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Actors John Cusack mentioned he was attacked police with batons in Chicago on Saturday night time.
As protests demanding justice following the loss of life of George Floyd happen in main cities throughout America, peaceable rallies turned violent in Chicago on Saturday. Movies shared on social media confirmed protestors clashing with police and other people looting quite a few retailers situated in The Magnificent Mile space on Could 30.
Strolling the streets of Chicago as a peaceable protestor, actor John Cusack, who’s been sharing private movies on Twitter of the Windy Metropolis getting ripped aside by violence. On Saturday night time, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot issued a city-wide curfew from 9 p.m. to six a.m. till additional discover, nonetheless, Cusack ignored the order to movie a automobile burning in streets.
The 53-year-old actor, who was born in Evanston, Illinois tweeted, “Cops didn’t like me filming the burning automobile in order that they got here at me with batons. Hitting my bike. Ahhm [here’s] the audio.”
Cops didn’t like me filming the burning automobile in order that they got here at me with batons. Hitting my bike.
Ahhm right here’s the audio pic.twitter.com/tfaOoVCw5v”— John Cusack (@johncusack) Could 31, 2020
Whereas watching the Say Something star’s video, which was posted at 10:46 p.m. native time, you may hear police yelling, “Get out of right here! Let’s go! Get the f*** out of right here, now!” In response, Cusack says, “Alright, I’m going!”
Cusack was not injured within the scuffle. At 1:24 a.m. native time he tweeted, “Packing it in – I hope individuals attempt to keep secure – it’s really horrible on the market – however that’s what I noticed at the moment.” He additionally tweeted out a video of the group of officers whom he mentioned, “gently tuned up his bike with batons.”
These had been among the peace officers – who gently tuned up my bike with their batons- pic.twitter.com/atMf8VaV6l
— John Cusack (@johncusack) Could 31, 2020
Earlier within the night, Cusack shared a sequence of images and movies of Chicago. He tweeted, “It’s nasty as f*** on the market. Everyone seems to be on edge issues burning- open looting – magnificent mile- and throughout.” He additionally shared movies vandalism, a Entire Meals getting looted, and a girl making an attempt to smash a window.
pic.twitter.com/SLxj3bBaUw
— John Cusack (@johncusack) Could 31, 2020
Younger girl smashing shit up – now pic.twitter.com/mGyAR8wxTu
— John Cusack (@johncusack) Could 31, 2020
Entire Meals being looted – now pic.twitter.com/pVvSuifdTm
— John Cusack (@johncusack) Could 31, 2020
The drama is obstructing off entrance to trump tower/ they know will probably be attacked – and it will @palirose48: I can’t imagine CPD lifted the Chicago bridge so protestors don’t cross over pic.twitter.com/vpViSzZPbz”
— John Cusack (@johncusack) Could 31, 2020
After Cusack noticed that the Chicago Bridge being lifted so protestors wouldn’t be capable to cross over he tweeted, “From what I’ve seen appear – except the push to cease [the] mayhem in entrance of Trump’s s***gap tower – and a few pepper spray that hit us- Chicago PD – shouldn’t be escalating in comparison with different cities – the protesters are livid -Simply reporting what I’ve personally seen at the moment – I clearly don’t have a full image.”
Police & Protestors Violently Clashed In Chicago & In Cities Throughout the USA on Saturday
Extraordinarily dicey scenario on Kinzie proper now. Some protestors attacked police; a number of arrests made. pic.twitter.com/jA7JU8KKQW
— Ben Pope (@BenPopeCST) Could 30, 2020
The harrowing scene in Chicago was not distinctive to the Windy Metropolis. What was purported to be peaceable protests changed into riots not simply in Chicago, and Minneapolis, the place police officer Derek Chauvin killed Floyd, however individuals in Washington, D.C., the place The White Home was briefly placed on lockdown the night time earlier than, Louisville, Atlanta, Los Angeles, New York, Denver, Pheonix, Memphis, and Columbus, had been all taking to the streets within the title of Floyd.
Chicago police Superintendent David Brown and Lightfoot spoke out towards the violent protests happening of their metropolis. Brown famous that they had been nonetheless investigating the looting which befell on Friday night, throughout which over 100 protestors had been arrested, as reported by The Patch.
Lightfoot introduced on Saturday, “What began out as a peaceable protest has now devolved into felony conduct,” Lightfoot mentioned. “I’ve watched as protesters hurled not simply phrases or projectiles at our police division, however bottles of water, urine, and lord is aware of what else. I noticed protesters armed with shovels, bats, hammers, and metallic pipes… we’re going to provide individuals house,” Lightfoot added, however “we received’t tolerate lawlessness.”
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