Posted on Jun 4, 2020
'Abhorrent' and 'dangerous': Sen. Cotton's call for military response to protests receives...
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For all that we have been hearing for years, particularly from the right, that they need guns to protect themselves from the government, some of them seem more than willing to use the military on citizens when it suits their needs.
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SPC Kevin Ford
TSgt Jack Oberholtzer - I'll go with option C, the normal option, it is dealt with on the state level.
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TSgt Jack Oberholtzer
SPC Kevin Ford it should be. The problem with that is that so many of the mayors, and governors have ordered the police departments to pull back and give the rioters room to breath. That is what they did in Baltimore after Freddy Grey and the repercussions are still being felt. Businesses burned and lost, and murders skyrocketed afterwards because police stopped being able to enforce the laws. Better to have a military presence (military or national guard) to work with police to restore peace than to militarize the police departments (which has been happening).
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SPC Kevin Ford
TSgt Jack Oberholtzer - They already have the national guard. The protests are winding down and becoming less violent. There is no good reason to bring in federal troops and a lot of very good reasons not to.
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TSgt Jack Oberholtzer
SPC Kevin Ford I hope you are right about them winding down, but time will tell.
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The public has legitimate grievances. If we use a disproportionate violence against them, it will prove their case of police brutality. If we use federal forces, the grievances will go national. We want a scenario of Americans working with Americans to fix a problem, not police, military, governments fighting Americans. Of course the two parties have to have a meeting of the minds.
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