[Daily Caller] Protesters occupied Chicago’s city hall Wednesday and demanded that the city strip police of millions of dollars and give the funding instead to black students.
The protesters, who belong to #NoCopAcademy, are suing Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel for not disclosing emails concerning the construction of a $95 million police and fire training center, reported Chicago Tribune.
"Rahm supports schools and resources for cops, not for Black and Brown kids," the activists say in their mission statement. "We demand a redirecting of this $95 million into Chicago’s most marginalized communities instead. Real community safety comes from fully-funded schools and mental health centers, robust after-school and job-training programs, and social and economic justice. We want investment in our communities, not expanded resources for police."
"Back up, back up, we want freedom, freedom," the protesters chanted. "All these racist a** cops, we don’t need ’em, need ’em." |