A multilayered view of the George Floyd protests

Watching a real-time stream of what’s happening on the ground during this period gives you a much better perspective than some confusing TV or Twitter reports ever can, Dave Maclean writes

Police officers detain a demonstrator during a protest against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in the Manhattan borough of New York City (Reuters)

On Saturday night, as unrest across America reached a crescendo, I was tuned into the Chicago city police radio.

“Get off the bridges. Run if you can,” a dispatcher barked to officers on the ground. They were raising the bridges to cut off the downtown area – and officers were told to sprint to safety.