Don't Let the Door Hit Ya! Eva Longoria Has Moved Family Out of...
AP, Decision Desk HQ Call PA Senate Race, but Dems Are Still Trying...
Florida AG Ashely Moody Is Going to Make Sure FEMA Answers for Discriminating...
CNN Panel Left Speechless After Scott Jennings Defends 'American Hero' Pete Hegseth
Make Enforcing Laws Great Again! Seattle (Yes, SEATTLE) Starts Jailing Shoplifters, Other...
Dem Rep. Dan Goldman Took the Bait After Trump Joked About Running Again...
Yes. I'm Embarrassed That YOU'RE an American, Frothy-Mouthed Leftist. Does That COUNT?
Nature Is Healing: X Users Notice AOC Has Removed Pronouns From Her Bio
JD Vance Has Our Betters Clutching All SORTS of Pearls With BRUTAL Merrick...
Trump Wages War on the Deep State! Sends Shockwave Through DC!
HEROES: Female Athletes File First Amendment, Title IX Suit Against Conference Over Trans...
WHOA! Can It Be?! What Is Dan Bongino TRYING to Tell Us With...
Let's Freakin' GOOO! Sen. Rand Paul Set to Go NUCLEAR on Dr. 'The...
'What an Endorsement'! Andrew McCabe Warns Matt Gaetz Would 'Tear Things Up' at...
THE HORROR! Lefty Scholar All but WETS Himself After Discovering Pete Hegseth Is...

Urban Shield: Emergency preparedness training or police 'militarization'?

Protests against Urban Shield, a convention and series of training exercises for thousands of first responders, began yesterday in Oakland, Calif., with critics citing the program for contributing to the “militarization” of police and fire departments and encouraging police brutality. The training exercises, which attract first responders from as far away as South Korea, coincided with the second anniversary of the Oakland Police evicting Occupy Oakland from their Frank Ogawa Plaza encampment, and hard feeling abound. Here’s a poster for the protests, featuring a pig in partial riot gear roasting on a spit.

Advertisement

https://twitter.com/Anon4justice/status/393493891308994560

https://twitter.com/AlanWangABC7/status/393912028407934976

https://twitter.com/70torinoman/status/393873331260116992

Meanwhile, exercises went on as planned today, with exercises involving bomb scares and hazardous material spills.

Advertisement

While no protestors have been reported hurt, CBS San Francisco reports that two firefighters suffered minor injuries Friday during a water rescue exercise.

https://twitter.com/umadrants/status/394158921180401664

Join the conversation as a VIP Member

Recommended

Trending on Twitchy Videos

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement