Posted on 05/12/2016 7:14:55 PM PDT by Kaslin
CLEVELAND – When Republicans held their 2008 national convention in Minneapolis, demonstrators ran through the streets smashing windows and dumping trash cans.
Similarly rowdy protests already are following presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump wherever he goes – but will Cleveland, the site of this year’s convention and a city already reeling from racially charged police-shooting cases, be ready?
Steve Loomis, president of the Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association, says they’re not yet.
“I don’t think that we’re anywhere we need to be for it,” Loomis said.
He warned that 2,000 riot suits were ordered late. And cops were not measured until after the order was placed. Meanwhile, bikes for mounted patrols have not arrived -- and Loomis says there is not adequate time to train with the gear.
“You have to be proficient in being able to use this stuff and right now, we're not,” he said. “We don't even have gas masks at this point."
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The Ohio National Guard knows how to handle Commie Hippies. Thats what there there for. Problem solved.
O-H!!
I-O!!
Why don’t they hold it in Salt Lake City? Nice area and those Mormons are not going to try and destroy the place.
He's fishing for more overtime money.....
The GOP convention will be nothing but a riot with all the Dem-rent-a-thugs.
More union overtime needed - and lots of it!!
It’s a good thing that Trump can afford the best private security firm in the country.
I have a bad feeling about this folks.
John Kasich still holding out for that VP slot?
If the PD has gas masks, pepper spray foggers, sidehandle batons and classic 5 D-cell Kel-lights they’re ready.
They are amazingly efficient but way under staffed.
I predict this summer will suck
When Mike Tobin reported the story this morning he said something about Cleveland waiting for security suits from China
That is what the left wants
When the ‘Rats held their convention in L A the pinkos were out in full force and Very violent.
But LAPD was ready for them and kicked their asses. It really was a thing of beauty.
Lemme guess. Bring in the feds - dhs, cia, fbi, drones, MRAPS, acoustic weapons, Delta and more.
They live for this kind of ****.
Key words: “Union Boss”.
Fighting for more of the $50 million dollar grant given to the city by the feds to run the convention.
BTW, does Kasich actually know that he controls the National Guard there?
New equipment too!
Doesn’t Ohio have a well prepared National Guard?
That fight has been a long time coming. Not being a Smart Ass, but dont you see that?
Dude. They shot the wrong people. By accident.
Most fired over the heads of the charging mob. And hit targets in a parking lot up slope from their position.
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