It looks like the $50 million in tax payer money Congress doled out for security during the Republican National Convention has paid off.

According to ABC News and Tampa Police Chief Jane Castor, so far this week three protesters have been arrested. Caster said most protests downtown consisted of fewer than 10 people and protesters were vastly outnumbered by cops.

ABC News said Hurricane Isaac may have discouraged protesters, but “some believe the huge show of force by law enforcement may have scared off any potential troublemakers.”

“There’s probably—and I don’t know what the number are, but there’s probably 10 security personnel for every protester who’s in town,” Tampa radio host Rob Lorei told the Amy Goodman of Democracy Now.

“What’s interesting is that you can’t get through downtown Tampa within blocks and blocks of the Tampa Convention Center, so if you’re trying to drive through, if you’ve got business down in that part of town, you have no access to it,” he added.

Prior to the RNC, the government converted downtown Tampa into a virtual police state. The convention is designated by the Department of Homeland Security as one of four National Special Security Events to be held in 2012. Others include the G-8 and G-20 confabs and the World Bank and IMF meetings. Globalists are particularly keen to make sure protests do not interrupt their move toward world government and bankster consolidation.

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