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On Monday, police officials said in a statement many bikes were “abandoned” and several were “used as weapons or to facilitate mob action” against police. Organizers from ProtestBikeChicago and ChiResists are asking protesters not to contact Chicago Police for their property, but instead to email them for assistance.
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Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
I hope the cops return the bikes.
Nope.
Destroy them.
Destroy the bikes while the rioters are riding them
That isn’t right or nice.
Jesus would return the bikes.
They were used in the commission of a criminal act and as such should be held for use as evidence and then destroyed.
Generally when you engage in criminal behavior your stuff gets taken by the police. Boo hoo and grow up.
I hope that a baton or two were jammed into the spokes and the wheel sounds around a few times. Maybe a couple of bent frames. That would be nice. Poor protesters with $1000 bikes. Poor protesters.