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Tampa Authorities Empty Jail In Anticipation Of Mass Arrests At GOP Convention

By Adam Peck on Aug 22, 2012 at 4:04 pm
Thousands of Republicans from around the country will descend upon Tampa, Florida next week for the Republican National Convention, and if recent history is any guide, so too will hundreds of protesters.
To prepare, Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee has ordered the Orient Road Jail, a 1,700 bed prison in Tampa, emptied, relocating some inmates to another nearby prison and releasing others on bond. The entire facility has been transformed into a one-stop booking, detention, and bond-issuance center capable of handling large numbers of arrests, which begs the question: will Tampa police keep demonstrators on a short leash?
Sheriff Gee says no, but also indicated in a letter posted on a county website that his department would have very little tolerance for anything more than chanting and holding up signs:
To the agitators and anarchists who want only to bring a dark cloud to this event, let me be clear: criminal activity and civil disturbances will not be tolerated and enforcement actions will be swift. Four years ago, police in Minneapolis, Minnesota were criticized for their treatment of protesters and reporters covering the RNC, and were even forced to settle in an excessive force lawsuit. And in 2004, police in New York City were found to have been surveilling dozens of protest groups for months leading up to the RNC, even embedding undercover officers within several larger groups.

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I wonder if "Free speech zones" and police brutality will be tolerated?

I also wonder if Tampa will experience a crime wave for the duration of the convention as all the police will be engaged in maintaining 'order' in a very limited area.

Hatha

[Jeffery]

Making room for the Ron Paul delegates.

[BruceCroucshs]

Making room for the Ron Paul delegates.

Probably for that also.

Reports: Feds warn of possible anarchist attacks, attempts to tie up Tampa Bay area bridges during RNC


TAMPA — Two television news networks are reporting that federal agencies Wednesday warned state and local law enforcement officials about potential attacks by anarchist extremists and possible plans to tie up the Tampa Bay area's bridges during next week's Republican National Convention.

The warning came in the form of an intelligence bulletin issued jointly by the FBI and Department of Homeland Security, according to CNN and Fox News.

The bulletin says that, as of March, the FBI had intelligence indicating individuals from New York "planned to travel to Tampa and attempt to close" all of the Tampa Bay-area bridges during the RNC.

Transportation is a critical element for the convention, which kicks off Sunday evening with a welcome party for 20,000 journalists, delegates and dignitaries at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.

Because downtown Tampa doesn't have enough hotel rooms in the immediate proximity of the Tampa Bay Times Forum, delegates, members of the media and other visitors will stay in hotels on both sides of Tampa Bay. Of the approximately 16,000 rooms, nearly a third are in Pinellas County. A fleet of 450 charter buses will carry conventioneers to and from the Times Forum.
The bulletin says that law enforcement agencies believe most protesters at the conventions will obey laws and not commit violent acts, but that anarchists are the most likely exceptions.

Fox News reported that the bulletin, titled "Potential For Violent or Criminal Action By Anarchist Extremists During The 2012 National Political Conventions," says anarchist extremists probably can't get past the high fences, roadblocks and other tight security that will surround the convention itself.

So instead, the network reported that the bulletin said extremists could target nearby infrastructure outside the convention's secure perimeter, including businesses and transit systems and could use tactics that include throwing molotov cocktails or acid-filled eggs.

CNN reported that the bulletin notes that anarchists have a history of trying to disrupt major events by blocking streets, intersections and bridges, interfering with business or public transportation and in some instances have "initiated violent confrontations with police."

The agencies said that before the 2008 Republican National Convention in Minneapolis, anarchists discussed blocking bridges and skywalks, taking over a radio station, targeting corporations and identifying hotels where delegates were staying.

"FBI and (Homeland Security) assess with high confidence anarchist extremists will target similar infrastructure in Tampa and Charlotte, with potentially significant impacts on public safety and transportation," according to the law enforcement alert.
The notice warns state and local law enforcement to watch for, among other things, anarchists acquiring materials that could be used to make bombs, obtaining firearms training and preparing for violence with groups they oppose, such as white supremacists.

http://www.tampabay.com/news/politic...-tampa/1247333

Feds warn anarchists could blockade roads, use acid-filled eggs to protest conventions


Federal authorities are urging law enforcement agencies across the country to watch out for signs that extremists might be planning to wreak havoc at the upcoming political conventions -- by blocking roads, shutting down transit systems and even employing what were described as acid-filled eggs.

