"One thing that we don't do here is second-guess what the Secret Service's plans are," police Supt. Larry Snelling said. "Although we know all of our dignitaries will be indoors, we still have to protect everything that's on the outside, and we've been training for that. We've been preparing and planning around it, and we're going to continue to do that."
The CPD will be at the mercy of protesters. If they go all scorched earth, the police will be severely over-matched. If they behave maybe everything will work out okay. The CPD does not have the manpower to control large groups of people.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
The CPD will be at the mercy of protesters. If they go all scorched earth, the police will be severely over-matched. If they behave maybe everything will work out okay. The CPD does not have the manpower to control large groups of people.