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In reply to the discussion: The Lead Federal Agency Responding to Protesters in Portland Employs Thousands of Private Contractor [View all]PufPuf23
(8,767 posts)36. This display makes me so angry I have thoughts do not like to have.
I have a concern.
A majority of the mercenaries employed by these contractors are highly trained vets.
Likewise probably the largest source of police are vets.
Specifically I am not calling out vets in general.
However, our military is the source of right wing anti-patriotic violent self-identifying and supporting motherfucking racist bullies fascist authoritarians that at this point have passed being a plague on the peace of our nation to where the USA is experiencing existential crisis.
I am for the Navy guy in Portland. He could be POTUS and CIC and USSC and AG and whatever the hell Mitch McConnell is except a fuckwit.
I am so angry at the moment.
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The Lead Federal Agency Responding to Protesters in Portland Employs Thousands of Private Contractor [View all]
Lasher
Jul 2020
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They are therefore subject to arrest for kidnapping, assault, and impersonating officers.
NNadir
Jul 2020
#14
Unless they've been deputized, which I'm sure they probably checked off that box. n/t
aggiesal
Jul 2020
#20
I may also need some more educating...its not like trumps goon squad are rented mall cops..
Volaris
Jul 2020
#27
I don't think it will hold up. They are not going to be protected forever. Many of them...
NNadir
Jul 2020
#28
It's inconceivable that a president would hire private security to control American citizens
Buckeyeblue
Jul 2020
#46