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
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.
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