Chicago Police Arrest Activists at Anti-ALEC Protest

[soccerskyman]

[video=youtube;UAhKZgCun2A]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAhKZgCun2A[/video]

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[Slim Charles]

I'm curious as to why the police officers appear to be wearing bike helmets?

[editline]9th August 2013[/editline]

Also guy with a guy fawkes mask eugh.

[markfu]

Bike cops. Also bikes are effective kettling instruments when you don't have shields.

[rrkpp_]

[QUOTE=pvt.jenkins;41776899]I'm curious as to why the police officers appear to be wearing bike helmets?[/QUOTE]

(sometimes police ride bikes)

[Duckmaster]

There is two things that piss me off in the world, people who wear Guy Fawkes masks, and the asshole with the whistle in this video.

[Slim Charles]

[QUOTE=Kopimi;41776979](sometimes police ride bikes)[/QUOTE]

Oh yeah that makes sense, I'm stupid I guess.

[Pvt. Martin]

[QUOTE=markfu;41776936]Bike cops. Also bikes are effective kettling instruments when you don't have shields.[/QUOTE]

Well we have rental bikes now.

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[soccerskyman]

[QUOTE=duckmaster;41777241]There is two things that piss me off in the world, people who wear Guy Fawkes masks, and the asshole with the whistle in this video.[/QUOTE]

They were handing out the whistles to "blow the whistle on ALEC".