Monday, August 25, 2008

Riot Police

Conventions over the years have received a reputation for being magnets for protests and arrests. Denver decided to present a pretty intimidating show of force all around town. Police decked out in full riot gear with machine guns policing all the streets downtown. We tried to interview a couple of them but they would not agree to on camera statements. They did tell us that their size doubled for the convention by bringing in area cops from surrounding municipalities. About 8000 riot police spread throughout the City. They would not tell us what their training entailed nor whether they had any serious encounters thus far.

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