Police have prepared for riots in cities with large black populations if Obama is not elected.
Or at least that’s what I’ve heard, directly and indirectly.
I don’t buy this. Poking around the best I could find was this article from the United Kingdom. Homeboy interviewed the “police spokesman” (who the hell is that?) and then–get this–a “an internet columnist and black Republican candidate for state representative in Massachusetts”. In other words, a cat with a blog and absolutely no expertise whatsoever (he’s a candidate, not a representative). The other article I found was a duplicate. I imagine this story to blow up closer to the election, to the point it becomes self-fulfilling. I wish we wouldn’t reproduce this meme ourselves but I guess it’s par for the course.
I’ve already said I think this election is a lock. So perhaps the bigger question is what types of preparations does law enforcement need to make to deal with the socialist haters?
That's a cover story. They're actually preparing for riots that will erupt when the investment account runs (taking place as we type) precipitate some major runs on commercial banks with a failure of funds availability and the corresponding chaos that a real and acute cash crisis will precipitate in selected metropolitan areas where some big banks are on death watch.
There was an article about this on The Root. The author argued that black people rioting after a Obama loss is as likely white people rioting if there is a Obama Win: http://www.theroot.com/id/48479
Ultimately, I agree, there is little to no indication whatsoever that anything other than a dramatic drop in feelings of political efficacy would happen in black communities if Obama loses.
peace.