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To: PapaBear3625

Nope. Martial law has nothing to do with actions of cops or military.

It is a suspension of normal law, habeas corpus, etc. that makes the actions of the cops and military that you describe legal.

If martial law is not in place, the cops and military can still do such things, but their actions aren’t legal.

IOW, martial law nothing to do with what is done, only with its legal status. The courts are typically closed, and offenders can be tried by military tribunals, not civilian courts.


66 posted on 01/24/2014 7:15:54 AM PST by Sherman Logan
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To: Sherman Logan
If martial law is not in place, the cops and military can still do such things, but their actions aren’t legal.

If the State refuses to prosecute an act, then the act is effectively legal.

67 posted on 01/24/2014 9:05:19 AM PST by PapaBear3625 (You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
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