The report said initial mistakes by the Police Department had “cascading effects,” including officers using tear gas and excessive force as demonstrations spread across the city.The Philadelphia Police Department and city officials “were simply not prepared” for large-scale protests this summer after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police, leaving police short-staffed, lacking equipment, and without a suitable plan to respond to demonstrations that quickly grew in size and intensity and lasted several days, commissioned by Mayor Jim Kenney.As a result, the review found, the Police...…The report said initial mistakes by the Police Department had “cascading effects,” including officers using tear gas and excessive force as demonstrations spread across the city.The Philadelphia Police Department and city officials “were simply not prepared” for large-scale protests this summer after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police, leaving police short-staffed, lacking equipment, and without a suitable plan to respond to demonstrations that quickly grew in size and intensity and lasted several days, commissioned by Mayor Jim Kenney.As a result, the review found, the Police...WW…