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Abbie Hoffman — Part 39

128 pages · May 12, 2026 · Document date: Sep 10, 1968 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Abbie Hoffman · 125 pages OCR'd
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PROERALBUCEAL OF UNVESTIGAL. Od ‘bie advised acs follows: os : ns ~ an . min _ ~ He is assipne the 20th District of the h d Chicayo Police Department and was on duty at Lincoln Park during the denonstrations held there and at Balbo and Michipan curing the weck of the Democratic Convention held in Chicewo, : if SN © 2xv00 numerous instances : a: during these dceononstrations whon the members of the Press covering these domonstrations disobeyed Police instructions and were generally very uncooperative at all times, In spite of Police requesis and protests, TV cameramen continuously blinded Policcisen on duty witb their television camera lights. It was very hard to distinguish members of the Peess from other individuals because so many prople had cameras and professed menbers of the Press without having proper identification, In some instances, when ordcored to get behind the Police skirmish line, the Press would nake verbal insults to the Police such as "who the hell ? ties) tt a the "OO k you are?" and “we have a right to be hore Ae ewrerats do you thin The demonstrators not only abused the Policemen verbally by shovting obscenitics and personal insults at then, but also hurled such objects as bricks, rocks, bottlics, balls with nsils protruding, spears of wood, knives, and bags and bottles filled with human wastes. In addition numerous Police cars were damaged and Policemen injured during these demonstrations, : It was obvious that cars, usually old ones, ovned by the demonstrators had their tires punctured by the demonstrators in an effort to cast suspicion on the Police Department. «= «<< his men showed remarkable restraint in ¢ Iace of all the abuse they had to withstand n nce oO + f more force being used by Policenen aw! a . and he saw no insta eee : eee soe eee em ee a re meme mee ne 8/5/68 Chicago, Tllinois 44~1160 Oro cow aeeeM ee e ee ee FO Pe le ce ee ee ee ee : ae: 4b Via 9/5/68 by... ae Date dictate 0 eee ee Bh pete en be Ee I a ee of tho FB! it ie the property of tee TSI ae tha: Bat sy OTE Cr ee De RT eee Ce ee METS CoC 2 ¢ FID TIAL
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