LAPD runs urban warfare drill in downtown Los Angeles during DHS conference

[rambone]

LOS ANGELES, CA -- An extravagant terror drill was demonstrated in front of 1,800 attendees of the National Homeland Security Association's conference. Guests from around the world came to marvel at the use of militarized law enforcement.

Gunfire echoed through downtown Los Angeles, bombs exploded, and helicopters swooped low among office towers in a demonstrated response to a weapon-of-mass-destruction threat.

The late-morning demonstration began with an explosion of flash grenades, officers firing blank ammunition at pretend suspects, and police rappelling out of a county Sheriff's Department helicopter and onto a hotel bridge on Figueroa Street.

The drill took place on Thursday, June 6, 2013. The demonstration was performed by the Los Angeles Police Department and SWAT team, and funded by the federal government through grants designed to militarize local police departments.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TlY_b4VEnY

 

[LockStocksAndBarrel]

LOS ANGELES, CA -- An extravagant terror drill was demonstrated in front of 1,800 attendees of the National Homeland Security Association's conference. Guests from around the world came to marvel at the use of militarized law enforcement.

Gunfire echoed through downtown Los Angeles, bombs exploded, and helicopters swooped low among office towers in a demonstrated response to a weapon-of-mass-destruction threat.

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The late-morning demonstration began with an explosion of flash grenades, officers firing blank ammunition at pretend suspects, and police rappelling out of a county Sheriff's Department helicopter and onto a hotel bridge on Figueroa Street.

The drill took place on Thursday, June 6, 2013. The demonstration was performed by the Los Angeles Police Department and SWAT team, and funded by the federal government through grants designed to militarize local police departments.

This continues to be very disturbing to me. Me no like!

There are far too many cases where this doesn't end well when they are deployed as such.

 

[flatlander]

Here we go again.......same debates with the same people.
Not sucking me into this.

Bob

 

[dansgotguns]

Theres no debate. This is jsut wrong

 

[GPD177]

And if the military was used, instead of local law enforcement, I can only imagine the howls of protest. Like it or not, we don't live in 1950 anymore. There is a threat out there that Barney Fife is not equipped to deal with. Instead of complaining, please outline how it should be done to not offend your sensibilities.

 

[lucky4034]

And if the military was used, instead of local law enforcement, I can only imagine the howls of protest. Like it or not, we don't live in 1950 anymore. There is a threat out there that Barney Fife is not equipped to deal with. Instead of complaining, please outline how it should be done to not offend your sensibilities.

And what threat would that be?

I'm sick of paying some 50-70% of my paycheck in taxes to "keep me safe from terrorists" and to pay for "baby daddy mistakes".

I'd just assume keep my tax money and put it towards safe guarding my house and family. I can't imagine what another 50-75% of extra money could do for me to keep me safe. I could buy a safer vehicle, I could build a better house in a safer neighborhood, I could have my kid educated inside the safety of my own home, I could afford to build a badass security system around my property as well as stock up on more ammo and firearms. I also could invest more money in "prepping" .... I can't imagine how much safer I would be if I was "ALLOWED" to do it myself!

Sorry bub... I'm sick of paying the government to do a half assed job of protecting/imprisoning me!!!

 

[John Titor]

I love the pick-up with the 55 gal barrel .

Yeah LAPD had to show off for the boss DHS to keep the budget up .

 

[ViperJock]

I agree. lets sendthe SWAT teams in without any practice at all.

 

[CathyInBlue]

Can you say, "Security theatre."?

 

[indykid]

Beyond the obvious scary scenario of a police force with military weaponry, who paid for this exercise? How much money was spent sending the 1,800 attendees of the National Homeland Security Association to the conference?

Some more money that had to be cut from other needed areas due to the "Sequester" yet can be spent on this obvious show of force by our government.

 

[traderdan]

If we were not such a nation of sheep,we would not need so much "protection" from the shepherds.

 

[hoosierdoc]

Was there a gun rack in the truck, a Bible on the front seat, and a copy of the Constitution in the glove box too?

 

[SmileDocHill]

I think I saw an INGO sticker on that red truck.





If someone could photoshop that in, they would have enough rep for a lifetime.

 

[rambone]

Los Angeles police conduct realistic counterterrorism drill in downtown - The Washington Post

Photos: LAPD holds massive live counter-terrorism drill in downtown LA

 

[steveh_131]

I agree. lets sendthe SWAT teams in without any practice at all.

There are lots of ways to train without this expensive, dangerous, and obviously political stunt.

This wasn't training. It was conditioning.

 

[lucky4034]

There are lots of ways to train without this expensive, dangerous, and obviously political stunt.

This wasn't training. It was conditioning.

This... LA Swat works with Camp Pendleton Marines all the time (from my understanding). They get plenty of training and have plenty of facilities to train at...

This was a politically driven training exercise....

 

[Bunnykid68]

Isn't LA the place that the Chris Doerner fiasco started? Seems like Cali could spend some time and effort doing something more productive than a show of force to the peasants

 

[rambone]

Obama was in Los Angeles during the Homeland Security conference.

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

police force with military weaponry

Do tell what "military weaponry" LAPD possesses.

 

[lucky4034]

Do tell what "military weaponry" LAPD possesses.

LAPD Equipment - official website of THE LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT