Mayor Lori Lightfoot defended the Chicago Police Department banning Protestants from the block where she lives, citing her right to safety.
The Democratic mayor said her family needs increased security because of threats she receives, but did not work out.
“I think residents of this city, understanding the nature of the threats we face on a daily basis, understand on a daily basis that I have the right to ensure my home is safe,” Lightfoot said. , according to the Chicago Tribune.
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She said that comparison to how the police department protected houses of previous mayors, such as that of Rahm Emanuel, was unfair because, “This is a different time like no other,” Lightfoot told reporters.
After massive street protests following the assassination of George Floyd in May, Chicago police banned protests near the mayor. Officers were called in to arrest anyone protesting near their Logan Square residence.
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More than 100 people have been arrested in recent weeks after plundering downtown on August 10 that characterized Lightfoot as a “planned attack.” Officials said ‘caravans full’ of people flooded Chicago’s Magnificient Mile, Irving North and Gold Coast neighborhoods that Sunday night.
City officials were forced the following morning to close the public transit and lift all bridges to the center.
