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Soldiers disciplined for helicopters hovering over BLM protesters in DC
ABC via Yahoo ^ | April 15th, 2021 | LUIS MARTINEZ

Posted on 04/15/2021 8:54:07 PM PDT by Mariner

An Army investigation into why low-flying D.C. National Guard helicopters hovered above Black Lives Matter protesters last June determined that while the use of the helicopters was "reasonable," there were performance shortcomings that day.

Those performance issues have resulted in disciplinary actions against certain individuals, according to Army officials. The investigation has also led the Army to implement changes in procedures for when Guard helicopters can be used for crowd control.

The D.C. National Guard's investigation was triggered by the outcry that followed the use of medical evacuation helicopters that hovered above Black Lives Matter protesters on the night of June 1, 2020.

Earlier that day, federal law enforcement forces had forcibly removed protesters from the area in front of Lafayette Square across from the White House. National Guard troops stationed in the Square did not participate in that action but reinforced the newly established perimeter.

(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: blm; dc; nationalguard; roe
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Perhaps we underestimated the rate of national destruction.

There's something happening here What it ain't exactly clear

1 posted on 04/15/2021 8:54:07 PM PDT by Mariner
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That would have been the perfect time to empty out the porta-potty (if one exists on a copter).
“Oops, I pressed the wrong button!”


2 posted on 04/15/2021 8:59:49 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: Mariner

Joerack Obiden will finish US off.


3 posted on 04/15/2021 9:00:24 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents)(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: lee martell

I’ve had the same thoughts too except my idea was where I’d like to pull what Big Enos and Little Enos did in “Smokey an the Bandit II” where (Big Enos was running for office, can’t remember what it was) where they flew over their opponent’s campaign rally with P-51’sloaded wit manure. The opponent struck back by loading a B-25 full of manure. I’d love to see someone fly over a BLM and/or Antifa with a B-17/24/26/29 loaded with manure.


4 posted on 04/15/2021 9:05:43 PM PDT by MrLucky1966 (GOVT.SYS CORRUPTED! RUN GUN.COM? (Y/Y) GUN.COM NOT FOUND, EXECUTE BASEBALL.BAT? (Y/Y))
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To: Mariner

Antifa and BLM are the most pampered violent “protesters” in the history of the world.


5 posted on 04/15/2021 9:13:58 PM PDT by Mr. N. Wolfe
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To: Mariner

Watched that “helicopter incident”, thought it was great use of the helicopter.
Now we have a new CINC and the military says what he wants.
Sadly, it has to be that way no matter how destructive that CINC is.

Bet he, and his media, will feel differently if a mob causes him trouble though.


6 posted on 04/15/2021 9:14:54 PM PDT by mrsmith (US MEDIA: " Every 'White' cop is a criminal! And all the 'non-white' criminals saints!")
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Only shortcoming was failure to eradicate the mob.


7 posted on 04/15/2021 9:15:11 PM PDT by NWFree (Socialism is legalized plunder)
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Watched that “helicopter incident”, thought it was great use of the helicopter.

Pinochet had a better use for them.

8 posted on 04/15/2021 9:16:29 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: MrLucky1966

I would pay money to watch somebody ‘drop a full load’
on top of BLM and/or Antifa! I would want a microphone to catch the profane hysteria that would result.
Good times!


9 posted on 04/15/2021 9:18:48 PM PDT by lee martell
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They don’t want a helicopter over their heads but want us to litter the hillsides and beach fronts with windmills.


10 posted on 04/15/2021 9:22:09 PM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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How dare they break up the riots!


11 posted on 04/15/2021 9:34:05 PM PDT by vpintheak (Live free, or die!)
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“certain individuals” must be the new DoD code for “white guys.”


12 posted on 04/15/2021 9:40:27 PM PDT by TigersEye (Will the Younger Dryas Impact you? )
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The ironic thing is that if we come to a point when TPTB want the riots to stop, it will be a Democrat President who does it while the media celebrates the clampdown.


13 posted on 04/15/2021 10:02:30 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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Touche’


14 posted on 04/15/2021 11:00:37 PM PDT by wac3rd (Somewhere in Hell, Ted Kennedy snickers....)
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To: Mariner

Hover a helicopter over BLM protestors and get punished. Murder a Trump supporter at a rally and there is no punishment.


15 posted on 04/15/2021 11:56:06 PM PDT by Flick Lives (“Today we celebrate the first glorious anniversary of the Information Purification Directives.”)
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Right before our eyes, the DNC is turning the military into a domestic police force, which will not end well for American constitutionalists.


16 posted on 04/16/2021 12:18:35 AM PDT by krogers58
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To: dfwgator

Years back when the proto-BLM protested a little underage crack ho getting arrested, after she eluded and then assaulted the popo, local good ol’ boys driving huge diesel trucks kept driving by the protest, “rolling coal”.

This predated the “I can’t breathe” thing and ironically, they really could not.

It was hilarious.


17 posted on 04/16/2021 1:41:22 AM PDT by Salamander (Salamander has barbaric tendencies.../Gundog)
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To: Mariner

Our Army is now run by cowards who won’t back their men on the ground during riots.

Never thought I’d live to see that betrayal. Glad my father-in-law died a couple years ago. He would be ashamed to see the Army in disarray like it is today (Bombed at Pearl Harbor, SW Pacific Campaigns including Tinian, Saipan, Eniwetok, IWO JIMA and 15 years of Cold War intelligence activities that helped stop the Soviet Bloc invasion of West Germany. Plus he was a leading DC official who quit because the new black leftist govt in DC wouldn’t support their own people who actually served the people.


18 posted on 04/16/2021 2:34:53 AM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: Mariner

Clear to me.

We are a nation that has forgotten God.

We are now reaping what we’ve sown.

People need to get saved.

Our nation needs revival.


19 posted on 04/16/2021 3:16:07 AM PDT by RaceBannon (Rom 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for )
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To: lee martell

BLM and antifa work for the government


20 posted on 04/16/2021 3:36:34 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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