3mo ago

Trump Orders Hegseth, Bondi to Send Military Assets to State, Local Police 'to Prevent Crime' in Latest Executive Order

www.latintimes.com

I got this from reddit. In one of the comments I found this about Washington state: Governor Bob Ferguson signed into law a bill that restricts out-of-state military forces from entering Washington. House Bill 1321....

I suggest we write our local governments to enact the same type of law before it is too late.

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If you're not already, I advise you to be white and male pretty quick. This is definitely a prelude to martial law.
- Also straight, healthy and neurotypical.
  
  And not poor, billionaire would be preferable.
- I have heard that being european and living in Europe is also a good way to deal with the current situation in the US
  
  Speaking as an American...
  
  Right up until the idiot starts mumbling about the "52nd state"....
So this is where all those privately owned guns are gonna be used for their intended purpose - to oppose tyranny. Right?... Right?
- Incoming onion article: NRA says using guns to overthrow tyrannical government a right, not an obligation
  Edit: I don't knows if I should remove this, it is in bad taste, this is a gravely serious thing.
  Initially my thought was this is what they'll actually say or something -- kind of dark humour.
  I wish all Americans the best over the next several years.
  
  Thank you.
- Correct, and thanks for asking.
  Most of us won’t survive longer than maybe a second or two, at best, but know without a doubt that we’re out there. You won’t see or hear anything about us because it won’t be covered by the suborned media.
  All the anti-2a people have accomplished is to help the fascists into power and render themselves helpless against them.
  
  All the anti-2a people have accomplished is to help the fascists into power and render themselves helpless against them.
  Fascism is here, and the Second Amendment has never once been restricted in any practical fashion. That means that fascism rose to power while everyone was fuckin strapped. Nobody has done shit so far except that one kid in Butler who was a bad shot.
  What do you still need so that you'd have been a genuine threat to the world's global military hedgemon? A personal F-15 Eagle?
  
  Lol bro what are you talking about? Given that there are few-to-no anti-2a people who feverishly vote far-right I think we can confidently say that they are not helping fascists into power. Unless, of course, we’re saying that gun owners getting butthurt and single-issuing their vote in order to keep their hobby is somehow their fault. Far too many gun owners put their firearms above their fellow countryman and it’s just embarrassing.
  “Take my guns away?! Well how about THIS!” followed by “they made me do it” is so weak. Try again.
  Context: I love guns as a hobby, even had a restricted license(could also own handguns in Canada) for a bit myself and days on the range were really fun. They’re 100% for fun, and if that fun comes at the cost of putting millions of basically unaccounted for firearms into circulation then it’s not fucking worth it.
- !ArmedDemocrats@midwest.social
- Probably not, based on the gun laws I’m seeing there.
Martial law here we come
- So say we all!
- Yet veterans in comment sections of police shootings say that they have better trigger discipline when they are policing an area.
  
  They probably do, but that doesn’t mean they are right for the job on US soil.
- Police are the violent arm of the state, the fuck he on about lol? Cops don't protect shit but capitol.
- Frack, BSG was good...
Wow, it’s like he’s building his own brown shirt brigade across the country!
- red hats = brown shirts
  ice = gestapo
  this = ss
Crime is whatever he says it is I guess, and includes but is not limited to having the wrong skin color.
Joke's on him - local police have been getting heavy duty military equipment for decades.
I just wish that joke was funny.
- Ikr? Those ah's already walk around dressed like they're in battle.
Send them to the White House where the frequency and scale of the crimes is the highest
What about Posse Comitatus?
- Laws don't apply to the president and the police.
- That only applies to Title 10 troops.
My understanding is that the washington law has an exemption for troops activated by the president or something. So it is mostly toothless. But it is symbolic. And in this case that is worth something.
send them to the white house instead.
- The crime’s coming from inside the house
So local police will now have access to nukes?
Because at this point that's almost the only thing they don't have yet.
TL;DR:
Trump just signed an executive order to send military resources (equipment, training, etc.) tonlocal police. Critics worry it could overstep civil liberties and violate laws limiting military involvement in civilian policing. The plan gives officials 90 days to figure out how to do it, and it’s likely to face legal challenges. Trump’s pushing hard on his "law and order" agenda, targeting sanctuary cities.

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