Video: 'F around and find out', warns Philadelphia district attorney.

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Snipers on roofs and US election staff in bulletproof vests, says official

Philadelphia's top prosecutor warns anyone who stirs up trouble will be dealt with swiftly and severely - amid fears Trump supporters could cause unrest if he loses or try to "bully" people.

Tuesday 5 November 2024

Snipers on rooftops and officials wearing bulletproof vests are among extreme measures at some US voting locations, according to a senior election official.

Barbed-wire fencing has also been put up at several places that saw trouble in the wake of the 2020 presidential vote, Tammy Patrick told Sky News.

It comes as Philadelphia's district attorney, Larry Krasner, told troublemakers to stay away, warning: "We're not playing. F around and find out."

Ms Patrick, chief programme officer at the National Association of Election Officials, said 40% of workers had already experienced threats or abuse.

There are fears officials could be at risk as votes are cast and counted, or that violence could break out if Donald Trump loses and disputes the result.

"Election officials have had to take some extreme measures to make sure they have protected not only themselves and their staff, but the literal ballots that contain the voices of their voters," said Ms Patrick.

She said some staff had resorted "to implementing bulletproof vests" while counting centres in places such as Maricopa County, Arizona, and Las Vegas, Nevada, had put up barbed wire.

"There are snipers on top of buildings around some of this country's election offices. These are extraordinary times," Ms Patrick told Sky News.

Metal fences were also being put up on Monday near the White House in Washington DC, not far from the infamous storming of the Capitol building after the last election.

The Maricopa County tabulation centre - in downtown Phoenix - was a flashpoint for rigged election conspiracy theorists four years ago and security has now been beefed up.

'Drones around polling stations'

County Sheriff Russ Skinner said his department was on "high alert" with drones monitoring activity around polling stations and snipers and other assets ready if needed.

"There will be zero tolerance on anything related to criminal activity," added Mr Skinner.

Arizona and Nevada are two of the seven key swing states expected to tip the balance and decide who becomes president.

Concerns of unrest have ratcheted up due to the extremely close nature of the contest and Donald Trump's claims - without evidence - that election cheating is already taking place.

He's also repeatedly told supporters he can only lose if Democrats cheat and has refused to say whether he will accept the results.

Pennsylvania is another swing state - and carries more weight than the others due to its 19 electoral college votes. On Monday officials there gave a blunt warning to would-be troublemakers.

"Anybody who thinks its time to play militia, F around and find out," warned Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner.

"Anybody who thinks it's time to insult, to deride, to mistreat, to threaten people, F around and find out," he added.

"We do have the cuffs, we do have the jail cells, we do have the Philly juries and we have the state prisons.

"So if you're going to try to turn an election into some form of coercion, if you're going to try to bully people, bully votes or voters, you're going to try to erase votes, you're going to try any of that nonsense, we're not playing. F around and find out. That's what we're going to do."

The worst scenario and the one most likely to spark trouble is Trump losing and refusing to concede defeat, according to Peter Simi, a sociology professor who has researched threats against public officials.

He told Reuters unrest could be "dispersed, diffuse events across multiple locations" rather than a repeat of the mass storming of the US Capitol building.

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Photo 1) Workers put up security fencing near the White House on Monday. Pic: Reuters

Photo 2) Trump supporters rallied in Maricopa County, Arizona, days after the 2020 election. pic: AP

Photo 3) Extra fencing is in place near the White House in Washington DC. Pic: Reuters

Videos: Security fences installed in Washington DC due to general election.


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Trump will win

Ok

Ok

Sharp

vote for donald trump

Now this is some heavy policing!

.us election have degraded really fast all because of Donald trump

Trump has brought hatred into US politics, us leaders in the past was so elegant and matured

Donald Trump, the grand patron of narcissists, will not go down without a fight.

Ooopps

NOT KAMALA HARRIS SUPPORTER BUT THIS IS THE EFFECT OF TRUMP DIVISIVE BRAND OF POLITICS. ALWAYS POLARIZING ISSUE.

COUPLE WITH USELESS MAINSTREAM MEDIAS.

THE DAMAGE CAUSED WOULD TAKE LONG TO RECTIFY

We do not care who gets your vote but we care you get to vote....simple

Security agencies are neutral trying to secure lives and properties if it were in Nigeria M.C oluomo and police will conive to opperess voters and Tinubu would have told them to grab it snatched it and run away.

Let the winner win. I am here to congratulate the winner.

This is a real shame on the United States.

The country is looking like a war zone because of an election.

The only product they are selling to the whole world - democracy - is under threat in the US (threatened by their own citizens!!).

Countries like China would be laughing.

If only African can evolve their own electoral system .

US is very strong militarily but i am afraid they might implode like USSR.

They never learnt from history. Today, November 5, will either make or mar the United States.

I hope they survive it.

WrriterNg:
Signs of a third world banana Republic.

If Trump wins there will be chaos and violence from Democrats.

If Kamala wins, the chaos will triple.

This is a lose lose election for the US.

I'm salivating and can't wait to see hell break lose in the United Snakes of America.

Meanwhile Russia, Nigeria and other states should send election monitors to ensure a free and fair election.

These sons of mohammed sef.


Una too dey talk oh

Small election, Kazeem don dey pray make America scatter.




Kazeem sense no even tell am say, even if America scatter, no muslim country is up to the 10th in line to be the world's super power.
Kazeem, calm down, focus on your Osun state.

This election tough ooo

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Trump should win. After watching Harris's truancy law she implemented in California, she lost my support. That woman is a beast

Who go win go win.

MC Oluomo reloaded