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SunSeeker

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7. It is 24 hour protection. You need 12 to adequately cover 3 8-hour shifts.

Reply to yeoman6987 (Reply #3)

Fri Mar 24, 2017, 02:35 AM

Mar 2017

12 marshals gives you just 4 marshals per 8-hour shift. You need a minimum of 3 if you want 2 there at all times, so that agents can take turns taking bathroom and meal breaks. And they can't work 7 days a week, each agent needs to get 2 days off per week. Do the math.

The judge's family may be in danger as well. One marshal may need to go to the store, school etc.with family members.

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US Marshals sent to protect Hawaii judge who stopped Trump's latest travel ban [View all] drm604 Mar 2017 OP

JHC! Be safe from trump murderous assholes Cha Mar 2017 #1

FFS Lucinda Mar 2017 #2

Seems like a lot of resources. yeoman6987 Mar 2017 #3

must mean the threat was that serious onetexan Mar 2017 #4

They're not doing this for fun and games you know. The threats must have been credible and terrible. Hekate Mar 2017 #5

Yup. Hawaii has very strict gun laws and not a lot of whackos. nt oasis Mar 2017 #6

It is 24 hour protection. You need 12 to adequately cover 3 8-hour shifts. SunSeeker Mar 2017 #7

Well.....agents have to sleep, too. nt msanthrope Mar 2017 #8

Shift work Lee-Lee Mar 2017 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author RandiFan1290 Mar 2017 #10