[Windflier]

Where was the local and state police force in this mayhem gone bad? Why were they not close by?

Might just want to ask (avowed lib/Dem) Sheriff Dupnik about that.

[blackdog]

Our local church had an event the week of christmas in which the neighborhood families would go sing christmas carols to infirmed or homebound senior citizens.

We were required to have city police escorts on motorcycle (four officers on four motorcycles) going to various locations in our neighborhood as a condition of obtaining a permit to do so. We also had to pay the costs of the police participation. It was a lot!

How could this type of event take place in Arizona without a permit of some sort? The purpose of that permit is so the local government can review any public safety needs and plan accordingly.

Kids selling lemonade invoke a stronger police reaction than this poor congresswoaman and her staff needed.