Comparisons were drawn to the 1968 Chicago convention, when national unrest during the civil rights movement and over the Vietnam War sowed an atmosphere of violence and chaos.
Chicago Police Department officers were trained to deploy a disciplined and patient approach that focused on protecting free speech and allowing people to lawfully protest, a department official said.
“The department trained more than a year for this,” a Chicago Police Department official who was not authorized to speak publicly told NBC News.
“We are trying to get away from the old image of the Chicago Police Department,” the official said.
Protesters in Chicago on the last night of the DNC on Thursday.
Persons:
” Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, Sebastián Hidalgo, “, —, Adam Edelman, Larry Snelling, ”, we’ve, Michael Boyte, Chuck Wexler, Ed Obayashi, Brad Thomson, ” Obayashi, Snelling, Terence Monahan, Eduardo Castelao, Nick Sous, Sebastian Hidalgo
Organizations:
CHICAGO, United, Democratic, Convention, ” Chicago Mayor, . Chicago Police Department, Chicago Police Department, NBC News . Protesters, NBC, scuffles, Chicago police, Coalition, DNC, Secret Service, Consulate, NBC News, Republican National Convention, Police, Research, Chicago, National Lawyers Guild of Chicago, New York Police Department, U.S . Palestinian Community Network, Protesters
Locations:
Chicago, Vietnam, Israel, Germany, Gaza, Milwaukee, Washington ,, California