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Police will not patrol school election sites
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| 10 31 04
| wndu.com
Posted on 10/31/2004 11:38:42 AM PST by freepatriot32
South Bend, IN - The South Bend Police Department says it will not maintain a presence inside local schools on Election Day.
The police department originally planned on placing officers in schools that would serve as polling places; The schools will be open to the public on Election Day, which is causing concern for some parents.
But the election board has asked police not to provide on-site security this Tuesday.
South Bend Police say they do not want to interfere with the political process and while they will not be positioned inside schools, they will step up patrols outside polling places.
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Editorial; Extended News; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Indiana
KEYWORDS: donutwatch; election; electionday; govwatch; indiana; not; observers; patrol; police; school; sites; will
To: freepatriot32
But the election board has asked police not to provide on-site security this Tuesday. Of course, It is more important that we do not 'intimidate' a voter who might have reason to want to avoid the police than it is to protect our children. Ask any Democrat.
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posted on
10/31/2004 11:50:39 AM PST
by
goldfinch
To: freepatriot32
I will be working at a polling precinct Tuesday, inside a school, in their library. But in Texas, we all carry handguns, so we are safe
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posted on
10/31/2004 11:56:44 AM PST
by
buffyt
(~Sure~ Kerry is smooth, a SMOOTH LIAR, but so is the underbelly of a poisonous snake!~)
To: freepatriot32
That's terrible.
What are they thinking?
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posted on
10/31/2004 12:38:43 PM PST
by
fanfan
(" The liberal party is not corrupt " Prime Minister Paul Martin)
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To: freepatriot32; All; everyone; SOMEONE; Everybody; Kim_in_Tulsa; diotima; TxBec; SLB; BibChr; ...
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posted on
10/31/2004 1:12:11 PM PST
by
2Jedismom
(Go OSU! Beat OU!)
To: Motherbear
Haha You know you can't bring a handgun into a school in Texas. :) Not legally, anyway.
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posted on
10/31/2004 1:13:02 PM PST
by
manic4organic
(Kerry/Edwards - Both ends of the horse)
To: goldfinch; freepatriot32
This stinks to high heaven. Police have always been present at polling places, all over the U.S. of A. There can be only two reasons the South Bend Election Board told the police to stay away from polling places: 1. They plan on engaging in election fraud, or 2. They were mau-maued by black racists and other Democrats, who plan on engaging in election fraud.
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posted on
10/31/2004 1:19:47 PM PST
by
mrustow
("And when Moses saw the golden calf, he shouted out to the heavens, 'Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!'")
To: mrustow
We're getting out for the election! Joy!
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posted on
10/31/2004 1:31:46 PM PST
by
onja
To: goldfinch
I heard some moron on local (Florida) radio say -- this actually happened -- "cop cars at the poll might scare black people away."
fwiw.
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posted on
10/31/2004 1:33:37 PM PST
by
the invisib1e hand
(do not remove this tag under penalty of law.)
To: Motherbear
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posted on
10/31/2004 7:05:24 PM PST
by
freepatriot32
(http://chonlalonde.blogspot.com)
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