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global1

(25,250 posts) Tue Aug 15, 2017, 11:15 AM Aug 2017

DVR'ed Rachael Of Last Night & Listened To Mayor Of CVille....

make comments about his city & the unrest over the weekend. He said all the right things but one thing I just can't get over is why there wasn't an immediate show of force by the police? You have a Dem Governor & this Mayor that speak out about this violence after the fact - but why didn't they try to nip it in the bud before it got so out of hand? If there was an immediate show of force against these supremacists they might have been able to prevent the deaths of three people. Am I missing something here? Somebody please help me understand.

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DVR'ed Rachael Of Last Night & Listened To Mayor Of CVille.... (Original Post) global1 Aug 2017 OP

If it was a BLM demonstration SHRED Aug 2017 #1

It seems to me that it was because logosoco Aug 2017 #2

I ran across something last night that was supposed to be the governor talking about the issue Lucinda Aug 2017 #3

Was It In Furguson That There Was A Massive Show Of Fire Power On The Part Of The Police And..... global1 Aug 2017 #5

Gov. McCauliffe said the police were outgunned and that is why they were reluctant to jump in. world wide wally Aug 2017 #4

SHRED

(28,136 posts)

1. If it was a BLM demonstration

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Tue Aug 15, 2017, 11:22 AM

Aug 2017

Or a Native American group taking a stand we know what would happen.
We've seen it.

Why aren't the state and local officials being grilled over this?

logosoco

(3,208 posts)

2. It seems to me that it was because

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Tue Aug 15, 2017, 11:38 AM

Aug 2017

it was mainly two groups of people against each other and corporations would not be harmed.

Lucinda

(31,170 posts)

3. I ran across something last night that was supposed to be the governor talking about the issue

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Tue Aug 15, 2017, 11:48 AM

Aug 2017

I just skimmed it and didn't save the link, but the article said that they were cautious because of the amount of firepower those guys were carrying. Wish I'd saved the link to listen to the interview for myself

global1

(25,250 posts)

5. Was It In Furguson That There Was A Massive Show Of Fire Power On The Part Of The Police And.....

Reply to Lucinda (Reply #3)

Tue Aug 15, 2017, 03:42 PM

Aug 2017

wasn't the National Guard even called up?

I remember water cannons, tear gas, armored vehicles of all kinds. There was more than enough fire power shown by law enforcement. I'm sorry - watching the altercations going on in CVille - there was almost no presence of law enforcement at all - until it was too late. I still think that the authorities - dropped the ball.

world wide wally

(21,744 posts)

4. Gov. McCauliffe said the police were outgunned and that is why they were reluctant to jump in.

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Tue Aug 15, 2017, 12:11 PM

Aug 2017

If that's the case, then the obvious cure is to not let the whacoos have such easy access to guns and walk around with them. Especially at political demonstrations. Plus, this may sound cruel but that is what a cop signs up for. If our military always thought this way, you never would have heard of Bunker Hill or the Alamo.
Get a brain, America

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