Will be interesting to see which US Marshals are pwned by our domestic enemies.
Election November...I may be naive but I still believe there are many more pissed off people over this mess than are talking and they will vote. We may be primed for a huge power change.
This is a good start. But let’s say each federal monument gets two or three US marshals for protection. How could they stop a mob of 100 from defacing that monument? I doubt very much that they would be authorized to use lethal force.
By their active support of the rioters, the Democrat leadership has opened a Pandora’s Box. I just don’t know how it can be closed again.
All for show. Battlefield parks are the next target. I can think of several NPS parks where monuments are within a few yards of a US highway - a rural highway with 24 hour access. These are indefensible. What are they proposing to do - post a round the clock guard on hundreds of monuments spread over thousands of acres?
Many around here were unconcerned - some even gleeful - at the efforts to remove the Lee statue in Charlottesville four years ago. Today is the utterly predictable outcome.
Exactly. And, they won’t be defending anything if they’re unarmed.
“US Marshals told to ‘immediately prepare’ to defend national monuments”
What’s the rush...we’re only 3 months into this thing.
Challenging? WTF is challenging about cracking some vandal over the head with a baton? That’s what they are made for.
Umm...we all realize that these aren’t “antiracism” protests.
I would think that would fall to the FBI. Unfortunately, it is headed by the at best feckless Christopher Wray, who will think about a new procedure. In the meantime, he will send 15 agents to investigate a pull-down handle in a NASCAR garage, and keep an eye on any emerging white nationalist movements.
But will they once the rubber meets the road?
This is a job best done by the National Guard. The U.S. Marshall Service already has a full plate with its duties to track down fugitives, serve federal warrants, transport federal prisoners, and protecting families, victims, and witnesses in federal court cases.
My ex-wife’s uncle was a U.S. Marshall, and I always enjoyed talking with him when he passed through town. Nice guy, but was without doubt a serious bad-ass when he needed to be.
“This is a challenging assignment due to the breadth of possible targets for criminal activity...”
Not really. Just shoot a few people attacking one monument and you won’t need to protect all of the rest of them very much, I think.
If you have people in position then you are able to monitor their comms, collect intel for use later.
It’s not always about brute force, it’s also about following the strings you pull. Arrests are being made from cell phone records as we speak.
