Here’s one for the be-careful-what-you-wish-for file. Remember Al Sharpton demanding a federal police force last week? We do:
Al Sharpton’s latest bright idea: Have the Justice Department ‘take over policing in this country’
Oddly enough, the current federal police force — the Federal Bureau of Investigation — was already providing “air support” to the Baltimore police department during last week’s protests…
The FBI acknowledged on Wednesday that it used aircraft to watch over Baltimore last week after riots. http://t.co/6Mk5kiEI4r via @iduncan
— Colin Campbell ☀️ (@cmcampbell6) May 6, 2015
…A move that is raising quite a few eyebrows among the #BaltimoreUprising crowd:
The FBI’s secret air force watched the streets of #Baltimore http://t.co/ZS2R8D4Twp #p2 pic.twitter.com/mgwa7ZoCXm
— R. Saddler ????? (@Politics_PR) May 7, 2015
https://twitter.com/vanygabynax/status/596279142963806208
FBI admits providing air support to Baltimore Police during #FreddieGray unrest http://t.co/eiu9WM2bk9 pic.twitter.com/oBXUZv2rxc
— deray (@deray) May 7, 2015
https://twitter.com/SamoanActivist/status/596110918393593856
@deray It's cool, they were there to monitor "lawfully protected first amendment activity" you have nothing to worry about… trust them.
— Shawn McGrath (@sssmcgrath) May 7, 2015
https://twitter.com/warriorqueen74/status/596115956474208256
The FBI’s secret air force watched the streets of Baltimore | Ars Technica http://t.co/qNVoFHmUBE @mcamk pic.twitter.com/Mld9DPP043
— Evan Kirstel (@evankirstel) May 6, 2015
Now the FBI is admitting that they provided the Baltimore police with spy planes over West Baltimore last week! pic.twitter.com/DfB6vKJAsR
— Mr. Reynolds (@melreynoldsU) May 6, 2015
FBI spy planes used in police-military operation against Baltimore protests – #BlackLivesMatter #BaltimoreUprising http://t.co/5iV8pmLmUT
— Cobra Commander (@CobraCommans) May 7, 2015
So, a federal police force isn’t a good idea? Somebody better tell Reverend Al.
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Al Sharpton’s latest bright idea: Have the Justice Department ‘take over policing in this country’
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