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July 11, 2016
Former Philly police chief predicts violence at conventions
Former Philadelphia police commissioner Charles Ramsey told Meet the Press that he expects "some incident" to occur to mar the political conventions later this month.
He also stated that America is sitting on a "powder keg" and that we're in "a very, very critical point in the history of this country."
NBC News:
Charles Ramsey, one of the co-chairs of President Obama's task force in community policing and former Philadelphia police commissioner, told NBC's Chuck Todd he doesn't think the upcoming Republican and Democratic national conventions are going to occur "without some incident taking place."
"It's unfortunate, but that's what I personally think. I hope that's not the case. But you've got too many people that are now with this extreme rhetoric, and that is just not good for anybody," Ramsey said. The GOP convention begins on July 18 in Cleveland. The following week, the...(Read Full Post)