Police State Chicago: NATO Summit to have checkpoints, TSA-style searches

[rambone]

In an effort to normalize the Federal Police State and practice suspending the Bill of Rights, the Chicago NATO Summit will be crawling with militarized Federal agents, locked down with "hard checkpoints" around the "Red Zones," and TSA-style searches used on commuters. Train passengers may be patted down and X-rayed. That includes the South Shore train that comes in from Indiana.

That's in conjunction with the "Shoot-To-Kill" No-Fly-Zone exercised 10 miles around the city. Every NATO Summit I have followed for the last several years has gotten progressively worse and worse. I will use this thread to post more stories as they come in.

Security Plan Shuts Down Roads, South Loop For NATO Summit Weekend « CBS Chicago

“There will be some inconveniences, but they will be minor inconveniences,” said Gary Schnekel, director of the Chicago Office of Emergency Management. “Every effort has been made to minimize the impact.”

Metra and South Shore commuters will be able to ride the trains that run under McCormick Place. They may be subject to TSA-style pat downs and screenings and they can expect delays for security sweeps.​

Summit Could Mean Airport-Style Security On Metra Electric, South Shore Trains « CBS Chicago

Some stations on the Metra Electric Line and South Shore Line could be shut down during the upcoming NATO summit, and passengers at other stations could face airport-style security screenings, due to the Secret Service security plan that could be released as soon as Friday afternoon.

The commuter rail agencies are still in talks with the Secret Service over major security measures for passengers, including airport-style screening of all riders during the summit. That would mean commuters on those lines would face patdowns, X-ray screenings, and long security lines at their stations before boarding trains.

NATO Summit Security Zones Revealed

Dubbed the "Red Zone," it will be bounded by Franklin Street on the west, State Street on the east, Adams Street on the north and Harrison Street on the South. It will be patrolled by uniformed police and personnel from the Federal Protective Service, who will be carrying non-lethal weapons such as beanbag guns.

Federal agents to begin protecting "Red Zone" for NATO next week

Starting next week, expect to see a showing of federal law enforcement in “battle” gear, weapons slung, in a highly visible effort to protect a perimeter that encompasses the federally operated buildings in the Loop.

Law enforcement has dubbed their efforts “Operation Red Zone.” It’s headed by the Federal Protective Service, which is working with state, federal and local law enforcement in anticipation of the NATO Summit in Chicago on May 20 and 21.

Even though the actual meetings for the summit will happen at McCormick Place, federal law enforcement is aiming to protect a vast area in the Loop where thousands of federal employees and dozens of government offices are located.

Apartment owners get NATO summit advice

Among the big questions Tuesday was just how big the security perimeter around McCormick Place will be. The answer was that it's still evolving, but everyone should expect to see a fence around the sprawling convention center located on the Lake Michigan shoreline just south of downtown.

"It will be a hard checkpoint," said Tom Kasza, an executive at Hillard Heintze, the security consulting firm working with the host committee.

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[GBuck]

I'm glad the officer on the left wore his badge on his belt. How would we have known he was a cop otherwise?

 

[greghvac]

glad they are there and not in indy ,i say get rid of the UN would save us alot of money

 

[cobber]

glad they are there and not in indy ,i say get rid of the UN would save us alot of money

Except it's NATO not the UN...

 

[rambone]

NATO and the U.N. aren't responsible for what our fascist Federal Government does to us.

 

[tv1217]

Anybody know if guns are allowed on the IN side of the South Shore?

 

[indykid]

I wonder if that guy's P90 has been approved by the czar of Chicago???

 

[littletommy]

I'm glad the officer on the left wore his badge on his belt. How would we have known he was a cop otherwise?

Hey! That dude was bullied a LOT when he was a kid, leave him alone.

 

[jedi]

Anybody know if guns are allowed on the IN side of the South Shore?

Hum.. Now this is a good question?
Have never thought about it but I imagine it's the same as taking the greyhound or a taxi. Meaning you can carry (if you have an LTCH) as long as the biz does not refuse you. But I'm not sure. Perhaps the SOUTH SHORE falls under the same reg/laws as Amtrack where. But no idea??

 

[tv1217]

Just thought it would be fun to go armed between Hammond and South Bend just to troll the TSA if they're gonna be there.

 

[Bill B]

Just thought it would be fun to go armed between Hammond and South Bend just to troll the TSA if they're gonna be there.

Oh man, I can't rep you.
hmm, I wonder, is the NICTD a political subdivision of the state?

 

[mike8170]

Oh man, I can't rep you.
hmm, I wonder, is the NICTD a political subdivision of the state?

Got him for you, because that is a great idea!

 

[CBR1000rr]

I'm glad the officer on the left wore his badge on his belt. How would we have known he was a cop otherwise?

You mean his body proportions weren't enough to indicate he was a desk LEO playing satan's NATO army dress up?

 

[rambone]

 

[cobber]

Before or after le grope?

 

[strahd71]

"I'm sorry miss but your going to have to step behind the screen for a pat down, no dont take off those ruby slippers i like the way you look in them, so umm yea there ya go assume the position..... now what did you say your name was? i'm Mike you think you might want to get a bite to eat later?"

must be a great way to pick up chicks

jake

 

[indykid]

I have a relative that lives on Harrison which is listed as the south boarder of the shoot to kill zone. Was told it would be a good idea not to come up and visit next week end!

 

[jedi]

I have a relative that lives on Harrison which is listed as the south boarder of the shoot to kill zone. Was told it would be a good idea not to come up and visit next week end!

True. Chicago PD is having meeting with residents in the affected area and are asking them to obey the curfew and not be out during the day/night as they expect violence from the protestors.

CPD has been asking even retired LEOs to work during that week!

 

[rambone]

Chicago prepares the LRAD

They're dusting off the LRAD sound weapon to use against the citizens assembling in protest of globalism. Chicago may turn out to be like Pittsburgh when it hosted NATO. Total martial law.




Chicago police prepare for NATO Summit with riot gear and sound cannon

Police officers are believed to have used LRADs the last time that several world leaders attended a major conference on American soil. Employing the machine against protesters during the 2009 meeting of the Group of 20 leaders in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was believed by The New York Times to be the first instance the device was deployed on demonstrators in America. During that episode, police assaulted protesters by launching tear gas canisters and stun grenades into the crowd — but only after crippling them with the sound cannon, of course.
"This is a device that has the capability to inflict permanent hearing loss on people," attorney Vic Walczak tells the Guardian. He represents Karen Piper, a university lecturer, who claims to have suffered irreversible hearing damage at the hands of a LRAD during the 2009 G20 protests. Walczak adds that the device is "more dangerous than a Taser" and that “It should not be used outside the battlefield."

In recent months, the weapon has been reportedly dispatched with law enforcement agencies that have been deployed to monitor protests across the US waged in association with the Occupy Wall Street movement.

 

[rambone]

Learn from Pittsburgh, 2009

This is what Pittsburgh looked like when the globalists took over the city.

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