Translation: we need time to get our peoples here from Chicago.
. . . so-called “sanctuaries” in nearby churches where protesters can retreat during potential unrest . . .
Translation: where's a brutha to stash his haul and where's he to go when the PO-lice are in hot pursuit?
Proposed Rules of Engagement
1) The first priority shall be preservation of human life.
2) Channels of communication will be established so that situations can be de-escalated if necessary.
3) Police will give protesters 48 hour advance notice before grand jury decision is announced.
4) Police will provide to the public information that makes clear the chain of command, who is making what decisions and the processes for deciding when the police response will be escalated.
5) Every attempt should be made to communicate with protesters to reach "common sense" agreements based on these protocols, both ahead of time and at the scene of protests.
6) Clear standards of professionalism and sound community friendly-policing will be maintained and adhered to at all times.
7) Police will wear only the attire minimally required for their safety. Specialized riot gear will be avoided except as a last resort.
8) Crowd control equipment such as armored vehicles, rubber bullets, rifles and tear gas will not be used.
9) Police or other government authorities will not interfere with the free flow of information through tactics such as limiting cell or internet access, interception of cell or other mobile conversations or unwarranted wiretaps.
10) Every attempt will be made to pinpoint arrests so that only individual lawbreakers will be arrested. "Kettling" and mass arrests will not be used.
11) Safe houses shall be considered sacred ground and only entered by police when called upon or if extremely necessary.
12) Media and Legal Observers shall not be considered participants in protests and shall be allowed to do their jobs freely.
13) Every attempt will be made to provide alternate routes or other means for non-involved persons to get to places of employment and meet other transportation necessities.
14) Strategically, police commanders will allow protests to take and occupy larger and more disruptive spaces than would normally be tolerated, and will allow occupation of those spaces for longer periods of time than would normally be tolerated.
15) Police will be instructed to be tolerant of more minor lawbreaking (such as thrown water bottles) when deciding whether to escalate the use of force.
16) Police rank and file will be instructed to provide every latitude to allow for free assembly and expression, treating protesters as citizens and not "enemy combatants."
17) Excessive force and other forms of police misconduct will not be tolerated.
18) Intimidation and harassment of protesters will not be tolerated. This includes pretextual pedestrian or traffic stops, contacting of employers or family members, pre-emptive arrests or detention of "leaders," publishing of private information and any other means of intimidation and harassment.
19) Bond for arrestees will not be set above the levels which would be considered average over the last two years, and arrestees will not be held for periods longer than average lengths of time. Medical care will be liberally made available. Attorneys will be able to travel to and meet with clients without impediments.
Hmm, no restriction on the rioters???
Gee.... sounds just like the ‘climate change’ deal Obama made with China.
They continue as normal, we have to reduce our ‘CO2’ output at tremendous expense.
pro-criminal organization
Criminals will be able to hide in the churches.
The police should just pull out and let nature take its course.
Just need one simple Rule of Engagement, that even these #Fergusonites can understand:
1: Don’t start nothin’, won’t be nothin’.
The police officers will change when the public starts following the law & commands of those who are charged with enforcing it.
Police will give protesters 48 hour advance notice before grand jury decision is announced.
So they can bus people in to riot.
How about they block major highways and turn back buses loaded with potential rioters for two weeks. During the process, take photos, and documents their IDs for future reference.
Police rules of engagement (in a sane world):
1. Lawbreaking will not be tolerated.
2. Violence will be met with overwhelming violence.
Sounds like an admission of inciting to riot. Arrest them all before the announcement.
Stop calling rioting unrest. Give a swift kick in the baby makers for those involved in riots, and take them to the nearest cell. Do something constructive with your lives and there will be a dramatic change from the police department.
Forgive the simplicity of these suggestions for resolution of this issue but it is a simple problem.
Rukes of engagement:
If you don’t riot and/or loot, you will not get your head busted open.
If you do, you will.
The end.
I guess it is too much to ask that these thugs obey the law.
1.) Do not destroy C-Stores
2.) Do not loot local businesses and if you must loot, loot stores owned by blacks and whites
3.) Do not wear masks, bandannas or other coverings over your face
4.) Gun fire at helicopters is prohibited
5.) No late night protests, honestly, what are you thinking
6.) If you must protest at night, leave your children at home... it's a school night
7.) Don't put your hands up in the air, everyone knows Brown wasn't surrendering.
8.) Do not beat up white people- white guilted liberals excluded
9.) Don't ask for U.N. help, they don't give a sh*t
1) Go home.
And I have one “Rule of Engagement” for their targets:
1. Obey the Law.
You've had months to prepare. What do you need another 48 freakin hrs for?
Ed
> “3) Police will give protesters 48 hour advance notice before grand jury decision is announced.”
Will they be able to bus in all the “protesters” in only 48 hours? It is a long way from California and the NorthEast.
These folks have passed into the ‘what a yawn’ stage...
WHAT?!! No rape tents like the OWS crowd. What a bunch of savages.
Let’s hope that any COLD weather WILL CHILL any possible riots.