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In reply to the discussion: Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe I have no right to offer my opinion, but I think this goes beyond police [View all]Kip Humphrey
(4,753 posts)The Great Recession absolutely devastated many of its neighborhood. There are mile upon mile of derelict, abandoned row houses; it looks like Dresden Germany circa 1945. That people must live under such conditions for so long is bad enough, but to then subject them to a militarized police force that rules by intimidation and violence is unconscionable.
The very last thing that city needs is for up-armored Humvees carrying National Guard with live ammo locked & loaded on street corners providing the ultimate in citizen intimidation by their very presence. I saw a post here today of photos of a slew of different sports riots that a co-worker mistook for Baltimore. Not one of those riots resulted in National Guard mobilization.
Bottom line: the National Guard is not a substitute for a police force that has lost the respect and support of the population they are supposed to serve and protect.
Oh, but I forgot... A CVS was torched! Call in the troops!!!