I lived through the Rodney King riots in LA. They happened almost instantly and suddenly the city was on fire. There were fires burning all four directions from where I lived. It didn’t calm down until the national guard with full auto weapons were patrolling Wilshire Blvd.
People are bored and bad guys are bored and it’s a big country. All it might take is one shooting by a policeman that gets filmed and posted on Facebook. Or some a$$hole walking into a hospital with a gun. The risk of civil disorder spreading today is much, much higher than it was two months ago.
Bored people do stupid things. Especially in groups. Flash mobs are almost ridiculously simple to conjure up.
In summary, I don’t think Trump is interested at all in martial law and I think this is a good precaution. This order doesn’t effect a callup. It merely enables it. If the cities burn, I guarantee you’ll be happy when the Guard shows up. And you’ll be happy for your second amendment rights.
August used to be the big month for street violence. Bored, too hot to stay indoors (before prevalent air conditioning). The gangs would burst into the parks and have at it. (Yes, I'm that old).
The instinct for self-preservation (and cool weather) may be keeping the usual suspects at bay.
My understanding was the LA riots tapered off as word got out that mail carriers wouldn’t enter the ‘hood - and people were awaiting their gubmint checks.
Seriously.
The Black Lies Matter riots weren’t impacted in the same way because all of those wealth transfer/Danegeld payments had gone electronic.
When you have mayors, governors and other so called leaders dictating what people can and cannot do, that have nothing to do with the outbreak, then you have a problem. Putting up road blocks, telling people they cannot go outside, telling gun stores they need to close, and on and on and on. You can bet that people are going to get pissed. It's just a matter of time before the real SHTF.
The kids in these towns are using the empty streets to congregate and drag race. One incident that goes viral on TikTok or WorldStar and the ferals will throw down.
“People are bored and bad guys are bored “
No sports, no live music, no going out to party, no dine in restaurants, yep it’s a ticking bomb.
Very concise and accurate imo Thank You..this is why they want prisoners released imo