Posted on 05/26/2016 3:53:44 PM PDT by CedarDave
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Mayor Richard Berry said police are trying to identify about 30 thugs who threw rocks and engaged in other violence during this weeks protest against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
A team of officers is examining video and photos to build criminal cases for prosecution.
Berry and Albuquerques police chief, Gorden Eden, estimated that about 1,000 people attended the anti-Trump protest and perhaps 30 people engaged in violence against police or others.
Eden said protesters threw rocks and molotov-cocktail-like devices at officers. One person used a rod of some sort to strike a police horse.
It sounded like a rainstorm, Eden said of the rocks.
About six officers were treated for injuries, including facial wounds, he said.
Police also heard seven shots fired near Third and Gold, Eden said.
Berry said he is setting aside $10,000 from his offices discretionary fund to offer rewards for people who can help identify people who violently broke the law.
The public can donate or offer tips by calling 242-COPS.
(Excerpt) Read more at abqjournal.com ...
Hint: THEY WERE THERE! Why didn’t you guys arrest them on the spot?
I have a tip for the Albuquerque police, if they really are interested.
Just take a ride over the the local Democrat club. Have 4 or 5 guys cover the back door. Then send in a couple of big cops in uniform thru the front door. The guys at the back door catch what runs out.
Also do not forget some of them Democrat Clubs don’t have the jackass on their sign, they still have a rooster.
Gettem boys.
Police need to nip it in the bud ie the violence. If they don’t, it will get out of hand. I’d put that Police Chief Clarke from WI in charge.
ABQ could sue MoveOn or OfA (see Urban Dictionary for the meaning). And get to Soros and 0bama.
Under any other administration, the FBI would have informants or undercover operatives in La Raz, BLM, etc., instead of our militias. They’d know who the trouble-makers are.
I’ll believe it when I see it.
Maybe ABQ police should just arrest all 1000, you know WWWPD...... What Would Waco Police Do!
LEO’s are under at least the spell of the Ferguson effect, if not the DOJ’s direct supervision, and subsequent intimidation. They would have to be under direct small arms fire before considering the use of limited deadly force as a self defense tactic. No rubber bullets. No bean bags. No tasers. No water cannons. No paint balls. IRRESPONSIBLE of chicken shit leadership to not back their officers. Dereliction of duty. Someone needs to be discharged for loss of confidence.
They could have coated the rock throwers with paint ball splotches and then rounded them up with a flanking or rear attack. I would have issued a shoot on site with either rock salt, or bird shot as a first measure. Threat escalation would have accelerated my response to deadly force. Every scum bag jumping on a police car would receive a fusilade of rubber bullets, followed by an introduction to MR Billy Club.
Probably should change their policy to immediately rap them over the head with a billy club, pepper spray them, handcuff them and haul them off immediately to jail. For violent offenders, such as these, their bail should be $25,000 cash (make Soros whine).
In 2014 Obama's DOJ forced a consent order on the ABQ police department that limits use of force.
Forget the Governor. She’s a waste.
Where was the mayor of Albuquerque and the Chief of Police, head of Intelligence, the Tactical Squad, etc?
At one time the Albuquerque police were among the most feared in the U.S. Looks like Holder/Lynch cut their balls off just before the riots.
Where the hell were “snatch and grab” teams, surveillance teams, etc? How about soaking violent rioters in a dye that won’t come off with a special soap?
The rioters were anarchists, communists, black street thugs, and just plain psychos. They should have been wrapped up and jailed as soon as they started violence.
I’m tired of our police acting like eunuch. If they do their job right, there won’t be any trouble with the corrupt DOJ, NAACP, ACLU, or any of the communist legal fronts such as National Lawyers Guild or their Center for Constitutional Rights.
Stand tall, or fall!
The police did their job that day at Twin Peaks so dry your eyes and quit your bellyaching.
It is safe to say that if eight to twelve months have passed since the defendants arrest, most judges will find that sufficient time has passed to trigger an inquiry into whether the defendants right to a speedy trial was violated.
Ed
black bloc?
black bloc?
Black Bloc tried to disrupt the 2012 RNC convention in Tampa.
Before that there was the attempt to set a bomb and to kill Cheney at an earlier convention.
“I wonder if anyone has compared videos of different rally violence to see if the same people show up.”
I doubt if any of these “about 30” violent protestors are still in NM. They’re on their way to their next mission at some other Trump event.
If they had put some effort into arresting them at the time, they wouldnt have to offer rewards.
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Exactly! Where was the Mayor, Chief of Police and County Sheriff when the rioting was happening?
I was watching the live coverage and the LEOs mostly just stood there and let the La Raza/LULAC idiots pelt them with rocks and bottles. They weren’t even wearing riot gear, so it’s no wonder that some were injured from the rocks. ...I think I only saw one rioter taken to the ground and arrested. .........NM is 48% hispanic, so I’m sure that many of the cops were also. ....Give ‘em an inch, etc., etc.
This is a good chance for FReepers to use their skills to aid the police.
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