Developing today, per Fox News: In anticipation of the Dem convention that will be taking place in Milwaukee on August 17-20, the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission directed Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales to change department policy to restrict the use of tear gas and pepper spray. Since a largish crowd is expected, a number of other police agencies had agreed to provide officers to help out. Those agencies are now pulling out of the security agreements:
At least three Wisconsin police agencies are pulling out of security agreements to send personnel to next month's Democratic National Convention over orders that would prevent officers from using certain crowd control measures during protests.
The Fond du Lac, Franklin and West Allis police departments were part of a collective of outside agencies poised to send 1,000 officers to secure the event, which will run from Aug. 17-20 and where Joe Biden is expected to be named the party's presidential nominee.
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Fond du Lac Police Chief William Lamb told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that he expects more agencies to withdraw from the program.
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"We believe in removing those tools, the use of chemical irritants or pepper spray, from the available resources that the law enforcement officers would have at their disposal if protests become non-peaceful would severely compromise the safety of the public and also the safety of the law enforcement officers who would be assigned to protect the DNC," he added.
Apparently the DNC didn't want to risk video footage of Cheesehead Stormtroopers pepper spraying Bernie Bros in the streets. They didn't consider that the alternative could be worse.
UPDATE: Per the Daily Wire:
More than 100 law enforcement agencies have reportedly pulled out of security agreements to send personnel to help with security at the Democratic National Convention next month in part because they are concerned about recent efforts to limit law enforcement’s use of tear gas and pepper spray in responding to violent riots.
Given this news, it should be a no-brainer, for Tucker etc. to have David Clarke be the Howard Cosell (in the telecast booth?), for the Milw. festivities!
ReplyDeleteThe Dems can't help themselves. They're working towards a repeat of Chicago 1968, but this time they want the cops to take a beating and lose.
ReplyDeleteGood times.
^^^ This.
DeleteGet your popcorn now....