August 28, By most accounts, on Wednesday evening Chicago police take action against crowds of demonstrators without provocation. The police beat some marchers unconscious and send at least 100 to emergency rooms while arresting 175. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mayor Daley tried the next day to explain the police action at a press conference. He famously explained: \u201cThe policeman isn\u2019t there to create disorder, the policeman is there to preserve disorder.\u201d Twenty-eight years later, when the Democrats next held a convention in Chicago, some police officers still on the force wore t-shirts proclaiming, \u201cWe kicked their father\u2019s butt in \u201968 and now it\u2019s your turn.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n