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Originally Posted by Steve_W
Curious, I have heard many times the Waterloo Police are absolutely brutal. I've heard many stories but one sticks out in my head. I guess there were riots in C.R. or Cedar Falls a while back and their local authorities couldn't seem to calm the situation? Well, I guess they called in Waterloo P.D. and they, for lack of a better phrase, kicked some ass.
Is there any truth to that or was it just a couple over hyped stories?
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Yes that story is accurate. there was a huge riot on College Street (where all the bars are) on Northern Iowa's homecoming night back in, i believe, 2000. I was up there, and we paid absolutely no mind to Campus Police, or the Cedar Falls Police. There is no crime in Cedar Falls (which is about 30,000 people). Those poor cops just got lost in the crowd. After about 2 hours the Waterloo Police showed up in force, and i got out of dodge. I guess so did every body else. The news said it was broken up at like 1am. about a half hour after we left. Obviously those upper middle class college kids didnt want anything to do with the "getto hardened" Waterloo police, or the tank they brought with them. I will say, though, i grew up in a pretty rough part of waterloo, and i think the waterloo police are exceptionally patient. If youre not causing a seirous problem, they will pretty much let you go. But if u give em a hard time, they certianly arent afraid to thump ur skull aginst the ground before they throw ya in the trunk of thier car.
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03-17-2008, 06:50 PM
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