. . . could gang members hold a press conference to complain about police harassment:

They aren’t ministers leading a march. Nor are they activists and politicians rallying constituents around a cause.
They are men who are affiliated with some of the city’s most notorious street gangs. They are Vice Lords, Gangster Disciples, Kings, Stones, Hustlers, Souls and Cobras.
And they are going to Columbus Park to let Weis know they believe the threats he made during a secret meeting amount to unfair harassment.
Weis vowed to use federal RICO laws against gang leaders if a member of one gang shoots a member of another.
The threat represents a new anti-violence strategy that includes seizing a gang leader’s car and home.
“The general feeling out here is that [the meeting] was a trick, and we feel it is unconstitutional for a person to be declared guilty before innocent,” said Jim Allen, a self-identified Vice Lord and convener of the news conference.
They aren’t ministers leading a march. Nor are they activists and politicians rallying constituents around a cause.
They are men who are affiliated with some of the city’s most notorious street gangs. They are Vice Lords, Gangster Disciples, Kings, Stones, Hustlers, Souls and Cobras.
And they are going to Columbus Park to let Weis know they believe the threats he made during a secret meeting amount to unfair harassment.
Weis vowed to use federal RICO laws against gang leaders if a member of one gang shoots a member of another.
The threat represents a new anti-violence strategy that includes seizing a gang leader’s car and home.
“The general feeling out here is that [the meeting] was a trick, and we feel it is unconstitutional for a person to be declared guilty before innocent,” said Jim Allen, a self-identified Vice Lord and convener of the news conference.