These events took place on the East Side of Chicago today. Michelle Gallardo reports at ABC 7 Chicago:
CHICAGO (WLS) — A chase involving federal agents led to a crash Tuesday afternoon on Chicago’s East Side, officials said. After the crash, a crowd gathered around agents on the scene.
Chopper 7 was over the scene about 12:10 p.m., and there was a large number of Chicago police squad cars and Border Patrol agents on the scene in the 10500-block of South Avenue N.
A neighborhood resident said a red SUV was being chased by federal agents before a crash in the area.
The Department of Homeland Security said a vehicle, driven by someone living in the U.S. without legal permission, rammed a Border Patrol vehicle that was part of an immigration enforcement operation and tried to drive away.
Border Patrol followed the vehicle for about 30 minutes, and stopped it using a precision immobilization technique, or PIT, maneuver.
Two people, both living in the U.S. without legal permission, tried to run away, DHS said. They were taken into custody.
A white Expedition and the red SUV were damaged.
Surveillance video shows they had been chasing the red vehicle in circles around the neighborhood before the crash.
The report goes on to mention that objects were thrown at the federal law enforcement officers including rocks and other objects. The video above clearly shows one of the officers being struck by a thrown object. Note that the objects were being thrown before tear gas was used.
Throwing things is not protected speech.
You keep forgetting to note stuff like this.
“”They just told me, ‘Juanita, you have an emergency. ICE took your son. They beat him up. They body-slammed him. And they took your son,'” Juanita Garnica said. “They haven’t told me anything. He’s not an immigrant. He was born and raised in Chicago.”
Or this…
“A large amount of tear gas was deployed about 12:40 p.m.
Federal agents used tear gas against a crowd on Chicago’s East Side Tuesday.
Those gathered quickly dispersed.
Federal agents had masks, but CPD did not. Some officers appeared to be affected by the gas.
CPD said 13 officers were exposed.”
So in context, there are claims that CPD is not showing up to help, but we have videos showing that they are there. We also have reports (and videos showing) that masked people without ID are taking pretty extreme actions against people with little or no provocation. We have prolonged chases on city streets endangering citizens with ICE, apparently, not prioritizing public safety.
To be perfectly clear, throwing stuff is illegal and people should face consequences. Its also very clear that the US does not have a history of masked anonymous police grabbing people and in the places in the world where that does happen it results in a totalitarian govt or people battling with those police.
Steve