How can it possibly be legal for these terrorists to lock arms and block innocent shoppers from entering these stores? The “Miracle Mile,” located in the city of Chicago draws tens of thousands of shoppers every year at Christmas time. Imagine the faces of families of every ethnicity when they find out the City of Chicago is allowing these terrorists to prevent them from entering these stores?
Roughly 3,000 demonstrators have shut down a large portion of Michigan Avenue in Chicago–the “Magnificent Mile”–in the middle of Black Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year, to protest the shooting of black teenager Laquon McDonald.
The 17-year-old was killed in October 2014, and was apparently armed with a knife at the time. Video of the shooting released on Tuesday, however, shows that he was walking away from police at the time he was shot 16 times by Officer Jason Van Dyke.
Turnout was strong despite 39-degree weather and rainy conditions. Demonstrators shouted “16 shots!” and “No justice, no shopping!”
The march started at Michigan and Wacker Drive and began walking north. They include demonstrators from the Nation of Islam, which is marching under the banner of “Justice of Else”; RevCom, the Revolutionary Communist Party, and the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH coalition.
100 Percent FED UP: Here, the terror groups can be seen (without any visible resistance from the police) chanting about shutting down the Apple Store, located on the Miracle Mile:
Apple Store on Michigan just locked its doors. #LaquanMcDonald #BlackFriday @TouchVisionTV pic.twitter.com/y97WaHTQVT
— Lauren (Mialki) Davis (@laurenmialki) November 27, 2015
Shutting down Tiffany's over #LaquanMcDonald "No diamonds today" pic.twitter.com/ygHQdLKaUL
— Kathryn Pensack (@katpen6) November 27, 2015
The #LaquanMcDonald protest is on the move, heading north on Michigan Avenue https://t.co/2E4mcauYv0
— whitney dawn carlson (@whitneydawn) November 27, 2015
And of course, what would a #BlackLivesMatter protest be without pro-communism supporters?
Old, White Communists Lead Anti-Cop Protests In Chicago Over McDonald Death: https://t.co/gVpflUqm6M #LaquanMcDonald pic.twitter.com/29PKqhcQ0A
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) November 27, 2015
Yesterday, we shared a story about BLM terrorists attempting to rip down the iconic Christmas tree on Miracle Mile. Click HERE for the full story.
The latter group is marching slowly, while the other groups have pushed ahead, effectively taking up five city blocks along Michigan Ave., with hundreds of Chicago Police Department officers lining the streets.
Various groups begin marching down Michigan Ave in protest of Mayor @RahmEmanuel‘s handling of #LaquanMcDonald vid.
Various groups begin marching down Michigan Ave in protest of Mayor @RahmEmanuel's handling of #LaquanMcDonald vid. pic.twitter.com/FF0XbYMOZ0
— The Chicago Reporter (@ChicagoReporter) November 27, 2015
— The Chicago Reporter (@ChicagoReporter) November 27, 2015
Protesters are attempting to gain access to major department stores and shopping malls. Police turned them away at the entrance to Water Tower Place, but they continue to try to enter other shopping areas with the intention of blocking commerce from taking place. As of noon, the protesters were walking toward the John Hancock tower.
Update 1:00 p.m.: Several stores have been blocked and effectively shut down, including Macy’s, H&M, and others over six blocks. Shoppers are either stuck inside the stores or cannot enter. Some shuffle by, as protesters shout at them. Michigan Avenue itself, normally filled with traffic, is empty.)
Photo- Lee Stranahan, Breitbart News
In conversations with demonstrators, Breitbart News has learned that the groups plan to target the Chicago Board of Trade, one of the world’s most important commodities exchanges, in future demonstrations. The aim is to do as much economic damage as possible while drawing attention to perceived racism and abuse by the Chicago Police Department.
The police have struggled to manage the city’s rise in crime in recent years, and now labor under new suspicions of prejudice and political corruption. Via: Breitbart News