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If you can come join us now outside the convention center. From the jump they were beibgb ridiculous and refusing to let us bring in signs. Some cop tried to take Jae’s crutch away from them
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We are letting them know that our cries for justice don’t end at the podium and we are staying outside w our signs and occupy the space
A resident who wished to remain anonymous because of “what they did to that poor woman in the traffic stop.” told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that TPD has been well aware of the crowds that gather there, and that people who’ve complained say TPD won’t do anything about it.
“It was no ambush, it was months of neglect,” said the resident. “Plus, nobody is ambushing anyone, it’s just people getting drunk at a party.” The resident then added that there's a general feeling of neglect by the police in this neighborhood.
https://www.cltampa.com/news-views/local-news/article/21138451/tampa-police-chief-dugan-says-his-officers-were-ambushed-but-residents-argue-it-was-a-weekly-party-cops-have-ignored
“It was no ambush, it was months of neglect,” said the resident. “Plus, nobody is ambushing anyone, it’s just people getting drunk at a party.” The resident then added that there's a general feeling of neglect by the police in this neighborhood.
https://www.cltampa.com/news-views/local-news/article/21138451/tampa-police-chief-dugan-says-his-officers-were-ambushed-but-residents-argue-it-was-a-weekly-party-cops-have-ignored
Creative Loafing: Tampa Bay
Tampa Police Chief Dugan says protesters ‘ambushed’ officers, but residents argue it was just a weekly party cops ignored
Basically, he's either lying or he has no idea what his own cops are doing.