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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCleveland seeking to buy riot gear for Republican National Convention
http://www.cleveland.com/rnc-2016/index.ssf/2016/03/cleveland_seeking_to_buy_riot.htmlCLEVELAND, 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.
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Cleveland seeking to buy riot gear for Republican National Convention (Original Post)
G_j
Mar 2016
OP
As much as I dream of the convention turning into a self contained orgy of violence
Bradical79
Mar 2016
#3
If there's a brokered convention and Trump loses the nomination they're gonna need it. nt
flamin lib
Mar 2016
#4
ghostsinthemachine
(3,569 posts)1. Every city in the US would do the exact same thing
Get money from the Feds.
Bradical79
(4,490 posts)3. As much as I dream of the convention turning into a self contained orgy of violence
with pro Trump and establishment Republicans mauling each other in the aftermath of a brokered convention, I assume this will just be used to beat up a few dozen unarmed protesters and journalists outside.
flamin lib
(14,559 posts)4. If there's a brokered convention and Trump loses the nomination they're gonna need it. nt
nichomachus
(12,754 posts)5. I don't know about that
A "riot" by Trump supporters will just be bumper cars with wheelchairs and mobility scooters.