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The Straight Story

(48,121 posts)
Sat Jul 13, 2013, 11:37 PM Jul 2013

Riot police on alert. Some twitter posts from 911 account:

911 Operator ?@911BUFF 49s

MULTIPLE REPORTS OF COPS STORMING THE STREETS IN MIAMI RIGHT NOW AFTER GEORGE ZIMMERMAN VERDICT. #911BUFF

911 Operator ?@911BUFF 4m

CHICAGO POLICE RESPONDING TO DALEY PIZZA FOR A LARGE AND VIOLENT CROWD GATHERING AFTER GEORGE ZIMMERMAN VERDICT. #911BUFF

911 Operator ?@911BUFF 24m

MULTIPLE REPORTS OF LARGE CROWDS AND LARGE POLICE PRESENCE IN BROOKLYN FOLLOWING GEORGE ZIMMERMAN VERDICT. #911BUFF

911 Operator ?@911BUFF 36m

DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMS THEY HAVE RIOT POLICE ON ALERT AFTER GEORGE ZIMMERMAN'S VERDICT. #911BUFF

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Followed them for awhile and they check out pretty well.

Here is a scanner for those wanting to follow:

http://www.broadcastify.com/

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Riot police on alert. Some twitter posts from 911 account: (Original Post) The Straight Story Jul 2013 OP
So the police are rioting. Just like they Occupy riots they started. nt valerief Jul 2013 #1
Madness. virgogal Jul 2013 #2
America will have riots ..... Botany Jul 2013 #3
"MULTIPLE REPORTS OF COPS STORMING THE STREETS IN MIAMI" AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #4
Nonsense ! virgogal Jul 2013 #10
It's going down. Nunliebekinder Jul 2013 #5
Well what did you expect? Open season on people you don't like the looks of, has just been announced notadmblnd Jul 2013 #6
No reports of any police or crowds in Chicago frazzled Jul 2013 #7
I am listening to the scanner in Chicago, The Straight Story Jul 2013 #9
There are always police out for crowds in Chicago frazzled Jul 2013 #11
Well: The Straight Story Jul 2013 #13
All the "stay calm" crap is starting to make me angry nt ecstatic Jul 2013 #8
What utter nonsense. There are no riot police storming anything in Miami. Scurrilous Jul 2013 #12
If there aren't riots there should be rightsideout Jul 2013 #14
How dare you advocate for riots. nolabear Jul 2013 #15
Nothing new under the sun. They did this in 1968 and have not changed one bit. The police I mean. jwirr Jul 2013 #16
I call BS ON THIS npk Jul 2013 #17
 

AllINeedIsCoffee

(772 posts)
4. "MULTIPLE REPORTS OF COPS STORMING THE STREETS IN MIAMI"
Sat Jul 13, 2013, 11:42 PM
Jul 2013

All the Zimmermans on the force are ready to kill some black people.

notadmblnd

(23,720 posts)
6. Well what did you expect? Open season on people you don't like the looks of, has just been announced
Sat Jul 13, 2013, 11:43 PM
Jul 2013

I for one thinks it's natural that LEOs would be first in line.

frazzled

(18,402 posts)
7. No reports of any police or crowds in Chicago
Sat Jul 13, 2013, 11:45 PM
Jul 2013

I've checked both newspapers and all tv station news sites; no mention of crowds or police.

Please do not start something.

The Straight Story

(48,121 posts)
9. I am listening to the scanner in Chicago,
Sat Jul 13, 2013, 11:53 PM
Jul 2013

I don't think the papers there update minute by minute.

One group of 40 people (on a road I could not understand) and another that they were talking about much larger when I tuned in.

http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/763/web

frazzled

(18,402 posts)
11. There are always police out for crowds in Chicago
Sat Jul 13, 2013, 11:57 PM
Jul 2013

It's "Taste of Chicago"--there are a hundred thousand people coming home from it. And yes, perhaps they have extra cops called out in case of any activity related to the verdict. But it's been at least an hour and a half or more since the verdict. The local news would have stories and pictures if there were any major activity.

A police scanner is not an indication of anything.

A group of 40 people somewhere in a city of more than 4 million is not an unusual occurrence at any time of day in any part of the city.

The Straight Story

(48,121 posts)
13. Well:
Sun Jul 14, 2013, 12:10 AM
Jul 2013

There are people marching in the streets in Frisco (on MSNBC), shift change update in Chicago for radio OP's gave some updates on crowds relating to this - two reports I have heard now on protests going on by officers.

Here is a live link to one rally in Chicago:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/samwiseoccupies?utm_campaign=t.co&utm_source=10881934&utm_medium=social

Scurrilous

(38,687 posts)
12. What utter nonsense. There are no riot police storming anything in Miami.
Sun Jul 14, 2013, 12:08 AM
Jul 2013

The only storm we have is rainstorm. It's been raining all day and we are under flood watch.

Don't you bother to check out the garbage you slap up?

npk

(3,660 posts)
17. I call BS ON THIS
Sun Jul 14, 2013, 01:14 AM
Jul 2013

I have been on the phone with my brother who lives in Miami and there are no large angry crowds of people in the street and no large crowds of cops. He called he from a bar not more then 20 minutes ago.

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