 Originally Posted by Xaqaria
The article was not about riot police, it was about the national guard. We are talking about the military being used to police citizens, which is illegal in this country.
 Originally Posted by guerilla
Correct, posse comitatus act of 1878 prohibits the national guard, air force, marines, army and other military or paramilitary from operating with law enforcement or doing law enforcement duties themselves such as traffic control, checkpoints, arrests...etc
This was enacted right after the civil war and was an agreement to prevent future civil wars from presidents placing soldiers around the nation or amassing near state borders like the south, it was basically a peace agreement between the slave owners and non slave owners, and it still applies today. (well, not really because the government is spitting on it everyday by placing 500,000 soldiers in the streets of the entire nation, 500 thousand troops were deployed here in October of 2008 by the bush administration, and the policy continues to this day regardless of administration changes)
The other reason for it, is to prevent presidents or governors from using military to suppress dissent or peaceful citizens.
Julius Caesar did such a thing, which destroyed the republic of rome, and transformed it into an empire.
Remember, we are (were) a Republic, we are and have become a militaristic empire since the days of vietnam or even before some say.
This is also why we have a right to bear arms, to protect America from its government, or other foreign or domestic threats.
You guys are either blind or ignoring my posts. Since most blind people don't post in internet forums, I'm going to assume you are ignoring my posts.
Twice I posted information that negates both your statements (and the topic of the thread) that using national guard forces to enforce laws is not prohibited so long as they are under command of the governor.
Since you guys seem to know so much about what the Posse Comitatus disallows, I'm going to assume you've read it. I have not read it. Since you have nothing to fear because you've correctly interpreted the Act, I request that you link me to where I may read it seeing as I cannot find it myself. Surely the act itself will negate what I've said... so long as you have read it and interpreted it correctly.
 Originally Posted by guerilla
OMG lol check this new video out i just spotted on youtube.
These 3 goons in black bandanas sure stick out like a sore thumb among peaceful protesters, do they really think they can go undercover as anarchists and start a riot amongst peaceful non violent citizens?
these are undercover cops, reguardless of evidence, this tape is evidence enough to understand that alot of these broken windows were probably other undercover snakes trying to de-rail the protest movement, to discredit and make them look violent.
EPIC FAIL! lol cops lose, we win
Three guys standing around with covered faces doesn't prove anything. You do not have the evidence to make the assumption that those men were officers. Even if they were officers, you have no evidence to support any intent of anything. Any conclusion you make would be nothing short of paranoid assumption.
 Originally Posted by Alric
Yes you can, no one in the video was being violent which proves, no one in the video was being violent and yet they still got hit. I am not sure how much more proof you need than video evidence.
That doesn't make any sense though. If their not being violent, then how are they a threat to the people there? Even if they march down to them? What are they going to do, curse at them? Well that is why they got freedom of speech.
The protesters were attempting to march down to the G20 summit. They did not have a permit to march and therefore were doing something wrong. What you fail to understand is that it is also the duty of the police to prevent dangerous situations. Whether you like it or not, a bunch of protesters near a meeting of the most powerful nations, some potentially with bad intentions, creates a dangerous situation. More so than regular protests because the targets are so sensitive and numerous.
Not only that, but from looking at that video, I'd say the protesters were quite rowdy.
Not only that, but they got teargassed, not gunned down. The only reason they got teargassed is because they attempted to approach the G-20 summit.
 Originally Posted by Hercuflea
Oh my god. I just came across this video. It's absolutely sick. I almost had a tear come to my eyes when i saw it. If you live in america, youre living in the USSR. This is what we get for trusting the government.
http://snardfarker.ning.com/video/th...-take-a-trophy
The next thing you know they'll be putting a gun to his head and shoving him into a pit.
Here we go with the USSR comparisons...
Again, this doesn't prove anything. The video is a mere 26 seconds. It doesn't show why he was in the position he was in, it only shows that he was. That video is out of context.
Even if it is correct (and I don't think it is, but I can't say for sure), your conclusion is extremely biased and irrational. You do not have the evidence to make such assumptions. If you do, then prove me wrong. And if you do, you should have posted it along with the video.
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