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President Trump said....about the riots

pickenup
"We have our military ready, willing and able"
What are your thoughts about using the military against civilians to quell the riots.
Posse Comitatus Act notwithstanding.
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  • kimi
    nmyers said:
    In my youth, I spent some of my time in the military at Ft Sam Houston.  My company was selected for guard duty on weekends.  We were issued M14 rifles, but no ammo.  We were told to use our rifle as a club, if needed.  One of our guys was accosted by a local gang, who beat him & stole his rifle.  All of us agreed to hand over our rifles in the future, rather than take a beating for stupid officers.  But, it didn't happen again.  Then as now, criminals rarely want to carry a 10 lb rifle rather than a light, easily concealable, pistol.
    Neal
    They would have likely been drilled in my regiment.  There would have been a burial, and the guard might well have been fined for the cost of the round(s) and transferred to another command.  We were always locked and loaded when on guard duty and primed for any unexpected visitor.
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  • Mr. Perfect
    National guard fine( Washington's governor sent them to Seattle last night unarmed). Active military? The fuse is smoldering now. They want to blow this thing wide open, just bring in the US Army.

    If Trump, the Commander in Chief, orders the military to fire on civilians armed with rocks, what will you do?

    Don’t answer here. Answer in your heart, and be ready to hold yourself accountable.

    “These are the times that try men’s souls...”


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  • DaveH196803
    Quite frankly, if you throw a rock at an armed representative of the government trying to keep the peace, be it a LEO, a national guardsman, or a soldier, you should expect a forceful response, and it'd be justified. A rock to the head can kill as quickly as anything else. 
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  • cbxjeff
    At the time of 9/11 the Indy airport had NG troops stationed.  Their rifles we found out were unloaded.  I couldn't believe it.  A few years later I took my first trip to Europe (Salzburg Austria).  When I landed in Munich I was by two uniformed officers that were polite but all business.  They wanted to know where I was from, where I was going, and what my business was there. They both were carrying beautiful HK's that I'm sure were loaded.  After my 10 day visit I went through security at Munich and on my way to the gate I had to go up an escalator and go through a second security check.  I was impressed.
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  • He Dog
    Anything to divert attention from his administrations mishandling of Covid 19.
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