DENVER — Denver’s police chief said his officers had to be prepared for anything, and on Sunday, it seemed they were.
One observer commented that downtown looked more like a police state than a political convention, with officers on almost every corner, military helicopters overhead, snipers on top of buildings.
“Part of the reason I’m deploying people like that is so people feel comfortable,” said Gerry Whitman, Denver’s police chief. “Because I think there is some anxiety about the size of the event, the fact that the federal government is involved. People have read a lot of things. They’ve seen things in other countries. I want them to feel comfortable.”
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Denver has tapped about 52 other agencies for help during the Democratic National Convention, spending almost all of its $50 million security budget on staffing.
“I think it’s too much,” said David Adams, who was in downtown Denver protesting the war. “It doesn’t make people feel safer, it makes them more tense. People feel like something is definitely going to happen.”
August 25th, 2008 at 10:28 am
TiananDen (sic) anyone? Snipers always make me feel more safe…sure. Are those rubber bullets? Lock and load time…good hunting you nazis on top of those buildings committing treason.
August 25th, 2008 at 10:44 am
Oh yeah nothing like snipers on roofs to make me feel safe. Nothing more relaxing than fragmentation bullets and the constant threat of death at the hands of the state.
August 25th, 2008 at 11:54 am
The provocateurs that they hire would make me feel safer. Having the ninja turtle nazis mixed in with the radical provocateurs is like mixing gasoline with an open flame.
August 25th, 2008 at 11:58 am
wow i hope i can ride my bike and not be killed in America
August 25th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Lol. If something does happen at either of these events I guarantee you it will have been an inside job. During this age I don’t know why some people feel obligated to put themselves in those kinds of situations. Large Gatherings = Trouble by nature.
August 25th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Fox News reporters look like CIA and US Military because THEY ARE CIA and US Military.
These Fox News reporters are lucky that they escaped with their cameras and their lives. Hopefully, a time is coming when they will escape with neither.
http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=160373
http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=160833
August 25th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Why is all this high level security a goal of the NWO? If Bush is behind the 911 attacks, why is there a need for security.? Because when the cat is completely out of the bag, Bush and those in powers lives will be in danger from THE PUBLIC. That is why the innocent public is being trained to get used to all this “Security”, which in reality is a criminal operation designed to tie the hands of their victims! They are not protecting us from terrorists, they are protecting themselves from the public, and from the truth.
Lets-watch.com
August 25th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Hi my name is Obamy! I feel real comfortable with a shit load of white folk with guns on the roofs of buildings. Who the shit are these cops (pigs) that get off on this shit. These public servants are the ones who need to revolt! Quit acting like a bunch a vaginas and stand up to the system! When the shit hits the fan we will not be on your side, we are the majority, we will prevail! This is your warning! Stop the big shit cop crap now!!!!!!!!All you NWO asshole will be flushed down the toilet along with all the other turds!we are taking note, none of you will be forgotten!