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Here's a close up view of what happened with the National Guard in Atlanta (Original Post) NoRoadUntravelled Jun 2020 OP
National Guard In Atlanta JGug1 Jun 2020 #1
Context please. What's going on here? Pepsidog Jun 2020 #2
Joke? JGug1 Jun 2020 #3
Dance steps are stronger than tear gas, pepper spray, and plastic bullets. pazzyanne Jun 2020 #4
it can happen here .(with lots of reverb on the announcers voice .) AllaN01Bear Jun 2020 #5
Huh tiptonic Jun 2020 #6
Would you rather watch them shooting rubber bullets at peaceful protestors? Ferrets are Cool Jun 2020 #10
This makes me feel proud of the Army National Guard Hooah weissmam Jun 2020 #11
They're the National Guard.... paleotn Jun 2020 #15
Here's a link to the story in the New York Post NoRoadUntravelled Jun 2020 #7
NG units tend to be from the nearby neighborhoods. . . DinahMoeHum Jun 2020 #8
Bottom Line weissmam Jun 2020 #9
Bingo. paleotn Jun 2020 #14
This is from at least a week ago. Renew Deal Jun 2020 #12
Now show tonight. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #13
This is outrageous! patphil Jun 2020 #16

JGug1

(320 posts)
3. Joke?
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 09:01 PM
Jun 2020

Nope, apparently it really did happen. What a weird world we live in. Not that I object. Too bad they didn't dance instead of shooting, back in the day.

pazzyanne

(6,549 posts)
4. Dance steps are stronger than tear gas, pepper spray, and plastic bullets.
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 09:06 PM
Jun 2020

What a good way to de escalate a situation. Non-threatening and community building. Makes since to me.

Ferrets are Cool

(21,106 posts)
10. Would you rather watch them shooting rubber bullets at peaceful protestors?
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 10:16 PM
Jun 2020

Or maybe real ones would make "you" feel safe.

paleotn

(17,912 posts)
15. They're the National Guard....
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 10:42 PM
Jun 2020

Not regular active duty. And even if they were, they're Americans just like you and me. Sheeesh.

DinahMoeHum

(21,784 posts)
8. NG units tend to be from the nearby neighborhoods. . .
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 10:06 PM
Jun 2020

. . .so they have a more positive connection with everyday civilians and regard themselves more as keepers of the peace than as regular soldiers.

Case in point: when my city north of NYC was hit with an initial outbreak of COVID-19, we had the nearby New York 369th division of the NG (aka The Harlem Hellfighters) available to aid in the deep cleaning of public buildings, transport to the hospitals and distribution of food and other necessities to people in affected neighborhoods and institutional facilities, ie. senior centers and assisted living centers when their supply chains were disrupted.




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weissmam

(905 posts)
9. Bottom Line
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 10:16 PM
Jun 2020

Te national guard is there to protect people and help out in emergencies

The last thing they are is police,

Plus they are only part time military , most of the time they are your next door neighboor

patphil

(6,172 posts)
16. This is outrageous!
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 10:52 PM
Jun 2020

Next thing you know they'll be mob dancing to Michael Jackson's "Thriller".

Now I would pay to see that.

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