Posse commitatus says active duty troops can't do law enforcement, so if anyone it's going to fall to Guard units. I seriously doubt these looters/protestors want to tangle with active duty troops, and vice versa- aside from the legal restrictions.

My fear is that if Guard units are nationalized and Trump gets heavy handed with them, this is going to turn from a protest about MPD killing a civilian to a national protest about Trump. There needs to be a focus on Minneapolis, and Floyd George, not the president.

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Posted by AbuTheMonkey

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Posted on 5/29/20 at 10:27 pm to NYNolaguy1

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Posse commitatus says active duty troops can't do law enforcement, so if anyone it's going to fall to Guard units. I seriously doubt these looters/protestors want to tangle with active duty troops, and vice versa- aside from the legal restrictions.

My fear is that if Guard units are nationalized and Trump gets heavy handed with them, this is going to turn from a protest about MPD killing a civilian to a national protest about Trump. There needs to be a focus on Minneapolis, and Floyd George, not the president.

There are exceptions that can be utilized from the Enforcement Acts - see the Little Rock Nine and the 101st Airborne.

I have to think part of this is cabin fever from the quarantine, but it would behoove all levels of government to keep this as local and non-military as possible for as long as possible. NG aren't really well-trained for riot control, and active duty won't take any prisoners (and certainly aren't trained to do so).

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