Posted on 10/23/2008 4:25:37 PM PDT by Chet 99
Police fear riots if Barack Obama loses US election US police fear riots could break out if John McCain, the Republican presidential candidate, wins the election next month.
By Catherine Elsworth in Los Angeles
Last Updated: 11:17PM BST 23 Oct 2008
Law enforcement officials say the intense public interest and historic nature of the vote could lead to violent outbreaks if people are unhappy with the results, encounter problems casting their ballots or suspect voting irregularities.
Police departments say they cannot rule out disorder and are mobilising extra forces and putting SWAT teams on standby.
In Oakland, near San Francisco, police will have tactical squads, SWAT teams and officers trained in riot control on standby.
"We always try to prepare for the worst," said Oakland police department spokesman Jeff Thomason.
"This election is going to mark in history a change in the presidency: you're going to have a woman in the presidency or an African American as president. I think everybody around here is voting for Obama, so if he gets in the White House everybody's going to be happy.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Locked, cocked, and ready to rock. Bring it.
Lose, win - the inner cities are in for a beating.
Some “unifier”
This story needs to be posted another 40 or 50 times.
If this is an attempt to get working class & middle class whites to vote for Senator Obama to “keep the peace” then the Brits/Democrats have no idea who we are and how we think. I hope they keep this nonsense going 24/7. We are not the O.J. jury!
Rioting whether he wins or loses.....guaranteed.
Gee, I guess we’d better vote for Barack then. I sure don’t want any rioting going on...
Riots would certainly verify that the voters made the right choice by rejecting the cult of Obama. We really do not need a cult that embraces thugs to be running this country.
Me too. I also fear riots if the Obamessiah wins the election. Either way, the race/class warfare card has been played so overtly by his campaign that it can't end well.
AMEN! That’s what I say! Prepare to lose your freaking face if you come in my yard in a threatening manner!
They will be very angry if they think they won’t get the free stuff.
Maybe it should be moved to “Braking News”.
Not if he is exposed for the evil he is.
Much better to have riots than what he’d bring.
Burn down your own neighborhood
On Monday Gas up your cars, cash a big ol check, have plenty of food and pet food and lay low.
Or cling to your guns and religion like we plan on doing.
Oh dear! Little ones have tantrums, now adults who are disappointed erupt in riots? How the population has been pandered to, and dumbed down!
Lock & load.
I’m ready for whatever - locked and loaded or a handshake makes no difference to me.
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