“Timothy G. Trybus, the man harassing a woman at a Chicago forest preserve for wearing a shirt featuring the Puerto Rican flag asks, “Are you a citizen?”
Timothy G. Trybus, 62, was arrested and charged with assault and disorderly conduct and a forest preserve cop, criticized for failing to help the woman being harassed, is now on desk duty and an investigation into the officer’s handling of the complaint is underway.
Refresher course on Puerto Rico and its unique ties to the United States:
1. Yes, Puerto Ricans are U.S. Citizens
2. Puerto Rico has been a U.S. territory since 1898, and Puerto Rican residents gained U.S. citizenship with the Jones Act of 1917.
3. The island is a U.S. territory, meaning Puerto Ricans can travel and work in the U.S. but the commonwealth does not have voting representatives in Congress nor cast electoral votes for president”