[Gen.Blather]

The thing that made it impossible to watch Batman, Sherlock Holms and Mrs. Marple was the idea that a government agency at any level would accept help from a civilian. (Other that a politically connected contractor.) Needing help from, or the appearance of needing help from a civilian does away with the need for, and the utility of, said agency. The agency head, who must fight for budget every year, is insulted by civilians helping. The implication is that the head of this agency is incompetent in the extreme. So, why do you even need that agency? Why not replace it with civilians? I assure you that members of the government see a civilian guarding the military as an indictment of failed gun policies and that can not be allowed. It matters not how many soldiers are killed.

[Old Sarge]

Gen.Blather's entire frickin' post...

[knarf]

Hmmmm ... maybe I could rent space and put up a Militia Recruiting Center sign

I won't recruit, I'll pass out free copies of The Constitution of The United States of America

In the Philippines, in what they call SM (super mart .. a chain), the rent-a-cops have spiffy uniforms and shiney but empty holsters

Why not empty holsters in a Militia Recruiting Center ?

[Old Sarge]

the idea that a government agency at any level would accept help from a civilian. (Other that a politically connected contractor.)

I recall that Sherlock's brother, Mycroft, "held a minor position in Her Majesty's Government", as it were...