A few months ago, delegates from across the state attended the Republican state convention in a ballroom of a tony Little Rock hotel. Well, most attended.
Although the Pulaski County Republican Committee properly elected representatives to the convention, a handful of disgruntled members made false claims about the election of the Pulaski County delegates at the state convention. These elected officials were not allowed in the proceedings. Most then left.
Here’s where it gets interesting.
When a few Pulaski County delegates remained in the hotel lobby outside the assembly hall in which the convention was held, Little Rock police officers ejected them from the hotel. Well, “kind-of” police. The cops were in uniform, but off-duty at the time.
Little Rock, like many municipalities, allows officers to work private security. These off-duty police wear official uniforms and appear as on-duty—except for the use of body cameras. Those are nowhere to be found. Want to get video of what transpires when off-duty cops work in official uniform for private contractors? That’s not available.
When the Pulaski County Republican delegates were ejected, they had not broken any laws. Nor did hotel management ask that these individuals to be removed. Nothing of the sort.
Rather, the banishment demand came from the local-party holdovers who manufactured the false claims precluding the county-party delegates from being seated in the first place. There’s the rub.
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