holy s*&%^ the chicago cops were beating the crap out of people - even don lemon just made the point

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16. I'm in Chicago watching all the local coverage

Better vantage points than CNN, and with reporters in the mix (NBC Channel 5 especially good: right on the front lines between protesters and police), and from everything I can tell, the cops are doing a magnificent job of staying calm.

The vast vast majority of the protesters left at the end of the march. Those who are confronting the cops (a couple hundred at most) are clearly trying to provoke a big response: so far, they're not taking the bait. CNN must be hyping the story.

PS: It's supposed to thunderstorm here. I'm not sure what will happen then.