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nilesobek

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9. A lot of undercover cops too.

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Sat Mar 12, 2016, 10:43 PM

Mar 2016

Female and male officers blending into the crowd. I'm speculating very heavy FBI presence as they are probably ramping up surveillance of BLM on and off site.

Shades of '68 and '72, with Trump channeling Nixon and the '68 Democratic Convention. This is a crazy election.

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How do local cops get assigned to work these events? [View all] Stinky The Clown Mar 2016 OP

Overtime shifts ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2016 #1

That sounds about right. Additionally, there are crowd control and safety issues... Hekate Mar 2016 #2

I think large venues are required to pay police for security. ohnoyoudidnt Mar 2016 #6

Same thing in our area. Much overtime, sometimes not so voluntarily. JohnnyLib2 Mar 2016 #3

It may vary by department but I never heard of DC having trouble filling OT shifts Recursion Mar 2016 #5

To be fair, the venue and the campaign get charged. backscatter712 Mar 2016 #7

Sure, but traffic control is affected in a wide area etc. JohnnyLib2 Mar 2016 #8

Normally the venue or the renter would have to pay ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2016 #10

If it's like Boston and DC they're OT shifts paid for by the venue Recursion Mar 2016 #4

A lot of undercover cops too. nilesobek Mar 2016 #9