With the grand-jury findings on the Ferguson shooting to be released any time now AND considering the evidence pretty much blows the "gentle giant who wasn't hurtin' nobody" lie out of the water, it's pretty much a given that there's going to be riots. That said, the "protesters" have released their rules of engagement wish list. Some of these don't seem that bad while some of these are just batshit crazy:
7) Police will wear only the attire minimally required for their safety. Specialized riot gear will be avoided except as a last resort.
-- Yeah, good luck with that one. They'll be dressed minimally for as long as it takes them to put on the riot gear.
8) Crowd control equipment such as armored vehicles, rubber bullets, rifles and tear gas will not be used.
-- Right. If they really think this is realistic then they're insane. It's nice to pretend that things aren't going to lead to property damage & folks getting beat (a beating was just reported yesterday) but in reality, the job of the police is to maintain order when things get out of hand. Which they will given it's already happened the first go-round. Now, knowing the cops are going to have to respond, why would they want to prevent them from using non-lethal responses?
11) Safe houses shall be considered sacred ground and only entered by police when called upon or if extremely necessary.
-- Sure thing. Break the law & see how long you get to hide out in a safe house.
15) Police will be instructed to be tolerant of more minor lawbreaking (such as thrown water bottles) when deciding whether to escalate the use of force.
-- This might be my favorite one. And the folks organizing these "protests" better damn well explain this shit ain't gonna happen or you're going to have more heavy-handed police responses than you can shake a stick at.
This post was edited on 11/8 4:46 PM by wisemaniac
Protesters Wish List
7) Police will wear only the attire minimally required for their safety. Specialized riot gear will be avoided except as a last resort.
-- Yeah, good luck with that one. They'll be dressed minimally for as long as it takes them to put on the riot gear.
8) Crowd control equipment such as armored vehicles, rubber bullets, rifles and tear gas will not be used.
-- Right. If they really think this is realistic then they're insane. It's nice to pretend that things aren't going to lead to property damage & folks getting beat (a beating was just reported yesterday) but in reality, the job of the police is to maintain order when things get out of hand. Which they will given it's already happened the first go-round. Now, knowing the cops are going to have to respond, why would they want to prevent them from using non-lethal responses?
11) Safe houses shall be considered sacred ground and only entered by police when called upon or if extremely necessary.
-- Sure thing. Break the law & see how long you get to hide out in a safe house.
15) Police will be instructed to be tolerant of more minor lawbreaking (such as thrown water bottles) when deciding whether to escalate the use of force.
-- This might be my favorite one. And the folks organizing these "protests" better damn well explain this shit ain't gonna happen or you're going to have more heavy-handed police responses than you can shake a stick at.
This post was edited on 11/8 4:46 PM by wisemaniac
Protesters Wish List
