On Toledo's local news tonight: "Riot police will be at the ready."

[LiberalHeart]

They won't be stationed at the polls, but they'll be standing by, waiting. Jeebus. I don't remember anyone ever announcing anything like that during past elections.

[Veritas_et_Aequitas]

1. Intimidate voters much, Toledo? nt

[LiberalHeart]

2. A Toledo cop told a friend of mine he'd rather have a night of rioting than a Pres. Obama.

[amdezurik]

3. disgusting attitude

you know the pig just wants to crack some heads

[Veritas_et_Aequitas]

4. So much for protecting and serving.

My father was on the job for 20 years and he'd be disgusted by that attitude.

[bdamomma]

7. disgusting.

what sick sick people.

[roamer65]

9. He doesn't know what he playing with...

civil war in a nation of 300 million is not something any sane person desires.

[LiberalHeart]

15. Well, he seemed to think it'd be over in one night. Good luck with that, eh?

[fascisthunter]

11. authoritarian fascist

little man with a badge

[lonestarnot]

13. Hmmmmf. If they cheat, be sure to ask him what he thinks when it's over.

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. I come from a police family and let me tell you

they are all DEMOCRATS.. surprised?

I hate this generalization from one bad cop

[LiberalHeart]

18. He said this at a time when he was macing people. Here's what happened....

Some people in the downtown area got out of hand the other night -- a party at a hotel. People came outside and were fighting so the police showed up and maced them. The cop crossed over to another hotel on the opposite side of the street and told people who were trying to leave to stay inside, that it wasn't safe outside. During that conversation is when the conversation turned to politics (my friend was leaving a political meeting) and that's when he made his remark about rather having one night of rioting rather than an Obama presidency. Maybe he thought the masses would be as easy to control as those who acted up at the party.

[nadinbrzezinski]

22. He violated oodles of policy

a police officer is NOT supposed to go into politics while wearing a uniform and on active duty.

I'd lodge a complaint

[LiberalHeart]

33. I can't. I wasn't there. And my friend is a Republican (but I think he's voting for Obama).

[nadinbrzezinski]

34. I see, just keep that in the back of your mind

that they cannot talk politics while on the beat, or at least shouldn't

Now in their private time... as in off duty... sure... knock yourself silly

[kitty1]

5. The Redneck Repukes may become unleased if Obama wins n/t

[bdamomma]

8. the palin cult is more like it.

[tkmorris]

38. Unleased? I doubt that

I mean come on, canceling their leases would just be cruel. Even Republicans need to live somewhere.

:evilgrin:

[kestrel91316]

6. If they steal this election they are gonna need a hell of a lot more than

some bush league "riot police" to control this nation. We will rise up, and there won't be any stopping us.

[fascisthunter]

12. no kidding...

[uppityperson]

40. Way. (hi kestrel) eom

[HCE SuiGeneris]

10. To quell the Freeper's heads from exploding in public, I hope.

[Bluebear]

16. Will "Joe" the "plumber" be policing Toledo's streets, "protecting" freedom?

[Blue Diadem]

24. He's been busy speeding and just getting a warning

because the Toledo cops are afraid of citing him after someone in their division run him through the database to give info to a reporter.

http://www.wnwo.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=216450

[nadinbrzezinski]

17. It is not only Toledo

articles came out last week that many a police dept was expecting trouble regardless of who wins.

And as a former medic (in another country) I know we always went on tact alert for the federal elections

99.9% of the time all we got to do was watch people in-line for signs of sun stroke... the other 0,01% involved some rowdy celebration and the effects of it

I suspect it will be the same here... quite brutally honest

And there is more, I am sure police departments have had extra staff every four years... they just don't go into details. The reason why they are going public, I suspect, is to tell rabble rousers don't even think about it.

[Blue Diadem]

19. OMG LiberalHeart, the memo said they would be patrolling polling locations.

I just found it on channel 24. The memo is a pdf file.

http://www.wnwo.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=216464

[nadinbrzezinski]

21. Interesting....

"They have been asked to have their helmets and their gas masks available tomorrow and Wednesday.", Navarre says, "That's the equipment they would not normally carry with them on a normal day".

http://www.wnwo.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=216464

Again knowing more than one cop I KNOW they carry their helmets and masks (as well as basic riot gear) at all times while on patrol

Why?

Most folks know you don't schedule civil unrest

So I call BS on the chief's part. I doubt they are that different in SOP from other city departments around the country

They are just trying to ahem preemptively send a message

[LiberalHeart]

27. I really don't think they do normally carry it. I've seen a lot of Toledo cop cars...

...and I've seen the trunks open. I have never seen the big shields in them or helmets. Only time I saw that stuff in use was when we had riots a few years ago when the Nazi folks came to town.

[nadinbrzezinski]

31. The shield no, but the helmet, usually it is somewhere in there,

with probably the large batton and the mask. Unless they are not following SOP for urban police departments...

[liberalhistorian]

35. Let's just say I know Toledo very, very, very well and

there are many areas that are blatantly, disgustingly racist and many others where they're hidden "genteel" racists. So I'm not surprised to see this from them at all. Not in the least.

[LiberalHeart]

25. Wow. Why are they lying???? (I didn't know there was such a thing as a mass arrest kit)

[nadinbrzezinski]

28. It involves lots of plastic cuffs

and again it is carried at all times by officers on patrol

They are lying... insofar as this not carried on a daily basis...

Motives? I can't fathom why they are... only thing that makes sense is sending message to knuckle draggers

[roamer65]

20. Thanks to your Secretary of State Brunner, I think OH will go blue tomorrow nite.

She has fought the voter purging efforts and I think Ohio will see the results of her efforts tomorrow night.

264 solid blue EV's plus 20 = 284 EV's = President Barack Obama.

[Patriought]

23. You can bet your bright blue ass...

that if there are any disturbances in the lines, it'll be those arguing for Obama most likely getting hauled away.

[LiberalHeart]

30. Toledo's in Lucas County, and Lucas County is VERY blue.

[ColbertWatcher]

26. We need pics! Lots and lots of pics! n/t

[entanglement]

29. OH cops are Nazis with a different color uniform

[SoCalDem]

32. ONN

Ohio Not Necessary... even if repubes steal it for McLame, that dog won't hunt..

Everybody just go home and watch the beauty of the night unfold..and THEN work to oust all republicans from office in Ohio in '10:)

[OU812MonkeyBoy]

36. Whew

I'm glad I delivered to Toledo Logistics earlier today. That is one neighborhood I would be persona nongrata if they steal the election from Obama. For the most part (98%), great people. Look out for us truckers that spoend the night waiting to get unloaded. But there is the other element (2%) ready and causing trouble.

I got a load out of Fremont, dropped it by Indy. I get another load in the morning and head for the house for the night, where I will sit in anxious wait for the next POTUS Barack Obama to be announced.

[Bozita]

37. On Detroit's local news tonight: All police will be on duty along with the FBI looking for ...

... problems at the polls. Reporter said they won't be hanging around at the polls but rather cruising around.

Sounded to me like voter suppression through intimidation.

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/17885965/detail.html

[WilliamPitt]

39. They do it every time a city wins a championship.

Millions of people are going to be hyped as fuck, one way or the other. For the cops, this is habit and SOP by now.

I really kinda love the energy this election is generating. The "authorities" will do their thing, as ever.

[GetTheRightVote]

41. I wonder if this election is stolen if people will truly riot in the streets as they should

or otherwise it is another 4 years behind another stolen election.

:kick: