Riot Police Protest + Chicago Critical Mass = Excitement.

The reunion’s invitation itself, penned by the son of a former officer, offered an utterly different view, saying that the officers had been “the only thing that stood between Marxist street thugs and public order,” and adding: “For decades the collective Left has white-washed what really happened during the riots of 1968 and 1969. Chicago Police officers who participated in the riots continue to endure unending criticism — all of which is unwarranted, inaccurate and wrong.”

From: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/29/us/29chicago.html?ref=global-home