Police teams drill for crowd control - Democratic Underground

Echo In Light

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Wed Jun-25-08 09:45 PM
Original message

Police teams drill for crowd control

Police teams drill for crowd control
County's 11 agencies unite for 1st time to prevent civil unrest
Saturday, June 21, 2008BY ART AISNER The Ann Arbor News

Police officers from around Washtenaw County descended on Ann Arbor's Pioneer High School Friday for the first coordinated training session of a team designed to respond to large special events.

The newly formed Mobile Field Force is made up of 102 officers from around the county. It marks the first time each of the 11 police agencies in Washtenaw County is sharing personnel and resources for the same team, said Ann Arbor Police Sgt. Matt Lige, the team coordinator.

The force will be called on to keep the peace during large rallies, sporting events and visits from controversial speakers.

http://www.mlive.com/news/annarbornews/index.ssf?/base/news-28/1214030416253770.xml&coll=2

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Arctic Dave

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Wed Jun-25-08 09:51 PM
Response to Original message

1. Huh? Why? WTF?

Sounds like more militarization of the police forces. How about training them to not be such A-holes.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

rwheeler31

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Wed Jun-25-08 09:58 PM
Response to Original message

2. They are preparing for Bush reelection.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

lame54

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Jun-26-08 07:50 AM
Response to Reply #2

4. or to keep you in line till Blackwater shows up

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Echo In Light

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Jun-26-08 07:05 AM
Response to Original message

3. ...

:kick:

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

DU AdBot (1000+ posts)

Tue Apr 30th 2024, 02:36 PM
Response to Original message

Advertisements [?]

Top

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.