A group of Chicago police officers is under fire after being caught on camera lounging in the burglarized office of a U.S. congressman, amid civil unrest in the city.
The incident took place around 1 a.m. on June 1, during protests over the death of George Floyd, who was killed by a former Minneapolis police officer late last month.
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As many as 13 Chicago police officers broke into Rep. Bobby Rush’s Chicago campaign offices to lounge on chairs, drink coffee and make popcorn while looters vandalized nearby businesses in the wake of the killing of George Floyd https://t.co/1KOXrLhHFj pic.twitter.com/ldEQrYaQiD
— POLITICO (@politico) June 12, 2020
The viral video shows the officers preparing popcorn, drinking coffee and napping on the couch inside the office of U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Illinois, according to The Washington Post.
Rep. Bobby Rush says Chicago police broke into his campaign office to take his coffee and popcorn and relax while looters threatened the city: pic.twitter.com/UEzcYHQIEJ
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) June 11, 2020
Mayor Lightfoot slammed the bold cops over their selfish antics during a time when “their colleagues were getting bottles thrown at their heads,” she said.
Police Superintendent David Brown assured Rush that the 13 officers will be held accountable.
