Cleveland Seeking To Buy Riot Gear For Republican National Convention

[Purveyor]

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cleveland is seeking to buy 2,000 sets of riot gear, including riot-control suits and collapsible batons, as part of the city's latest move to spend a $50 million federal security grant for July's Republican National Convention.

The city this week posted to its contracting website a notice seeking bidders to provide the gear. City documents refer to the "Elite Defender" riot-control suit manufactured by HWI Gear and a 26-inch baton manufactured by Monadnock, plus 2,000 bags to carry them.

The city also wants to buy 310 sets of riot-control gear — long-sleeve jackets, gloves and shin guards — that would be suitable for use by police riding bicycles. (Scroll to the bottom of this post to read the complete specifications for the riot gear.)

The city last week began ramping up its public process to spend the RNC security money, approved by Congress last December. The city previously has sought to buy 300 bicycles, 15 motorcycles, 25 sets of tactical armor and two horse trailers.
barriers.

The city also has sought to rent about three miles of interlocking steel barriers, each 3.5 feet high, and buy another 3,250 feet of interlocking barriers that each would be 6.5 feet tall for the RNC, according to bid documents. In a brief interview on Thursday, city spokesman Dan Williams referred to at least some of these barriers as "bike racks," although manufacturer Tamis Corp. markets the barriers, branded as "Blockaders," as crowd-control devices.

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[olddots]

1. did they forget dildos

they're gonna need plenty of them .

[yellowcanine]

4. And Portopotties for the protestors.

[yellowcanine]

2. Will they bring in Richard M. Daley as a consultant?

He can tell them all about how his dad ran the 1968 Chicago Democratic Convention.

[spanone]

3. let the koch bros. & the gop buy them

[wordpix]

13. exactly, they hate government and regulations

let them buy their own security, police, the whole nine yards.

[C_U_L8R]

5. Just lock the doors. It'll sort out.

Better yet, let them open carry.
It's their gosh-darn kkkonstitutional right.

[malthaussen]

6. In fairness, they would be deficient if they did not.

I have a feeling that the Republican convention is going to get very nasty.

-- Mal

[0rganism]

7. finally, the Republicans provide some economic stimulus

hell, it's about time
or, in the words of Mr. Findley,

[restorefreedom]

12. *snort!!* nt

[msongs]

8. that's an excuse they could rent and return but they want to keep it for use on the popluation later

[saturnsring]

9. like cleveland has the money for that

[JHB]

10. For inside or outside?

[yortsed snacilbuper]

11. Why don't they call up the Army Reserves,

and declare martial law?

[rexcat]

15. They could call out the Ohio National Gaurd...

but that did not work out so well at Kent State University May 4, 1970. I am not sure why the Cleveland police even need barricades. They tend to shot on first sight anyway.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

14. And a new quarterback.

[lpbk2713]

16. I hope they don't look for a bailout from the taxpayers.

The convention wasn't forced on them, they wanted it.

What part of "successful bidder" do they not understand?