>>the estimated 400 protesters
There were an estimated 250 police on site. If 250 trained police can’t deal with 400 thug rioters engaged in criminal behavior involving violence towards people at a peaceful political gathering, those police need to turn in their badges and their man cards and take up a profession more suited to their nature. Flower arranging, for instance.
This whole thing is absurd and more than a little scary. This is Brownshirt political action plain and simple, enabled by the local mayor and police chief’s orders for lack of action.
I had a nice chat with my local chief of police Monday. City of about 50k. Told him that the International Association of Chiefs of Police needed to make a statement about San Jose and that chief and mayor, that this is scary stuff, and completely unacceptable. He agreed, is involved in the organization, is going to talk to some folks. I hope it goes somewhere. If we stay on the path we’re on, I see bloodshed.
These cops are a flat out disgrace to the badge