A note on the new city council ordinance: "Less-lethals" like teargas and rubber bullets are now banned for use against "first amendment actions." When questioned, Helen Gym confirmed that it is entirely up to the discretion of the police to decide if something is a "first amendment action"/demonstration. If police determine something to be an "unlawful gathering" or "riot" etc. They can still use however many tear gas grenades as they want, and there is no accountability since it's the police who decide if it's a first amendment protected protest or not.

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#scout PATTISON STAGING UPDATE: 4 SEPTA buses, 7 rows of civilian/personal use cars, 15 vans, the OEM staging area, and cars actively pulling in.

#ground paddy wagons, at least 3 sheriff’s busses seen headed west on walnut

#scanner Civil Affairs notified about the march on Locust #forward

Scanner: we can infer the cops are watching 61&Locust and MXP

Scanner: watching 52nd and pine

#ground 6-8 National Guard vehicles posted up at Quartermaster Plaza shopping center in South #forward

#scanner police monitoring a group at 57 and spruce "looking like they're going somewhere to meet up" #forward

#scanner Civil Affairs en route to 61 and Locust #forward

#scanner estimated 200 people at 61 and locust #forward

#scanner Requesting TacAir to keep track of the various crowds around Southwest #forward

#scanner media is coming to 61 and Locust #forward

#scanner helicopter is being prepared, should be there shortly #forward

#skywatch PPD heli above west #forward

#scqnner 15 cops 2 supervisors at 61 and Locust #forward

#scanner aprox. 100 protestors at 52 and Locust #forward

#OTG PPD on all four corners at 55th and Locust #forward

#scanner stay active and stay out of the area of the district #forward

#scanner TacAir estimating a group of 250-300 #forward

#scanner put all riot squad units back into detail #forward