Did Black Panthers Intimidate Voters at a Philadelphia Polling Station?
With United States Election Day 2008 kicking off, there have been incidents of voting issues at the polls. States reporting such incidents so far are Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Ohio. One incident in particular is making headlines: Fox News reports Republicans have been intimidated at one of the polling areas in Philadelphia. Fox News says voters have been intimidated by two poll watchers that are allegedly members of the “Black Panthers.” In the videos above, these two poll waters are dressed in black military-style gear with the trademark black beret hats. From their appearances, they seem to be intimidating and could be classified as hostile. One of them had a baton in his hands. Luckily, the situation has been dealt with by the police. Rick Leventhal of Fox News was at the scene of the incident. He asked one of the men “guarding” the doors: “Is there any reason why you’re wearing that uniform?” In the video with Leventhal, there was a confrontat
