Panel: Police restrained in handling RNC protests

[Joanne98]

Source: AP

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The police response to protests during the Republican National Convention was generally restrained and professional, according to an independent commission that reviewed police planning and procedures for the event.

But the report released Wednesday also found some areas that commission members thought police and city officials could have handled better, including the arrests of several journalists. They were among more than 800 people arrested during protests at the Sept. 1-4 convention.

In its 82-page report, the seven-member panel said city and police officials generally succeeded in their goals of protecting the convention from disruptions while ensuring that peaceful protesters could express themselves.

"The convention proceeded without interruption. Delegates and guests were able to participate in the political process and express their First Amendment rights safely. Similarly, thousands of protesters marched and spoke out close to the convention site. During the four days of the convention, no one was seriously injured and there was limited property damage," the report said.



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Expect riots in the future.

[ixion]

1. "restrained and professional" my arse

they were exactly the opposite, from what I read. They were unrestrained and unprofessional and violated thousands of people's constitutional right to assemble.

[BridgeTheGap]

2. Yeah, I wonder what Amy Goodman thinks about this report? n.t

[NOW tense]

3. Restrained in the aspect that they didn't just shoot people?

[Robb]

4. Yup.

The miracle that is low expectations.

[gratuitous]

5. Look at all the people who weren't wrongly arrested

And the cops didn't start sweeping the streets with weapons fire, so what do you dirty fucking hippies WANT? Geez Laweez, most of you didn't get your heads busted like you deserve. So yeah, "restrained." That's the ticket.

[DCKit]

6. Thanks for the laugh Joanne98.

Where did they find this "independent" panel? The Civil and Constitutional rights violations alone should have caused their heads to explode.

I want my country back.