The ABQ police are under an Obama DOJ consent order because of past problems with the police department, mainly use of lethal force when not necessary to subdue a person under arrest. What shocked the public the most was video of the shooting and killing of a mentally ill man with a small knife who was surrendering to police. They are under orders to minimize use of force which led to them being overrun when the crowd rushed the entrance of the convention center. So far this evening it has been mainly cat and mouse with some rocks thrown and the police responding with smoke grenades.
F the damned DOJ and Obama!
Very interesting... Thanks for the background story on why the police seemed to be so feeble at times. Fortunately for them, and for the peaceful residents of Albuquerque, the protesters only numbered in the hundreds, not thousands.