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The head of Chicago’s FOP is defending Trump supporters storming the Capitol. He has to go, NOW

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Target: Chicago City Council members, Chicago Police Board members, Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown, and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot

The violent attack on the US Capitol by Trump supporters—incited by Trump and his allies—was an attempt to violently overturn the results of a legitimate US election. It left at least five people dead and threatened the lives of members of Congress, top government officials, Capitol police officers, and everyone who works at the Capitol. Rioters armed with guns, mace, handcuffs, and tactical gear entered the Capitol, and almost reached areas where members of Congress and others were hiding.

John Catanzara, the leader of the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police (FOP),  is defending the rioters, justifying and normalizing their attack on the Capitol, and downplaying the threat they posed. It’s dangerous, and needs to be stopped. When law enforcement signals to right wing militias and white supremacists that they’re on the same side, it encourages more serious acts of violence and sends the message that they can get away with it.

Last year, we saw how this escalated violence in Kenosha, Portland, and elsewhere, with tragic results. Catanzara is making it more likely this will happen again, and at the same time he’s making it impossible for people in Chicago to trust their police force.

Here are a few quotes from Catanzara:

  • “Do I support [the Capitol attack]? I wouldn’t have partaken in it. They’re individuals. They get to do what they want. Again, they were voicing frustration. They’re entitled to voice their frustration.”

  • “They clearly have been ignored and they’re still being ignored as if they’re lunatics and treasonous now, which is beyond stupid.”

  • “Do I support the frustration? Listen, I don’t have any doubt that something shady happened in this election. You’re not going to convince me that that many people voted for Joe Biden. Never for the rest of my life will you ever convince me of that.”

  • “If the worst crime [at the Capitol] is trespassing, so be it.”

  • “it’s an inconvenience at this point, is all it is.”

After Catanzara made these statements, it was reported that a Capitol Police officer died as a result of the riot.

This is outrageous, but not surprising. Catanzara himself has had more than 35 official complaints against him as a police officer, and been suspended 6 times. He marched alongside white supremacists and QAnon supporters, and he is already being investigated by the Police Board for racist and violent social media posts, including one where he said Muslims “all deserve a bullet.”

Chicago’s FOP and other police unions have long promoted violent, unaccountable, and authoritarian policing—and they viciously attack activists and political leaders who are pushing for change. During this election, Chicago’s FOP, the national FOP, and many other police unions endorsed Trump and waged a campaign of fear, lies, and inflammatory rhetoric to promote his re-election, and the authoritarianism for which he stands.

Chicago’s FOP in particular is notorious for attacking, intimidating, and threatening activists and political leaders who get in their way—and under Catanzara’s leadership, its actions have been more extreme and dangerous than ever.

It’s time for Catanzara to be fired as a police officer and removed from his position as leader of Chicago’s FOP. Join us in calling on Chicago city leaders to publicly call for his removal and do everything in their power to make it happen.



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    • kinganu

      Just wait until small groups of patriots start hunting down communists and dispatching them like vermin in the grain silo.

      The MSM cannot harm them anymore now as they have been labeled with every sort of evil incantation in the English language.

      They now have nothing left to lose as far as what the commie controlled media can or will say about them. They are damned if they do and damned if they don’t.

      Its going to be a good show and I feel sorry for any who get in their way….I just hope in their anger for revenge they don’t get to carried away and punish the wrong ones.

    • Idiot Proof

      The day after it happened, it was proven to be NOT Trump supporters, and, facial recognition showed they were Anti-Fa. The day after, and you posted this on the 20th. What an irresponsible uninformed gullible moron, you are… :grin: :grin: :lol: :lol:

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