Posted on 07/28/2020 11:16:33 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
Wisconsin police departments are withdrawing from agreements to send personnel to the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee next month.
Police departments in Fond du Lac, Franklin and West Allis have backed out, some citing Milwaukee's new orders against the police use of tear gas and pepper spray. The departure of those departments casts doubts on the program designed to bring about 1,000 officers from outside agencies to provide security at the convention.
The convention, which will be held at the Wisconsin Center in downtown Milwaukee, has been scaled down to a mostly virtual event, with only about 300 people expected to attend in-person. Most of the speeches will be delivered online from other locations, though former Vice President Joe Biden has said he will be in Milwaukee to accept the nomination. Despite the event's smaller scale, police are preparing for potentially large protests in and around the venue.
Fond du Lac Police Chief William Lamb told the Journal Sentinel that the agreements were collapsing, saying he expects other agencies in the state to also withdraw. Lamb chairs the Wisconsin Police Executive Group, which is made up of police chiefs from cities with populations of more than 20,000 people.
The withdrawals come as Milwaukee’s Fire and Police Commission issued a directive last week to the city's police chief, Alfonso Morales, to discontinue the use of tear gas and pepper spray.
Lamb sent a letter to Milwaukee police outlining his organization’s concerns about limiting the use of tear gas and pepper spray.
“Our concern is that in the event protests turn non-peaceful, such a policy would remove tools from officers that may otherwise be legal and justifiable to utilize in specific situations,” West Allis Deputy Chief Robert Fletcher said.
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There are no such things as “peaceful protests” anymore.
Chicago 1968 here we come!
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Time for him to be reassigned.
Joke’s on them. The convention has been moved to Biden’s basement.
LOLOL. Rats made their beds. They get to sleep in them.
There will be like 300 people at the convention.
How much police will they need?
“...There are no such things as “peaceful protests” anymore...”
Oh, sure there is: Just ask Nadler and the communist mayors....LOL. /s
Most protesters plan to be at the GOP Convention, if we even have one.
If there are any protesters at the Dem event, I wouldn’t expect a huge number.
It’s your own fault liberal idiots.
I didn’t think there was going to be a democrat convention this year, I though Biden was going to give a speech from his basement hidey hole where his handlers can cut the feed and blame bad internet service if he goes into another dementia episode.
Oh well, the liberals made their bed ... and, well, you know.
The DNC is not worried.
They have plenty of payed goons.
Only question is BLM or ANTIFA?
Biden will get confused and think he is speaking from the International Space Station!
“Milwaukee’s Fire and Police Commission issued a directive last week to the city’s police chief...”
The chief should have given his 5 point suppository to the commission.
“There will be like 300 people at the convention.”
...well, yeah, I guess if you include waiters, bartenders, cooks, janitorial and parking staff.
If it's mostly virtual with only a handful on site then why would they need the other police agencies anyway?
Smart move.
Here in metro Atlanta, the suburban agencies will not render mutual aid to the City of Atlanta because of their government plus Fulton County DA Paul Howard, who has engaged in questionable political prosecutions of police officers.
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