Fla. lawmakers warned about possible protests at the Republican National Clown Convention in Tampa

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http://www.chron.com/news/article/Fla-lawmakers-warned-about-possible-protests-2180217.php

GARY FINEOUT,
Updated 07:05 p.m., Tuesday, September 20, 2011

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Hoping to avoid protests like those that rocked Minneapolis and St. Paul four years ago, law enforcement officials will have thousands of state and local officers on guard during next year's Republican National Convention in Tampa.

State legislators were told Tuesday that at least 4,000 officers from across Florida will be on hand when the convention runs from Aug. 27 through Aug. 30, 2012. Another 1,700 members of the National Guard will also be available.

The hope is to prevent the type of disruptions that occurred during the 2008 Republican National Convention, which included broken windows, assaults and other violence. More than 800 people were arrested in St. Paul and Minneapolis, though most cases were later dismissed.

"The major concern we will face in this event and the community will face is civil disobedience," said Jim Madden, assistant commissioner for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

[onethatcares]

1. they also asked for $10,000,000.00 for security

of course they want to use taxpayer funds instead of RPOF or RNC money.

[WhiteTara]

2. And why shouldn't we pay to protect them? After all,

they are in the Job Creators! With all pomp and circumstance due, we should pay. Damn us all.

I would be interested to see who does protest them since most of the state population leans elderly. The real question is, Will the police beat up an old woman on a respirator to shut her up?

[onethatcares]

5. we're talking Tampa here, not whorlando.

so the Tampa police won't specifically beat up old women on respirators but the other hired thugs might.

At the present time, the Tampa city council and mayor are trying to get an ordinance passed to get the damn homeless panhandlers outa site. They can't seem to come up with one that works and are afraid the underbelly of the city will be shown to the muckitymucks.

Of course they aren't worried about the MonsVenus or the Spaceodessy totally nekkid women shows on Dale Mabry highway, those fambly value folks would never ever think of going to them.

[Hugabear]

3. You mean the country's largest KKK rally?

Fitting that the 2012 rethug rally will be held in a city with this giant flag welcoming visitors near I-4 and I-75.

[Scruffy1]

4. The only assaults I saw were by the cops.

What the hell. Hope I can make it.