that will be the signal for yet another insurrection attempt, but one that’s much better coordinated than last time
Ok, so, pay attention to the right-wing messaging, and deploy a battalion of National Guard armed with assault rifles to whatever the new presumed target is.
Deploying armed military within the US is a recipe for disaster. This is a police issue.
I’m not saying do t have the guard ready to deploy, I’m just saying don’t put them there to start with. They only have one action they know how to perform and it’s not peaceful.
No, deploying the police is a recipe for disaster.
The military not only actually teaches their personnel rules of engagement and de-escalation techniques, they also tend to hold their people more accountable thanks to the UCMJ.
And over the last few years the police repeatedly show they’ve only got two responses: do nothing if it threatens them or it’s anything Republican; or, beat the shit out of peaceful protestors and kill/arrest minorities.
Police were at the Capitol on 1/6, and most of them stood back and stood by. A small minority of them did their job, like officer Sicknick, and he’s dead now.
Ok, so, pay attention to the right-wing messaging, and deploy a battalion of National Guard armed with assault rifles to whatever the new presumed target is.
Deploying armed military within the US is a recipe for disaster. This is a police issue.
I’m not saying do t have the guard ready to deploy, I’m just saying don’t put them there to start with. They only have one action they know how to perform and it’s not peaceful.
No, deploying the police is a recipe for disaster.
The military not only actually teaches their personnel rules of engagement and de-escalation techniques, they also tend to hold their people more accountable thanks to the UCMJ.
And over the last few years the police repeatedly show they’ve only got two responses: do nothing if it threatens them or it’s anything Republican; or, beat the shit out of peaceful protestors and kill/arrest minorities.
Police were at the Capitol on 1/6, and most of them stood back and stood by. A small minority of them did their job, like officer Sicknick, and he’s dead now.