Posted on 07/29/2020 2:42:26 AM PDT by USA Conservative
More than a 100 police agencies have pulled out of a plan to provide security for the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee.
According to the Associated Press, the police agencies made the decision in part because of new restrictions on police action by the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission.
The commission ordered Police Chief Alfonso Morales to ban the use of tear gas and pepper spray based on the recommendation from their citizen oversight commission. The citizen commission also demanded to know from Morales why the department used tear gas on protesters in May and June.
Morales was told he could be fired if he didn't comply with the demands.
On Tuesday, Morales told WTMJ-TV that more than 100 law enforcement agencies had pulled out of providing security for the DNC over concerns about the order to ban tear gas and pepper spray.
The convention is scheduled Aug. 17-20 at the Wisconsin Center in downtown Milwaukee.
West Allis Deputy Chief Robert Fletcher explained to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in a statement via email why some police were pulling out of the event.
"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," Fletcher said.
Fond Du Lac Police Department Chief William Lamb also cited the same concerns to WISN-TV.
"Those tools are time-proven to, to be able to be very safe and effectively prevent, stop, or otherwise control protests that are becoming non-peaceful," said Lamb.
"They're asking them to do that dangerous work with one hand tied behind their back," he added. "And I will not ask the men and women of my department to do that."
Although most of the activities of the convention have been reduced in scope because of the coronavirus pandemic, law enforcement officials believe this will encourage even more protests. They expected to have more than 1,000 officers to provide security for the event.
Other police departments, like the Madison Police Department, sought to escape their agreement for security because their own law enforcement needs had grown over the coronavirus pandemic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbl_ConbkHg&feature=emb_title
That’s a shame.
L8r
Morales ought to pull the Milwaukee PD out of it too. Wisconsin has some of the nastiest liberals in the country rivaling New York, Massachusetts, California.
Our concern is that in the event protests turn non-peaceful, now thats funny! Get gonadless nadler to control the peaceful grandmothers, vets and moms.
Aw gee. I wonder why?
Aw gee. I wonder why?
They will not hold a convention because it will be a mess... a violent mess.
At this point, I anticipate the convention to be in Bidens basement, with six people , Joe’s wife, and the pizza boy.
I thought they were going virtual-All they need are virtual cops
I thought the DNC convention was canceled, and they were only going to do a ‘virtual’ convention, online.????
Make it easier to dump placeholder Biden for whoever they really intend to nominate.
GRRRREAT!!!!
You say you want a revolution?
Keep carrying those pictures of Chairman Mao.
ESAD
Pixar right now is working on the computer animated convention.
Something just occurred to me: Can you imagine how intense the efforts will be to hack these “virtual conventions”, especially on the part of the left trying to disrupt the Republican convention?
“...Make it easier to dump placeholder Biden for whoever they really intend to nominate.”
Madame President Hillary. :P
The damned to do is outweighing the damned to don’t so we don’t do nothing. That is the way they want it anyway, if the glove fits wear it.
Cardboard cutouts in white hoods should do it.
Maybe they can get their blm terrorists to pull security (providing they don’t accidentally shoot each other).
Or get those social workers out there for security. The social workers can hand out F.A.I.L (Feelings About Imminent Lawbreaking) slips to those who want to cause trouble.
After seeing what the Wisconsin crazies did in Madison and to Gov. Walker, You are correct.
I remember the orange sea of democrat criminals that occupied and damaged the state capitol building
In their death throes, powerless leftists become violent. They insist on no restraint to their violence, rioting and pillaging
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