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aint_no_life_nowhere

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8. Keep the National Guard at home and let them be used in exceptional cases

Reply to Miigwech (Original post)

Wed Aug 13, 2014, 10:29 PM

Aug 2014

Almost no National Guard members were called up during Vietnam when we had a draft. We should use the National Guard inside the nation, only as a last resort if, God forbid, an uprising occurs (along with the guard's service during natural disasters and the like). The local police should tone it down and start relating to the community they police in, instead of acting like a foreign army of occupation.

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Fire ex-military from police force [View all] Miigwech Aug 2014 OP

Is there evidence former military are disproportionately invovled in these incidents? BainsBane Aug 2014 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author GP6971 Aug 2014 #5

I have been saying this all along.....our police forces are desert trained for 10 yrs worth VanillaRhapsody Aug 2014 #2

The surplus equipment SHOULD be going to the National Guard Amories..... VanillaRhapsody Aug 2014 #3

Broad Brush Smear The River Aug 2014 #4

I think it's a legitimate concern, especially since the evidence in these cases repeatedly Maedhros Aug 2014 #26

It's basically a shot in the dark. delta17 Aug 2014 #28

No, but what he said about poor police training on top of prior military training Maedhros Aug 2014 #29

That poor training would apply to all officers, right? delta17 Aug 2014 #30

"Serve and Protect" devolves into "Search and Destroy". . . DinahMoeHum Aug 2014 #6

You got some guns there... no, I mean the arms required to swing that brush. n/t X_Digger Aug 2014 #7

Keep the National Guard at home and let them be used in exceptional cases aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2014 #8

Almost all the reserve Combat Arms units are Guard mwrguy Aug 2014 #12

Don't think all or most x-military are a problem, but I've definitely heard SOME gunners talk as Hoyt Aug 2014 #9

Perhaps you could be bothered to provide even the slightest bit of evidence mythology Aug 2014 #10

The COPS are overly militarized. Calista241 Aug 2014 #11

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71YvIOqNYws Here's the military/police connections. L0oniX Aug 2014 #13

We should have seen this coming. Baitball Blogger Aug 2014 #14

ridiculous Skittles Aug 2014 #15

Ask the Police in your city how many ex-military are currently on the force Miigwech Aug 2014 #16

I am ex-military Skittles Aug 2014 #18

not what I said Miigwech Aug 2014 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author bluesbassman Dec 2014 #34

"I don't have all the facts.." - You should have stopped right there hack89 Aug 2014 #19

"I don't have all the facts" tammywammy Aug 2014 #20

Not smearing anyone - read this report Miigwech Aug 2014 #23

Read your uncited "report"? tammywammy Aug 2014 #24

report from U.S. Dept. of Justice Miigwech Aug 2014 #31

Police killing civilians - asking why? Miigwech Aug 2014 #17

Ugh. NuclearDem Aug 2014 #21

Worst OP on DU ever. Shameful! yeoman6987 Aug 2014 #22

Unrec. The modern version of spitting on the troops? FSogol Aug 2014 #25

I am inclined to believe that many are ex-military police who have police training rustydog Aug 2014 #27

Disagree...Are most of the individual members of police force...military? RyanWill570 Dec 2014 #33