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MelissaB

(16,420 posts)
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 10:55 PM Jun 2020

Military helicopter uses 'show of force' on protesters

Military helicopter uses ‘show of force’ on protesters

As scores of protesters made their way into Washington D.C’s Chinatown district, a Blackhawk helicopter with U.S. Army markings descended to rooftop level, kicking up dirt, debris and snapping trees that narrowly missed several people. The maneuver, often conducted by low flying jets in combat zones to scare away insurgents, is known as a show of force.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/george-floyd-protests-today-06-01?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage#military-helicopter-uses-show-of-force-on-protesters


From twitter as well:


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Military helicopter uses 'show of force' on protesters (Original Post) MelissaB Jun 2020 OP
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Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
2. Well,
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 11:18 PM
Jun 2020

That's a military action since it is a tactical approach and obvious "show of force". It certainly would not fly by FAA standards, either. That was endangering civilians.

Since the military has now been used without a direct, legal order to do so en masse, we have a real problem here. We are in Posse Commitatus Act territory. Just on the threshold.

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
3. Update...
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 11:36 PM
Jun 2020

I wanted to find out the details on that and who ordered it. Bunker Bitch did. He endangered civilians with a show of military force. That shows us where this enemy of the people is coming from now and the name of his game. What's next?

America's Bad Bunker Bitch ordered it because he could get away with it:

The nation’s capital, roiled by protest, is the one jurisdiction where the Army can deploy without needing approval from a governor. So President Trump, declaring that “the destruction of peaceful life and the spilling of blood is against humanity and God,” ordered the Army to deploy an active-duty military police battalion for Washington, Defense Department officials said Monday.


https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/01/us/floyd-protests-live.html
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