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13. You have to explain it to the police first ...

Wed Sep 18, 2013, 05:12 PM

Sep 2013

... they keep calling non-cops "civilians".

As if the Police is another military branch.

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Navy Yard Shooting: Capitol Police tactical team called back to Hill [View all] atreides1 Sep 2013 OP

Could have been a distraction jberryhill Sep 2013 #1

Agree. DURHAM D Sep 2013 #3

This was the SWAT Team that was called back! atreides1 Sep 2013 #6

Is the Navy Yard in their jurisdiction or not? jberryhill Sep 2013 #9

BENGHAZI ! BENGHAZI ! BENGHAZI ! nt DURHAM D Sep 2013 #2

WTH was that watch commander THINKING? ColesCountyDem Sep 2013 #4

He was thinking it might be a diversion to leave Congress unprotected. kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #5

You know what he was thinking? atreides1 Sep 2013 #7

I am theorizing. And I am also theorizing that you are an ass. kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #11

Keep an eye on this story jberryhill Sep 2013 #14

I disagree. ColesCountyDem Sep 2013 #12

What was the specific sequence of events here? jberryhill Sep 2013 #15

The source is in the OP. ColesCountyDem Sep 2013 #16

There is no source identified in the story jberryhill Sep 2013 #18

So what? ColesCountyDem Sep 2013 #19

Having an active brain is not a requirement for the military. ConcernedCanuk Sep 2013 #8

I apologize for having been drafted, so many years ago. mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2013 #10

You have to explain it to the police first ... JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2013 #13

A lot of them think they are soldiers warrant46 Sep 2013 #17