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minus-squareChronicon [they/them]hexbear14·edit-22 months agoThey've pulled in cops from around the whole region/probably country (I saw one from as far as georgia). The feds threw $75 million at EACH convention just to cover security for this year Unicorn Riot has good coverage of it https://unicornriot.ninja/2024/mobile-field-force-policing-model-funded-for-milwaukee-republican-national-convention/ it serves as training for the pigs to bring the latest tactics back home to use on their locals link
They've pulled in cops from around the whole region/probably country (I saw one from as far as georgia). The feds threw $75 million at EACH convention just to cover security for this year
Unicorn Riot has good coverage of it
https://unicornriot.ninja/2024/mobile-field-force-policing-model-funded-for-milwaukee-republican-national-convention/
it serves as training for the pigs to bring the latest tactics back home to use on their locals