The warning came in a joint FBI-Department of Homeland Security bulletin issued Wednesday.
The bulletin specifically warned about a group of anarchists from New York City who could be planning to travel to the convention sites to disrupt the events by blockading bridges.

Anarchists "see both parties as the problem," so both conventions are prime targets for them, a federal law enforcement official told Fox News.

The Republican National Convention is set to open Monday in Tampa, Fla., and the Democratic National Convention gets underway a week later in Charlotte, N.C.

The joint bulletin, titled "Potential For Violent or Criminal Action By Anarchist Extremists During The 2012 National Political Conventions," says anarchist extremists likely don't have the capability to overcome heightened security measures set up by the conventions themselves. In addition, Tampa Police Chief Jane Castor said Tuesday that fences have been established around "some of the more attractive government targets."

Instead, extremists could target nearby infrastructure, including businesses and transit systems, according to Wednesday's bulletin.

The bulletin mentions possible violent tactics anarchist extremists could employ, including the use of molotov cocktails or acid-filled eggs.

In August 2008, federal authorities arrested a man who was planning to use a molotov cocktail during the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. In addition, authorities executed four search warrants and arrested eight others for planning to disrupt the convention, according to a 2010 FBI intelligence assessment posted online.

On Tuesday, Tampa police confiscated bricks and pipes found on a rooftop several blocks away from the site of the Republican convention. Graffiti associated with the anarchist movement was also found. Castor called the discovery "disconcerting but ... not surprising."

The bulletin issued Wednesday notes that in 2008, anarchists discussed trying to shut down roads and skyways in St. Paul.
In addition, the bulletin discusses anarchists' use of social media to inform each other of law enforcement actions and positions.
Even though activists associated with the Occupy Wall Street movement are planning to converge on both conventions to protest what one OWS group called "this political system that only works for the 1%," the bulletin issued Wednesday makes no mention of Occupy Wall Street -- focusing instead on "extremist" activities.

"We have said all along that the vast majority of individuals coming to the Tampa Bay area to demonstrate will do so peacefully but there is no doubt that there is a small percentage that will come bent on destruction and disruption, and those are the individuals that we will deal with very quickly," Castor told reporters Tuesday.

The conventions have each been designated a "National Special Security Event" by the U.S. Secret Service, which by law leads operational security plans for such events in coordination with federal, state and local law enforcement.

The Tampa Police department has been asking fellow officers from across the state to help provide security for the convention. Those officers would be paid from $50 million Congress has given both Tampa and Charlotte to offset security costs associated with hosting a convention.

The FBI has long warned of potential dangers posed by "anarchist extremism," particularly during global summits and big events hosted in the United States.

The federal law enforcement official told Fox News there is "no credible threat" tied to international terrorism, but there is always concern that big events such as the political conventions are "attractive targets."


Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012...#ixzz24NlLlAAR

[dXI9XFOA]

and - they're expecting a hurricane.

perhaps Romney will be impaled by a cat burglar travelling at 200 miles per hour.

[BruceCroucshs]

and - they're expecting a hurricane.

perhaps Romney will be impaled by a cat burglar traveling at 200 miles per hour.

Yea, add the storm to the convention and I get a mental picture of that movie "The Perfect Storm"!

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Now would that be a hoot?



Edit: They probably will have that city locked down so tight that it will be impossible to even fart sideways and get away with it.

[AndrewBoss]

They have literally released CONVICTED criminals on bond, to make room for patriotic lawful Americans who love freedom and are willing to fight for it. REALLY think about that.

Rest assured, the Feds and their CoIntelPro tactics will be 100% operational. If anything does happen, you can bet it WILL NOT come from a Ron Paul supporter.

It is up to us to make sure the rest of the country and the world understands this. There is no dooubt there will be thousands of cameras recording every single aspect of this convention, inside and out.