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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Only a select few on Freerepublic and a few other web sites have seen the true nature of these "protesters". The vast majority only sees what the MSM wants them to see.
And they are NOT Red, White, And Blue!
"(Thank God most of them can't vote!)"
Yeah, just give Arlen and Bush a few more weeks. They'll change that.
Texas is now 35% Hispanic. And that number is growing by the minute.
We need to make a stand here, people. Call your Senators and don't give them a minute of peace.
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It doesn't matter what you and I think. The Mexicans think the SW belong to them at once. They think they have a right to it. And now, they are coming like a plague. And our leaders welcome the invasion. They want to grant them automatic citizenship for those invaders who have been here for 5+ years. I am very angry seeing those invaders waving Mexican flags on TV when the American flag cannot be displayed. Isn't this a sign when we are being conquered and occupied already?
Oh, and you, of course, HAVE seen the true nature of these protesters.
LOL!!!!
To have nearly a half-million people in a city the size of Dallas (and two local channels here in DFW have confirmed that the crowd was certainly much larger than the 250,000 anticipated by the Dallas police) and have NO INCIDENTS is astounding.
Most WILL be able to vote- but let them come to Pennsylvania and get lead poisoning.
I want facts .....as I suspect everyone here does. Pro or Con on this issue facts .......:o)
Stay safe !
Yep.
"I want facts .....as I suspect everyone here does."
The fact is.... they're illegal!!!!
What more do you need?
11,000,000 is a big number in any font.
No one would pay much attention to a few.
But, at about 4% of our population, it is a serious matter.
I'm kind of curious if anyones given any thought to what America will be like with a half billion people? Sadly I suspect that I'll be seeing that and many more in my lifetime.
This isn't terrorism by foreigners?
I was referring to the marxist and Aztlan/reconquista type posters seen at earlier protests. You telling me you have seen that crap on CBS or CNN? I don't think so.
That sign clearly displays one of the contradictions of the OBL. They have claimed all along that illegals were paying taxes. Now they try to bribe the American people by saying illegals will pay back taxes.
Were the Dallas police looking for any of these people?
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/wanted/
"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."
I can see the next Playboy issue - The Girls of Midnight Border Crossings
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