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orangecrush

(19,555 posts) Wed Apr 18, 2018, 06:21 PM Apr 2018

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Pittsburgh police detectives asked to bring riot gear in case President Trump fires Robert Mueller

Pittsburgh police detectives will report for duty with riot gear Thursday, in anticipation of a potential large scale protest should President Trump decide to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

Major Crimes Commander Victor Joseph instructed his unit to bring “a full uniform and any issued protective equipment (riot gear) with them to work until further notice,” WPXI.com reported.

The memo was issued based on “information of a potential large scale protest in the Central Business District.”

“There is a belief that President Trump will soon move to fire Special Prosecutor Mueller. This would result in a large protest within 24 hours of the firing. The protest would be semi-spontaneous and more than likely happen on short notice,” the missive read.

http://www.nydailynews.com/amp/news/national/pittsburgh-police-wear-riot-gear-case-trump-fires-mueller-article-1.3941301

Apparently they know something we don't?

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Pittsburgh police detectives asked to bring riot gear in case President Trump fires Robert Mueller (Original Post) orangecrush Apr 2018 OP

Dotard and friends WANT MontanaMama Apr 2018 #1

agree orangecrush Apr 2018 #2

Pittsburgh? spinbaby Apr 2018 #3

I grew up there orangecrush Apr 2018 #4

MontanaMama

(23,314 posts)

1. Dotard and friends WANT

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 06:31 PM

Apr 2018

a riot so they can call up their military to shut it down. Red herring. We need to keep it peaceful so as not to play into their hands.

orangecrush

(19,555 posts)

2. agree

Reply to MontanaMama (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 06:47 PM

Apr 2018

but peaceful protests are no guarantee of peaceful cops.

spinbaby

(15,090 posts)

3. Pittsburgh?

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 07:02 PM

Apr 2018

Really? We don’t riot here in Pittsburgh. For one thing, we’re too nice. We may as well be Canadian.

orangecrush

(19,555 posts)

4. I grew up there

Reply to spinbaby (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 09:42 PM

Apr 2018

You are pretty much correct.

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