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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I still wonder why they can't make it in their own country?
LOL Rhetorical question?
Why, their children will, of course.
Not one more illegal will enter the country because they are perfectly happy to have their children and grandchildren be lettuce pickers.
I say they are part of a foreign invasion force intending on re-conquering the Southwest and beyond.
(Thank God most of them can't vote!)
Not if our beloved leaders can help it. They'll be legalized sooner or later. If it weren't for 9-11, the issue would have been brought up earlier. Our leaders are on THEIR side! This country will be annexed by Mexico in 10 years!
When they say some sort of guest worker program, what does it mean. I'm about as opposed to illegals as possible and even I support "some kind of guest worker program". However I support it when the lawbreakers are evicted, the laws are obeyed and all availiable Americans are found for the jobs.
Now it appears they're claiming themselves American citizens whether America likes it or not! They went from one extreme to another, but are still demanding we obey them. Their message still hasn't changed. They want to impose their will on us no matter what.
"I raise the BS flag to full mast"
LOL! Great description. No way is support at 73%. Who's the source -- Vicente Fox?
Everyone was there but INS and ICE.
Where were the cattle car trains to ship them home?
Where were the immigration enforcement officers?
They have NO respect for the law so why should we have any respect for them?
TRESPASSERS!
See my tagline for one of the reasons.
Did he make the mistake of carrying an American flag?
To be a guest means you were invited. They just showed up.
They're calling it a civil rights march too. Guess that means every terrorist in the mideast can also come here under the banner of "ciivil rights" as well.
Re-conquering would require that they once held it. They never conquered it in the first place if you check your history. However, it IS a foreign invasion force bent upon hostile colonization of a foreign power and undermining its economy, security, and eventually its government.
Fox 4 just showed a segment on the voter-registration efforts that took place at the protest. The report was neutral, but you can fill in the blanks on your own about which political side was garnering the most new voters.
I understand what your saying ........Visa processes are currently available for workers to come here and work now.....be they a farm hand or a scientist. This guest worker BS is just that BS. It will be no more that a title on a bill passed full of trapdoors , loopholes and hispandering pork.
Geeze! They're also a perfect target for a Islamic jihadist. He could get thousands of people in one, quick hit! Bodies would be spread all over the place!
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.”,/I>
So now Americans had to cut and run!
So, we know which ones cannot follow directions...
susie
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