Am I the only one who does not understand why none of these idiots are being arrested?

[branford]

140. Few people are suggesting doing nothing, and a lot of people do view the matter in a binary fashion.

Given the militia's lack of support locally and nationally, remote location, minor criminal violations, etc., non-confrontational monitoring and non-public law enforcement preparation, really is doing something, and doing it smart with little risk of bloodshed (or political blow-back and making these idiots martyrs) and high probability of resolution.

Moreover, a great number of people are indeed advocating very drastic, violent and dangerous actions, largely because of the right-wing beliefs of the militia. Sadly, these are many of the same people complaining about the militarization of law enforcement, stupid police polices where they shoot first, and ask questions later, failure of police to deescalate confrontations, etc.

Of course, the situation on the ground can change or worsen with little warning, law enforcement must be prepared to quickly adapt without overreacting, and opinions on how to then best deal with the situation may radically change.