Despite Crime Wave, 50 Chicago Police Sent to Dem Convention

[bra_man69]

Only days after Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel asked for federal agents and U.S. Marshals to help combat the city's wave of violence, about 50 Chicago police officers have arrived in Charlotte to work perimeter security details for a week at the Democratic National Convention.

The Chicago officers, in their distinctive uniforms and checkerboard-brimmed hats, said they had been instructed not to talk with reporters about their out-of-town assignment.

A Charlotte police department spokesperson confirmed that "roughly 50 officers from Chicago" were on duty at the convention.

http://abcnews.go.com/m/story?id=17142595

 

[koalabear]

Don't be surprised if the crime rate goes up in Charlotte.

 

[doubleover]

Paid vacation.