Posted on 07/06/2020 8:15:59 AM PDT by Pining_4_TX
Probably a training exercise but interesting.
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Very cool. And yes it appears to be contained like a training exercise.
Gotta go with what works!....................
It will only work if the police are well trained and are massive in number compared to the protestors.
Impressive! We should consider the same against the communist/antifa/BLM
Ha, ha, good idea!
P.J. O’Rourke’s book Holidays in Hell has a chapter (I think based on a Rolling Stone article) where he covers rioter-police interactions in Seoul. He was quite impressed at the level of organization on both sides.
Here’s an article with some quotes from it.
http://blog.lareviewofbooks.org/the-korea-blog/protest-korean-style/
I like water cannons best of all.
The ROK has conscripted national service and not all go to the military. A lot of the riot police are conscripts, but their leadership are career professionals.
Unlike US police who may be street cops, patrol officers etc., who are trained in civil disturbance ops and issued a helmet and shield for use as necessary, the KNP riot police are full time. When they're not actively working a civil disturbance, they are training for them. They'll show up in specially equipped busses that have the glass covered by fencing, tear gas, launchers, shotguns, etc. strapped inside. When they stand in formation, every 3rd or 4th one has a fire extinguisher strapped to his back.
They are incredibly efficient, and appropriately aggressive. They have no problem escalating force in response to a crowd. I once saw a demonstrator pitch a lit molotov cocktail at a formation of police. By some quirk, it did not shatter, but skidded along the asphalt coming to rest in front of the formation. One of the KNP picked it up and threw it right back into the crowd where it did shatter. They also seem to have a very large budget for tear gas, and little hesitation using it.
Roman tactics work very well against much larger forces.
But then, the Romans killed their enemy with short sword thrusts.
Don’t think the Romans have any tactics in peaceful crowd control.
Thanks, that was interesting. P.J. O’Rourke called Koreans the Irish of Asia for their joy in a good fight. :-)
They need short swords.
Nice!
I believe that move is called the Testudo, or tortoise. The Romans knew how to kick butt when necessary.
Brings to mind the hilarious knighting scene with Danny Kaye in the movie Court Jester.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oskCypnfoA8
Somebody needs to kick some butt here and now to stop the insanity.
Pretty cool!
They’re just missing the “war hounds” being unleashed - like about 30 Italian mastiffs. Imagine that coming towards you.
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