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To: Mouton
They should show up with tanks firing canister rounds.

That is not going to happen. I posted the comment below on 11-14-2014. It still holds true.

The National Guard is not going to clear the streets with a "whiff of grapeshot. They are allowed to use deadly force to protect themselves, to protect the lives of others, to protect key infrastructure, such as power plants, and perhaps some forms of arson.

They cannot shoot looters for looting. The National Guard provides an "official presence", prevents rape and murder in front of their noses, and guards key infrastructure. If they face rioters who have been educated to understand that so long as they are not attacking the National Guard, killing, raping, burning or attacking key infrastructure, the National Guard is not going to use deadly force, things could get very bad.

34 posted on 09/23/2020 2:23:01 PM PDT by Pilsner
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To: Pilsner
"The National Guard is not going to clear the streets with a "whiff of grapeshot."

Exactly so. The last Louisville lockdown, the NG marched down Broadway and took out a guy who fired wildly into law enforcement.

42 posted on 09/23/2020 3:29:11 PM PDT by StAnDeliver (I've got your Third Rail of Politics right here.)
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