Does any one recognize the uniforms on the officer's that were locking up the press outside the convention. ?

Question

Were they the "Black Water"? They didn't seem to have on the local police uniforms.

Answer 1

I heard they were sheriff's office.  Could you post a link to a picture?

Answer 2

I did not see the pictures - however they in Minnesota were looking for mutual aid to assist with the convention in Illinois - this is what may have happened.

In Illinois - we use mult ijurisdictional task forces to deal with issues that our agency is simply unable too.  The multi jurisdictional task forces are like SWAT or a Field Force for these types of incidents.  A field force of  hundreds of guys/gals is not possible in agencies of 50-100 officers so you join resources and they usually have a unique uniform designed for that purpose.

In Northern Illinois, we use task forces for major crimes, Mass demonstrations and SWAT/EST.  You probably saw just that - Illinois sent NIPAS EST to them and they have their own distinct uniform - you can not deploy 50-100 guys with 50-75 different uniforms and be recognized by each team member.

Sorry - no Move On.org story for you here.

Answer 3

probably the republican version of the gestapo.