that rocked Paris.
Pretty controversial comments just now from activist wanting more attention on race relations: "F*** France!" pic.twitter.com/P0KMJeBqsH
— Tony Briscoe (@_TonyBriscoe) November 25, 2015
Protesters gathering at State and Jackson calling for police Supt. McCarthy to be fired @fox32news pic.twitter.com/dIQIcOwBuN
— Craig Wall ABC 7 (@craigrwall) November 25, 2015
As the New York Times’ Charles Blow reported, the Chicago protests tonight seemed relatively tame compared to those in New York.
#LaquanMcDonald protesters seem a little more sparse than last night pic.twitter.com/LTmDwoxdYn
— Tony Briscoe (@_TonyBriscoe) November 25, 2015
However, there were tense moments, as when one protester decided to stare down several police officers.
Stare-down outside of Trump Tower. @realDonaldTrump care to comment on #LaquanMcDonald protests? pic.twitter.com/cXOo0tI7j6
— Tony Briscoe (@_TonyBriscoe) November 26, 2015
Protesters getting full use of the whistles passed out earlier #LaquanMcDonald pic.twitter.com/NWf2AuRASI
— Tony Briscoe (@_TonyBriscoe) November 25, 2015
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#LaquanMcDonald protesters literally in the face of Chicago police pic.twitter.com/F6cGbvT1eZ
— Tony Briscoe (@_TonyBriscoe) November 25, 2015
Protester stares down cops daring them to shoot him 16 times @fox32news pic.twitter.com/SXvqLcrpcz
— Craig Wall ABC 7 (@craigrwall) November 25, 2015
Confrontations breaking out after one man asked about black on black crime #LaquanMcDonald pic.twitter.com/dqRLa2h7xn
— Tony Briscoe (@_TonyBriscoe) November 26, 2015
#LaquanMcDonald protesters surround #CPD squad car pic.twitter.com/tZbTxAAoI9
— Tony Briscoe (@_TonyBriscoe) November 26, 2015
And what’s a march without a sit-down or die-in to disrupt traffic?
Sit down shut down at Michigan and Pearson right near Water Tower Place @fox32news pic.twitter.com/jwefvcsGd5
— Craig Wall ABC 7 (@craigrwall) November 26, 2015
Oh you know just takin' over the streets for #LaquanMcDonald pic.twitter.com/U8Ubc3C1MH
— #GetFree (@daneyvilla) November 26, 2015
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