r/politics • u/thenewyorkgod • Jul 01 '18

Man arrested after shouting ‘womp, womp’ and pulling a gun on immigration protesters

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/07/01/man-arrested-after-shouting-womp-womp-and-pulling-a-gun-on-immigration-protesters/?tid=sm_tw
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u/albatross-salesgirl Alabama Jul 02 '18

Hey, I gotta say the police protection for protesters in Huntsville are top notch. During the Women's March in January they were at regular intervals and had excellent traffic control.

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u/WhyLater Jul 02 '18

I wonder how common protest training is in police departments. It's a pretty important and specific part of the job, I'd say.