Would You Like Some Pepper With That?

[SXSMITH]

We're getting ready for the DEM's visit this summer. Should be a real hoot!

Denver stocks up on pepper weapon : DNC 2008 : The Rocky Mountain News

[Baldrick]

LInky no worky. Can you summarize?

[snakesht]

Worked fine for me

Denver police are stocking up on guns that fire a pepper spray-like substance instead of bullets - a less-lethal weapon used to disperse crowds - in advance of the Democratic National Convention.

The department recently ordered 88 Mark IV launchers and projectiles at a cost "in the low six figures," the company that makes the weapons stated in a news release Monday.

The request was for delivery in advance of the DNC, according to Louisville- based Security With Advanced Technology Inc.

The convention, scheduled for Aug. 25 to 28 at the Pepsi Center, is expected to draw thousands of protesters to sites throughout Denver.

The city received a $50 million federal grant for security. A senior adviser to Mayor John Hickenlooper has said the city plans to spend up to half that amount on equipment, with the rest going to pay officers.

But the city has refused to disclose how it is spending the money, prompting the American Civil Liberties Union last month to file a civil lawsuit.

The court filing alleges the city is violating the Colorado Open Records Act.

City officials say releasing the information is "contrary to the public interest" because it could disclose important tactical information, potentially jeopardizing security.

A city spokesperson could not be reached for comment Monday. Meanwhile, speculation about what the city is buying has run rampant.

Some organizers of protest groups believe police are buying extended-range Tasers and weapons that incapacitate people with high-intensity sound.

The Mark IV weapons the city ordered recently fire plastic balls filled with powder that's "like a combination of cayenne pepper and baby powder," the manufacturer said.

It can be fired from up to 100 feet away, said Ben Cook, director of Veritas, a subsidiary of Security With Advanced Technology.

The balls burst open on impact. While the powder will incapacitate a person like pepper spray, it doesn't cause some of the more severe reactions, Cook said.

[Baldrick]

So are the Denver police expecting local (f)Right Wingnuts and Ruby Ridge wannabe's to storm the Democratic Convention, or something?

[timd99]

Pussies!

[flylooper]

Originally Posted by Baldrick

So are the Denver police expecting local (f)Right Wingnuts and Ruby Ridge wannabe's to storm the Democratic Convention, or something?

I read the article. How the hell do you spend 25 million freaking dollars on "equipment" for a political convention? What the hell s the Denver PD buying, anyway? Abrams tanks?

Then I thought, are they going to create a made-for-TV incident, like what happened in Chicago in '68 when they had a police riot? Then I asked myself who will be the ones protesting?

Prolly the Kirby Hensley "kill all fags" contingent and lots of dead puppies being flung toward conventioneers as the anti-choice crowd joins in.

So, who are going to be the likely recipients the hospitallity of the Denver (over-equipped) PD?

[Trash]

This is ridiculous. Let the fucking protesters protest. It's an American tradition going back to the 1700s goddaminit.

[gfarce]

They must've ordered them before Hillary called off Ickes and the old biddies.

Hmmm, pepper and talc -- probably gives you a little tingle while relieving that menopausal sweat.

[SXSMITH]

Originally Posted by flylooper

Then I asked myself who will be the ones protesting?

Prolly Hillary supporters... SNERK!

Hey, nothing's too good for the Democrats. I know people who are renting out a penthouse to the DNC for $200,000 for a week.

You guys need to catch on that the government will be just one big piggybank to rob once the Left runs the show.

Now if I can just get my $25m not to grow crops on the moon!

[R1100S-Rider]

So do we have to worry about Top O' Rockies rally?

[Trash]

Originally Posted by SXSMITH

Prolly Hillary supporters... SNERK!

You guys need to catch on that the government will be just one big piggybank to rob once the Left runs the show.

I don't see how they can top $12 billion a month for an elective war for profit. Let me say it again $12 billion a month.

[SXSMITH]

Originally Posted by Trash

I don't see how they can top $12 billion a month for an elective war for profit. Let me say it again $12 billion a month.

It's a government jobs program. You got a problem with the government creating jobs?!?

[Trash]

Originally Posted by SXSMITH

It's a government jobs program. You got a problem with the government creating jobs?!?

Yes. This is privatization gone mad.

[keystonejenks]

Originally Posted by SXSMITH

Now if I can just get my $25m not to grow crops on the moon!

Hey buddy wait in line. I want funding for my "build a dome and grow crops under the ocean" money first!

[flylooper]

Originally Posted by SXSMITH

Prolly Hillary supporters... SNERK!

Hey, nothing's too good for the Democrats. I know people who are renting out a penthouse to the DNC for $200,000 for a week.

Where you think the money's coming from? Take a SWAG, for crissakes.

You guys need to catch on that the government will be just one big piggybank to rob once the Left runs the show.

What a fucking idiot you can be sometimes. What the hell do you THINK has been going on for the last 8 years? And what was going on for the 8 years previous to that? You just can't help yourself, can you, Scott.

You're paying 4 bucks for 2 dollar gasoline, your paycheck shrank last month by another 1.5% due to inflation and you, like a frikkin' parrot, whine about "piggybanks."