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What we have are unidentified men dressing up in military uniforms, cosplaying soldiers in the streets.
They are not actual military. And that should frighten everyone.
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They are not actual military. And that should frighten everyone.
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When you take federal police out of their regulated uniform and put them into military uniform, you do a few things.
First, you protect the federal agency sending the men to the streets--because no one knows who they are.
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First, you protect the federal agency sending the men to the streets--because no one knows who they are.
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Second, you harm the actual military--because folks see the uniform and assume it& #39;s American troops.
We have a government that& #39;s stolen the military uniform with the sole intention of frightening and terrorizing American people.
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We have a government that& #39;s stolen the military uniform with the sole intention of frightening and terrorizing American people.
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And now that they have the uniform on--similar to how I feel dressing up as Black Widow for Halloween--you take on the character you& #39;re portraying.
Because law enforcement is entirely different from being a soldier.
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Because law enforcement is entirely different from being a soldier.
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So, in the worst case scenario, what you have are cops playing soldier the way they think soldiers behave.
And this is the biggest problem.
Because soldiers are held to a much higher standard of conduct than civilian law enforcement.
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And this is the biggest problem.
Because soldiers are held to a much higher standard of conduct than civilian law enforcement.
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Some law enforcement officers know this--because they& #39;re veterans. In my experience, the best cops are veterans. They& #39;ve seen actual violence. They& #39;ve been trained for years on proper rules of engagement.
Civilian-only cops have not.
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Civilian-only cops have not.
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A soldier must follow those rules of engagement or face a court martial.
A soldier must follow a strict chain of command or face a court martial.
And a court martial is not a civilian trial. It doesn& #39;t even follow the same system, because soldiers are subject to the UCMJ.
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A soldier must follow a strict chain of command or face a court martial.
And a court martial is not a civilian trial. It doesn& #39;t even follow the same system, because soldiers are subject to the UCMJ.
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Which means that if *actual* soldiers were in the streets of Portland or any other US city, they would follow rules of engagement and an entirely different structure of rules that holds them to a higher standard.
Counterfeit cosplay soldiers?
Nope. None of that.
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Counterfeit cosplay soldiers?
Nope. None of that.
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