It may get sporty tonight.
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Philadelphia City Council passed a ban Thursday on police use of “less than lethal” force on protesters and demonstrators stemming from the incidents back in the spring following the death of George Floyd.
The ban means law enforcement in Philadelphia is no longer permitted to use supplies like tear gas, pepper spray, and rubber bullets when people are exercising their First Amendment rights.
City Council pointed out that Philadelphia now becomes the largest city in the United States to pass such a ban.
Philadelphia City Council passes ban on “less than lethal” force, like tear gas, against protesters
Whatever little streaming has been available, shows most cops with barely helmets and no other kind of riot protection. Police Chief Danielle ( I fucked up in Portland too!) Outlaw apparently has not allowed her officers to use tear gas and Less Lethal even when the city was being looted, burned and bombed by BLM “exercising” their First Amendment Rights for the last three days.
And why I have the nagging suspicion that we will see riots starting early in Election Day? I would not be surprised if certain neighborhoods where Blue is not the majority will be targeted.
I know, I am putting the tin foil hat back in the rack.
Another city thats gonna have massive retirement of leo. Brilliant.
Well, that leaves lead and copper.
Of course, this is Philadelphia, one of the few (only?) US governmental entities to bomb its own territory.
So police can’t shoot rioters for a very real fear of people lynched for “murder” and they now have no other options for subduing criminals. At this point the only thing the police can do is stand there and let themselves be targets of mob violence. If this doesn’t get the entire force to quit I don’t know what will.
At some point I suspect we’ll either have to jail a lot of elected officials for ignoring their responsibilities in enforcing the law equally, or we’re going to have to reconquer and re-civilize a lot of the cities in this country.