The violent clashes between police and protesters during the 1968 Democratic National Convention aren't typically considered proud moments in Chicago history.
But some members of the Fraternal Order of Police want to change that. On June 26, the Chicago police union will hold a "Chicago Riot Cops Reunion" at its hall to set straight "what really happened," according to the reunion's Web site.
"The only thing that stood between Marxist street thugs and public order was a thin blue line of dedicated, tough Chicago police officers," the Web site says. "Chicago police officers who participated in the riots continue to endure unending criticism -- all of which is unwarranted, inaccurate and wrong."
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"It's just a get-together for guys who worked together 40 years ago," he said. "Nothing more."
But some members of the Fraternal Order of Police want to change that. On June 26, the Chicago police union will hold a "Chicago Riot Cops Reunion" at its hall to set straight "what really happened," according to the reunion's Web site.
"The only thing that stood between Marxist street thugs and public order was a thin blue line of dedicated, tough Chicago police officers," the Web site says. "Chicago police officers who participated in the riots continue to endure unending criticism -- all of which is unwarranted, inaccurate and wrong."
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"It's just a get-together for guys who worked together 40 years ago," he said. "Nothing more."
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"The only thing that stood between Marxist street thugs and public order" perhaps doesn't mean what he thinks it means. Accurate, though.
Posted by: paul | June 17, 2009 at 08:53
Maybe they will whack each other over the head with billy clubs, just for old times' sake.
Posted by: Swoosh | June 17, 2009 at 08:59
Excuse me while I vomit.
Posted by: Gummo | June 17, 2009 at 09:17
NoShit!
Posted by: agave | June 17, 2009 at 09:23
Unbelievable
Posted by: agave | June 17, 2009 at 09:24
I love the smell of tear gas in the morning.
Posted by: BuggyQ | June 17, 2009 at 10:15
...since the Walker Report called their actions a "police riot", naming the event the "Chicago Riot Cops Reunion" seems perfectly appropriate...
Posted by: Jack K., the Grumpy Forester | June 17, 2009 at 11:31
So everyone in Chicago was a Marxist ?
And to restore public order it is OK to go over the line ? (Rodney King, eat your heart out).
And after the fact, one "sets the record straight" by revisionist history ?
Was Dick Cheney a Chicago Cop ?
Posted by: MapleStreet | June 17, 2009 at 11:37
Maple Street "Was Dick Cheney a Chicago Cop?" - no, but he is now! ;)
Posted by: Elspeth R | June 17, 2009 at 12:39
Heh, MapleStreet, that reminds me of one of my favorite quotes from that time, from the inimitable Mayor Daley: "The policeman isn't there to create disorder; the policeman is there to preserve disorder."
Posted by: BuggyQ | June 17, 2009 at 13:09
Hey, you know, I watched Dan Rather get mugged on that floor, live, as it happened, and I listened to Walter Cronkite checking to see if he was okay. It's one of the iconic moments in my memories.
The Chicago cops seriously need to be called out on this dishonesty.
Posted by: The Other Sarah | June 17, 2009 at 17:41
what else do they have? not everybody gets a D-day.
Posted by: pansypoo | June 17, 2009 at 20:29
I wonder if they'd mind if I showed up. I wasn't a cop, but I was, after all, there, contributing my mite to the experience.
Posted by: fuyura | June 18, 2009 at 08:51