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Denver Police Stock Up on Pepper Spray for the DNC

10:32 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · DNC|US Presidential Race 2008 · Comments Off

19 Jun 2008

DNCC_logo_dnc2008_1_500.jpgLooks like I’ll have to pack some anti-pepper spray gear for the Democratic National Convention because the Denver Police are stocking up. From Democracy Now:

Denver Police Department is stocking up on pepper spray guns ahead of the Democratic National Convention. The city has ordered eighty-eight projectile launchers that fire plastic balls filled with cayenne pepper and other substances. Denver is purchasing the weapon from SWAT, Security with Advanced Technology. The news comes just weeks after SWAT announced plans to merge with the company Pepper Ball Technologies. Meanwhile, some residents of Denver are questioning why a half-dozen military helicopters flew over parts of the city on Monday as part of a secret security drill.The Denver Post reported the military aircraft buzzed above the Pepsi Center, the site of the Democratic Convention. A military spokesperson denied the drill was connected to the convention. Lt. Nathan Potter said,“It’s routine preparation for the global war on terrorism.”

Yeah sure. I am randomly selected for those secondary security checks at the airport.

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