There was a BLM ‘protest’ in Chicago, then came what appeared to be a coordinated effort to pull down a statue of Christopher Columbus in Grant Park. That devolved into an all out attack on the police officers there to defend the statue.

Rioters pelted the police, most of whom had no helmets on, with all kinds of bricks, rocks, sticks, bottles, even fireworks, you name it, it looked like an incoming barrage.

This is not the way, a man shouts as someone throws something incendiary at the cops pic.twitter.com/AtOUAqFXAM

— Alice Yin (@byaliceyin) July 18, 2020

One BLM guy says “peaceful protest” but everyone else is just attacking the police trying to get over the wall to attack the statue.

It's going down in Chicago. Rioters are attacking police in their attempt to take down a statue. pic.twitter.com/NMx70pF7m6

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) July 18, 2020

Black Lives Matter rioters in Chicago throw projectiles and fireworks at police officers guarding the Christopher Columbus statue. pic.twitter.com/YI7ZO2T55s

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) July 18, 2020

Here's the initial siege from Antifa and Black Lives Matter rioters on the police position at the Columbus statue, from the perspective of the police. pic.twitter.com/EFmIUc6FMP

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) July 18, 2020

They moved the cops back with the barrage and made it over the wall.

Black Lives Matter rioters are trying to take down the Christopher Columbus statue in Chicago. pic.twitter.com/UOqJ4dXfEu

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) July 18, 2020

Black bloc Antifa militants are scaling the Columbus statue in Chicago now. https://t.co/iKG3kX39P4

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) July 18, 2020

On the Chicago scanner: Police commander has called for backup and for SWAT units to retake the position at the Columbus statue, but they're completely overrun at this point.

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) July 18, 2020

Black Lives Matter Chicago and affiliated Antifa groups organized the siege on the Columbus statue. They're using the hashtag #DecolonizeZhigaagoong. There are livestreams.

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) July 18, 2020

Black flag stands for anarchy.

Antifa and Black Lives Matter rioters are now pulling down the Columbus statue in Chicago. They've got the ropes on. pic.twitter.com/H0UJM4OyEd

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) July 18, 2020

But before they could pull it down, the reinforcements arrived, these idiots asked for a response with their actions and they got it, with pepper spray and batons.

Chicago police reinforcements have arrived at the Columbus statue. They have commenced beating down the rioters. pic.twitter.com/7dqFRfNXyI

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) July 18, 2020

Chicago police have successfully reclaimed their positions at the statue of Christopher Columbus. pic.twitter.com/hZBsshq5U5

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) July 18, 2020

Chicago police, armed in riot gear, just pepper sprayed the Antifa and Black Lives Matter rioters. The air is spicy, as they like to say. pic.twitter.com/oiWsM1SNHF

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) July 18, 2020

Here’s the thing. This may have been a protest at one point. But now these “protests” are just covers for the riots. This was a full-on planned assault on the police, not protest that got out of hand. Planned attack. And planned attempt to rip down the statue.

It’s about time media start reporting the reality of it, that these are criminal attacks. They could have killed cops with what they did, who knows how many were injured because of this.

But they limped away, whining about pepper spray and how mean the police were. Play stupid games and attack cops, win stupid prizes. Maybe don’t attack the police next time. And those limping away were lucky. Several were arrested. These rioters are losers that need to be locked up and given some real time.