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Police forces in Charlotte, NC, are preparing for unruly crowds when the 2012 Democratic National Convention comes to town, according to recent reports.
Charlottes police department is already stocking up on riot gear and training officers in riot-control techniques in preparation for the event, Newser reports.
Although the city already has a few hundred trained riot police, they have decided to recruit almost every one of them for intensive riot trainingjust in case.
So what goes into intensive riot training?
Its a very controlled, measured response with a lot of practice, said Deputy Chief Harold Medlock. Medlock is overseeing the training, which also includes hundreds of officers from nearby police and sheriffs departments, according to WSOCTV.com.
The point of some of the tactics and the maneuvers that we use is to allow folks to have the time to do what were asking them to do, Medlock said in the report.
We want them to hear us as we move and do the things that we need to do, so youll hear a lot of verbalization from our officers and one of the things youll hear is, Move back! he added.
Medlock made sure to note that riot training is not unheard of for the citys police officers. Hundreds of Charlottes officers have already been trained in riot control and have actually been called in to handle trouble in uptown twice in the last five years, reports WSOCTV.
But given the fact that the DNC will most likely be bigger than anything theyve handled in recent years, Charlotte has decided to call up several officers from their regular beats to participate in the training.
read more Charlotte Cops Preparing For Potential Riots Ahead of DNC | TheBlaze.com
Charlottes police department is already stocking up on riot gear and training officers in riot-control techniques in preparation for the event, Newser reports.
Although the city already has a few hundred trained riot police, they have decided to recruit almost every one of them for intensive riot trainingjust in case.
So what goes into intensive riot training?
Its a very controlled, measured response with a lot of practice, said Deputy Chief Harold Medlock. Medlock is overseeing the training, which also includes hundreds of officers from nearby police and sheriffs departments, according to WSOCTV.com.
The point of some of the tactics and the maneuvers that we use is to allow folks to have the time to do what were asking them to do, Medlock said in the report.
We want them to hear us as we move and do the things that we need to do, so youll hear a lot of verbalization from our officers and one of the things youll hear is, Move back! he added.
Medlock made sure to note that riot training is not unheard of for the citys police officers. Hundreds of Charlottes officers have already been trained in riot control and have actually been called in to handle trouble in uptown twice in the last five years, reports WSOCTV.
But given the fact that the DNC will most likely be bigger than anything theyve handled in recent years, Charlotte has decided to call up several officers from their regular beats to participate in the training.
read more Charlotte Cops Preparing For Potential Riots Ahead of DNC | TheBlaze.com