cross-posted from: https://quokk.au/c/acab@quokk.au/p/387555/chicago-judge-has-to-tell-border-official-that-kids-in-halloween-costumes-are-not-a-threat

“Kids dressed in Halloween costumes, walking to a parade, do not pose an immediate threat for the safety of a law enforcement officer,” Ellis said, according to Reuters.

“They just don’t. And you can’t use riot-control weapons against them.”