Protests Flashcards
When can police restrict the time, place, and manner of speech?
To maintain public safety and order and facilitate uninhibited commerce and freedom of movement.
What are the 3 types of protests?
- Peaceful Demonstration - lawful public expression
- Civil Disobedience - Nonviolent protest with intentional breach of law
- Riot - Assembly constituting clear and present danger of violent or unlawful acts. Immediate threat to public safety/property (looting)
What is the departments primary goal in peaceful demonstrations?
Safe movement of the crowd
Who will attempt communication with protest organizers?
Supervisor
Can officers accept food/drink from either party?
No, must be impartial
In an unplanned or spontaneous event what will the first arriving officer do?
- Location
- # of people
- Purpose of event
- ID organizers
- Any unlawful or disruptive activity
When a supervisor arrives on an unplanned/spontaneous event they will access?
- Threat to public safety
- Protect/preserve citizens civil rights
- ID any unlawful actions
- Movement (vehicle/pedestrian)
- Impact on businesses
- Cooperation of event organizers
- Duration
- Need for PPE/SWAT/In-the-box squad/EM
- Medical stage
At a minimum who will be made aware of unplanned/spontaneous incident?
Area command Captain
How many times does a dispersal order need to be given?
Multiple times with ample time to leave the area
When does a dispersal order not need 3 times?
Immediate risk to public safety or significant property damage is occurring reasonable time will be allowed for compliance
When does a dispersal order not need to be given?
Immediate threat of physical harm or death to a person
What will supervisors consider when making an arrest during protest?
Timing, location, method, and resources availiable
Who should be in the arrest team?
Supervisor and multiple officers
True/False: Officer should generate a new event number when a use of force incident occurs?
True
When will aerosol irritants be deployed?
Only after clear warning and avenues of egress are available
Who is requested for field force extractions?
HSST
What will officers do when arriving on protestors who have locked themselves together?
- Confirm protestors are locked
- Make contact and gather info
- Contact SIS (labor union?)
- Determine what laws are being violated
What will IC do when arriving on protest where individuals have locked themselves together?
- Establish ICS
- Determine crime and request to disperse if not issue dispersal order
- Request HSST if ignore dispersal order
- Create buffer zone of vehicle/pedestrian traffic
- Assign arrest team to take subjects from HSST
