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Beringia

(4,316 posts) Tue Jun 2, 2020, 09:13 PM Jun 2020

A contrast in twitter messages, Cicero police and Cicero protests, Cicero is right next to Chicago

Jesus J. Montero
@MrJesusJMontero
The #Cicero #BlackLivesMatter
protest is continuing to grow in support.

Link to tweet

Cicero Police Dept
@TOCPolice

For those that intend on inciting or inflicting violence in Cicero:

We will not tolerate it.
We will not show leniency.
We will not look the other way.
You WILL be arrested.

This is our community, and we will protect it at any cost.

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#cicero #AllLivesMatters

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A contrast in twitter messages, Cicero police and Cicero protests, Cicero is right next to Chicago (Original Post) Beringia Jun 2020 OP

There was a big race riot in Cicero in 1950. n/t rzemanfl Jun 2020 #1

Cicero had a lot of problems with looters yesterday. Ace Rothstein Jun 2020 #2

I did not know that. rzemanfl Jun 2020 #3

rzemanfl

(29,557 posts)

1. There was a big race riot in Cicero in 1950. n/t

Reply to Beringia (Original post)

Tue Jun 2, 2020, 09:18 PM

Jun 2020

Ace Rothstein

(3,161 posts)

2. Cicero had a lot of problems with looters yesterday.

Reply to Beringia (Original post)

Tue Jun 2, 2020, 09:23 PM

Jun 2020

There were also two people killed. While Cicero isn't immune to violence what happened there yesterday was not the norm and wasn't at all peaceful protest.

rzemanfl

(29,557 posts)

3. I did not know that.

Reply to Ace Rothstein (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 3, 2020, 09:50 AM

Jun 2020

I lived in Cicero until after I started kindergarten. My Bohemian grandparents lived there until they died in the '60s.

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