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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]louzke9
(296 posts)42. And the COST to hire "private security"!
"A staff report compiled by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on behalf of Representative Henry Waxman questioned the cost-effectiveness of using Blackwater forces instead of U.S. troops. Blackwater charges the government $1,222 per day per guard, "equivalent to $445,000 per year, or six times more than the cost of an equivalent U.S. soldier," the report alleged."
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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