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Despite permit permission to rally and march, organizer Andy Thayer told protesters:
"The police are going to move us off the street. We've been telling you this would happen. We went to a lot of trouble to make sure this march was a safe and peaceful march."Police ordered protesters as follows:
"You are hereby ordered to disperse. If you fail to comply you may be arrested or be subjected to other police action."
From then on, things deteriorated. Perhaps cops were spoiling for a fight. Who can know. Either way, they got one. In full battle gear, they're advantaged. They don't hold back.
Lined up four-deep, they confronted protesters violently. Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy walked behind them.
Protesters were struck and fell. A nearby detention area was readied in advance. Police vans and buses were positioned nearby. Dozens were handcuffed and arrested.
Secret Service agents detained several others. Earlier in Grant Park, Mary Kirkland told protesters that the Defense Department said her son, Derrick, was "killed in action."
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