• Sanctus@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    If you see a straight line of brown and tan uniforms, do you ever really think “theres the good guys?”

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    11 months ago

    Good thing that the police have turned up with a military humvee, I’m sure that will be needed

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      11 months ago

      Can’t name the incident, but this is an American Indian tribe vs police over a land dispute. I think it was about an oil pipeline crossing tribal lands.

      • tryptaminev 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺@feddit.de
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        11 months ago

        This is Police? They have fucking machineguns on cars?! If the 2A people would have any brains, they would dismantle the police now, because that is what a malicious governments supression force looks like.

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              11 months ago

              Not the full military, per say- National Guard is controlled by each State’s Governor, but can still be called on and used on the Federal level. This was a State level issue. Not always for “defensive” issues either, usually humanitarian, etc.

              I’m not advocating one way or another on the WHY they are there, just pointing out that those armored vehicles are NOT police.

              • tryptaminev 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺@feddit.de
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                11 months ago

                thank you for the insight. In my country Germany it is prohibited to use the military in the interior, except for relief in natural catastrophes. Unfortunately this is something where the right wing nut jobs love to “open the debate” every decade or so.

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        11 months ago

        Probably the Dakota Access Pipeline protests at Standing Rock reserve?