US Army Soldiers Acting As Police Officers in US

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So how is this new? the National Guard was called up in the 60s to control crowds when the riots started.

 

So, does that mean riots are being expected?

 

The military has assisted local first responders in dealing with natural emergencies such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and the like many times in the past. This is nothing new.

 

soldiers were called onto the streets during the LA riots in the 90s weren't they?

doesn't sound like anything new to me

 

The article is dated 2002. What happened to this brigade during Hurricane Katrina in 2005?

 

The reconstruction era was a long time ago.

 

Perhaps these more recent articles will help further understanding of the implications this entails:

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/10/03/army.unit/

http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/09/24/army/

 

That's good news. The unit can serve as a rapid reaction force to back police up or provide security.

During hurricane katrina most of New Orleans Police deserted and it was every man for himself.

The military aren't going to replace the police. The brigade has only 4700 troops. The New York Police Dept has approx 49,000 men an that's not including Federal Police like ATF, FBI, Postal Police, Tresuary, Secret Service, as well as Coast Guard, Port Authority, Transit Police etc.

 

Exactly.. Nothing new. Our military has multiple uses and this is just one of them.

 

I'm all for this as long as they're being payed in Ameros.

 

What's the exchange rate to pesos?

 

It's official: the U.S. Government views its citizens as the enemy.

 

The US military cares more about the US than the politicians.

Some of the best US Presidents were Generals in the military.

 

My thoughts on this thread are simple, the military acting as police is a violation of the Posse Commitatus Act, which most Americans don't know exist, if you think the military is acting bad now, wait until the economy collapses, just one more reason to get out of here.

Rebecca, here is a link to the Posse Commitatus Act:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_Comitatus_Act

Is the Rebecca that started this thread the same one that posted in the thread I started on relocating to another country? If it is, you now see why I want to, the government blatantly violates its own laws, you can clearly see that this country is rotting from the inside out. I strongly advise you guys to get out while the airports are still open for business.

Translation: when the economy crashes, government will respond to civil unrest with military force.

The stage has been set, I'm leaving, screw what everyone here in this forum is saying about "bravery" and "staying here," this country is finished. When the military starts acting like cops, your country is done. You guys can stay and get shot up by M16s if you want, six months and I'm definitely gone, this country has absolutely no hope, it will fall 10 times harder than Rome.

Please go read the Posse Commitatus Act. I know you've probably never heard of it, but please go read it.

 

Just look back at Katrina. When they round up your neighborhood and kick in doors and take your guns it really doesn't matter what uniform they are wearing, army green or police blue.

 

Please go read the Posse Commitatus Act. I know you've probably never heard of it, but please go read it.[/QUOTE]

Posse Commitatus Act is only an act that was passed after reconstruction. It's not part of the constitution.

Should the US fall into a depression there's no way that Police forces could handle the looting and rioting. The country has changed a lot since the 1930s and even the 1970s. People don't know how to make ends meet. Back in the 1930s people made their own clothes, grew their own vegatables and made soup. Today most people would be out in the street and hungry if they missed a few paychecks.