We can’t tell by the documentation because documentation can be faked easily.
In Houston there have been a number of violent 3 am home invasions where the thugs dressed up in windbreakers with somewhat realistic “FBI” and “DEA” on the back, plus phony badges.
“We can’t tell by the documentation because documentation can be faked easily.”
We’re getting close to the point where citizens will not be able to tell the difference between the government sector criminals and the private sector criminals. If the private sector thugs are going to copy the Feds with 3am SWAT raids, the Feds will have to expect a gun fight every time they launch a raid on a private citizen.
A lot of wars start this way; an unexpected event acts as a catalyst for further violence between two distrusting groups- the government and the people in this case.