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In reply to the discussion: What would happen if say several African American males showed up in the most white geographic [View all]HiPointDem
(20,729 posts)by police.
sounds like a set up actually.
During the 2008 presidential election, poll watchers found two New Black Panther militia members shouting racial slurs outside a polling place in Philadelphia.[26]
One of the two was a credentialed poll watcher, while the other was a New Black Panther member who had brought a police-style nightstick baton.
A University of Pennsylvania student, Stephen Robert Morse, was hired by the local Republican Party on behalf of the John McCain presidential campaign to film the incident.[27] His video aired on several news outlets throughout the country.
Republican poll watcher Chris Hill stated that voters had been complaining about intimidation, while the District Attorney's office stated that they had not been contacted by any voters.[28]
The New Black Panther with the nightstick was escorted away by the police.[29]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Black_Panther_Party_voter_intimidation_case