Chicago Police Show Restraint, Get High Praise for NATO Protests
Although 90 people were arrested and eight officers were injured, the Chicago Police handled the weekend's NATO Summit protests with decided restraint and strategy, according to a report from the Associated Press.
“We got them trained and equipped, and they executed the plan on all levels,” said Superintendent Garry McCarthy, on the street Monday during a march outside Boeing Co. headquarters. “It hasn’t been that big of a deal, quite frankly. It’s almost like it was harder dealing with the hype than the event itself.”