Posted on 04/09/2006 3:14:33 PM PDT by Lunatic Fringe
Peaceful protest pleases chief
At a police security briefing that ended about 3:15 p.m., Dallas police Chief David Kunkle reported that no one had been arrested and no noteworthy offenses had been committed amid the crowd that was widely estimated at 100,000.
Speculation put the crowd at up to 500,000, although police had no comment on that number.
“It’s been a very good day for the city,” Chief Kunkle said. “This is a family-oriented group that’s come here to demonstrate. No one we saw looked like they were planning to cause any problems.”
Chief Kunkle attributed the peaceful nature of the protest to the work of the volunteers and organizers, as well as police efforts to marginalize the small groups of counterprotesters.
“Even I’m surprised about the nature of the crowd. I think the people have been educated to ignore the other protesters,” he said.
Chief Kunkle reiterated his estimate that 550 police and 200 sheriff’s officers were on duty. Although no additional backups were called Sunday, supervisors were asking early shift officers to stay a few hours later, and calling the evening shift workers to arrive early.
Police work around the city would not be affected, he said.
Some counterprotesters retreat
Police told counterprotesters that they could protect them only to a point, and offered to escort them out through an underground parking lot. Six people left with police who were carrying shields and wearing helmets and shin pads.
Miles Walters, 16, a sophomore at Richardson High School, said he was scared when people started throwing water bottles and hunkered under a building for protection. “I wasn’t expecting it to be this bad,” he said. “Because we take pride in our country they hate us and call us racist.”
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Miles Walters, 16, a sophomore at Richardson High School, said he was scared when people started throwing water bottles and hunkered under a building for protection. “I wasn’t expecting it to be this bad,” he said. “Because we take pride in our country they hate us and call us racist.”
Apparently they are only peaceful if you agree with them?
susie
(Thank God most of them can't vote!)
I noticed that on Foxnews. They mentioned that this time they were carrying American flags, however I saw Mexican flags in the footage they showed. They think we are all idiots, you know.
susie
Too late. The American people have already seen their true colors. They're not fooling anyone.
Apparently not everywhere. The footage shown on our local NBC affiliate showed more Mexican flags than American--although some of the pictures posted here do show a lot of American flags. Even if there had been NO Mexican flags, it's too late--everyone's seen their true colors already.
“It’s been a very good day for the city,” Chief Kunkle said. “This is a(n) family-oriented illegal group that’s come here to demonstrate waste taxpayer dollars."
Police told counterprotesters that they could protect them only to a point, and offered to escort them out through an underground parking lot.
So police offered to escort legal Americans out of an American parking lot? Hmmmmmmm.... Seems kind of.... How do you say....
WTF?!
Command center notes
Shortly after noon, police intelligence officers spied about 10 members of the Girls Gone Wild video crew, presumably looking for subject matter. No word if they found any.
About 12:30 p.m., Dallas police were checking on an unconfirmed report of a pickup truck spotted carrying six Klan members wearing robes.
The police’s unofficial crowd estimate is 25,000.
Jason Trahan, 12:40 p.m.
True. That's why 73% of the American people support some kind of guest worker program.
1860: "But without African slaves, who will pick the cotton?"
2006: "But without illegal aliens, who will pick the lettuce?"
I thought they said 150K on fox earlier today. Of course they lied about the mexican flags too....
susie
Illegal’s rights > citizen rights = WRONG!
I raise the BS flag to full mast on yer 73% comment .........Polls are fixed and YOU know it Sinkspur. Be they pro or con , even here freepers freep a poll to get the numbers they want .
I saw plenty of Mexican flags but I assume those were people who didn't obey the coaching of media and the marxist groups.
And the border patrol is still scanning the horizon for illegals. Psst!....They are all in one place at one time, Go get THEM!
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