If you haven’t read the article here titled “Common Sense in the Courtroom,” please read it after you read this article.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, ABC News<\/a> posted an article about some pro-Palestinian protestors who were arrested for criminal trespassing when creating an encampment at the Art Institute of Chicago.<\/p>\n The article reports:<\/p>\n Dozens of pro-Palestinian protestors walked free Tuesday, after having their charges dropped following their arrests in May.<\/strong><\/p>\n Now, some local leaders are concerned this sends the wrong message, with the Democratic National Convention just a month away.<\/strong><\/p>\n It was all hugs after 80 people walked out of the courthouse, free of all charges.<\/strong><\/p>\n “None of us showed up to be arrested. I didn’t show up to be arrested,” protester Jeffery Sun said. “We’re trying everything we can because of the ongoing genocide in Palestine.”<\/strong><\/p>\n Sun is one of the 80 protesters whose charges were dropped after being arrested for criminal trespassing when creating an encampment at the Art Institute of Chicago.<\/strong><\/p>\n The article notes:<\/p>\n “No question that crimes were committed during this illegal encampment, there was criminal trespassing. There was refusal to disperse and follow lawful orders. There was vandalism; there was assault. Several police officers were physically attacked,” 2nd Ward Ald. Brian Hopkins said.<\/strong><\/p>\n Hopkins said he’s working with the Secret Service and Chicago police to prepare for the Democratic National Convention, where many protests are expected.<\/strong><\/p>\n “They need to be prosecuted. If we’re not willing to do that, then we as a society are saying we’re willing to let protesters do whatever they want, without regard to the damage that they cause,” Hopkins said.<\/strong><\/p>\n The fact that the majority of pro-Palestinian protesters have not been held accountable for their actions (which were often violent) is about to come back to bite the Democrats in Chicago. It will also be a problem for the Republicans in Milwaukee, but at least the Republicans can remind people that they do not control the Justice Department.<\/p>\n It is going to be a long summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you haven’t read the article here titled “Common Sense in the Courtroom,” please read it after you read this article. On Tuesday, ABC News posted an article about some pro-Palestinian protestors who were arrested for criminal trespassing when creating … Continue reading