St. Paul Police Chief John Harrington has admitted their riot officers swept up innocent people during the RNC:
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Originally Posted by WCCO
St. Paul Police Chief John Harrington is acknowledging that innocent people were swept up by riot officers during last month's Republican National Convention.
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Harrington says more than 100 officers had urine or feces thrown on them. He also says some $69,000 in property damage was done by anarchists or protesters, and that figure could go up.
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WCCO:
St. Paul Chief: Police Made Mistakes During RNC
He also claims it was a "success":
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Originally Posted by Star Tribune
If the security goal during the Republican National Convention was to prevent disruption to the delegates, avoid serious injuries and protect property, then mission accomplished, St. Paul's police chief said Wednesday.
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Police have sent forms to 40 people who might submit internal affairs complaints, Harrington said.
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Only problem with this is that is that you can't trample on the rights of people (especially innocent people) in your effort to achieve what you might think is a nobler goal.
Star Tribune:
Police chief recaps RNC security for St. Paul City Council members
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Originally Posted by Minnesota Public Radio
Harrington said in hindsight, he would have had a better system for identifying journalists and would have recruited more volunteer peacekeepers to control crowds.
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Hmm... like the volunteer medics who were chased down, assaulted & arrested? Right.
Apparently the rioter were stealing human waste from the porta-potties:
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Originally Posted by Minnesota Public Radio
"The porta-potties, in fact, were having buckets put underneath the urinal in there. And then they were then filling those. So we'd see someone walk into one of the porta-potty by Mears Park that looked like he was standing upright and regular posture. And when he'd leave, he would be holding himself like he was having abdominal cramps," Harrington said.
Harrington said officers then took away the buckets of urine, and either released the activists or detained them if they were being uncooperative.
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So I guess a need for secure porta-potties will come up in their "lessons learned" analysis.
Minnesota Public Radio:
St. Paul police chief gives assessment of RNC
11-02-2008, 09:46 PM
St. Paul, MN: Police Chieft Admits Mistakes
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