Training Session For LA Sheriff's 'Operation Exodus'

[FourScore]

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'Operation Exodus': Louisiana Sheriff Taps Locals For Emergency Security Plan
Zachary Roth | March 3, 2010, 5:55PM

A Louisiana sheriff plans to arm volunteers with shotguns, riot shields, batons, and a .50-caliber machine gun mounted on a "war wagon," as part of "Operation Exodus," a program to provide security in the event of a terrorist attack or civic unrest. "It's a calling," he says.

The office of Sheriff Larry Deen of Bossier Parish, near Shreveport in the northwest part of the state, last month selected for the program 200 local residents -- mostly ex-law-enforcement personnel -- and began training them in "defensive techniques in the event of a struggle," reports the Shreveport Times. The plan calls for the new recruits to be sent to protect food from grocery stores, gas from gas stations, and other crucial local resources, should the situation demand it.

A press release from Deen's office announcing the program declared that "recent terror threats" had made clear that "homegrown terrorists are in our midst." It continued: "With the easy accessibility of the internet, it is quite possible that these local and international terrorists can form a national or multiple location attack on our nation at any given moment."

"The buck stops with Larry Deen," the sheriff, who didn't immediately respond to our interview request, told the Times. "I am the chief law enforcement officer in this parish, and it is incumbent upon me protect all of the people in it."

The press release added that Operation Exodus got its name in part "because of its Biblical relevance," explaining that "n the book of Exodus, the Israelites were totally on their own, learning to be self-sufficient and handle everything alone, just as the plan provides..."

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[RaleighNCDUer]

1. BLASPHEMER!

"In the book of Exodus, the Israelites were totally on their own, learning to be self-sufficient and handle everything alone..."

And where was God in all this? Not giving credit where credit is due?

[pocoloco]

2. Got to keep all our bridges safe!!

[LatteLibertine]

3. I'm an anomaly among Democrats

Armed law abiding citizens don't trouble me, and certainly not when many of those folks are retired police officers.

I'm more concerned about a government that's afraid of folks being armed.

[SkyDaddy7]

13. Lets just hope...

These armed civilians are not white rednecks who will impose their racist religious crap on everyone once a crisis hits.

I share your belief in trusting armed civilians before armed government however I do not trust cops! Sorry, but I know way to many cops and I worked with them and I do not trust them! There are truly bad cops and then there are truly good cops but you will very rarely see a good cop tell on a bad cop! Which makes them all bad and not trust worthy IMHO!

The police in this country do not have anyone policing them and this is clearly obvious in how they act. They know they can do virtually anything and get away with it. In many cases when a cop is caught via a camera or smart criminal defense Lawyer the price they pay is having to resign instead of getting fired. They resign and then go right back to work with a different law enforcement agency!

Changing police reports after the fact, lying on them, lying on the stand, abusive attitudes toward people on the side of the road in attempt to get the person to lose temper (Verbal Judo to up arrest record), abusive use of tazers (Tazers were sold to the public as a last resort only to be used in cases where cops would normally be forced to shoot someone. i.e., persons w/knife, sword, axe, etc., "suicide by cop" but we still see the same % of cops killing people with knives but now little girls & old women are getting tazzed)...I have personally been a witness to conversation between cops laughing about tazzing people as if it is fun & games. This type of behavior is common place within most police departments and anyone who says it is not is either very naive or lying! I could go on and on! I blame most of all Judges & police chiefs/mayors who allow much of this behavior to go unpunished...They claim it might destroy moral! BULLSHIT!

Politicians can't change this sad state of affairs without being labeled soft on crime or unpatriotic...And now with prisons & jails in the hands of private corporations cops will just be encouraged to be even more ruthless. Oh well, it is what it is!

Sorry for the rant but it had to be said!

[EnviroBat]

15. Not only do I not trust a cop as far as I could throw one.

I have no trust for civilians who froth at the mouth for the prospect of being "deputized". More often than not, these are fat, dumb, rednecks just looking for the chance to play the role of "authority figure". Give one of these bubba's a flashlight, and a day-glo vest and they're happier than a pig in shit directing cars at an outdoor parking venue. Give one of these morons a gun and tell them they are now a security force, and you've got, well, you've got Blackwater... I have 0 interest in being told what to do and where to go by someone with the equivalence of a fifth-grade education and a gun.

No thanks, I'll protect my family and myself just fine without these shit-heels.

[SkyDaddy7]

19. AWESOME!

"Give one of these morons a gun and tell them they are now a security force, and you've got, well, you've got Blackwater..."

Redneck Christians with guns!


Have you heard that the GOP is hosting a huge campaign donation party at Blackwater Headquarters?

[Alcibiades]

4. Anyone remember the supposed Obama Youth Brigade?

Funny: the President calls for national service for youth, and folks act as though he's creating a dangerous militia. A sheriff in Bossier Parish creates an actual dangerous militia, and no one cares.

[plantwomyn]

6. And all on

the taxpayers of Bossier Parish dime. I'm sure that the Sheriff's who are "training" these guys are being paid.

[plantwomyn]

5. Where are the people of color?

AA 21% of the population
Where are the woman?
On average 50% of the population.
The irony is that during Katrina "law enforcment" confiscated weapons!

[Crowman1979]

7. They should have called it: Operation protect our expensive toys!

Which would more likely get totally damaged in a natural disaster. Sounds like it consists mostly of asshats who voluntarily want to ride out the storm. And why the f*** do they need a .50-caliber machine gun?

[Blue_Tires]

8. Scamming the DHS for funds and high-tech toys

A terrorist attack in Shreveport? GMAFB

I remember another small-town (800) police force of SIX pumping up some imaginary terror threat (due to its proximity to a major Air force Base) to get guns and other toys -- And this was back in 2002, when DHS was giving it out to everyone, it seemed...

[HisTomness]

9. Why do we need this again?

So what very little I know about terrorist attacks from the TV and such would seem to indicate that they generally do not involve an invasion force. I don't know how arming a contingent of civilians is going to stop the plane that crashed into a building 20 minutes ago or the suicide bomber that has already blown him or herself to kingdom come.

That would leave civil unrest. Seriously? The plan during times of civil unrest is to arm a contingent of citizen soldiers? During civil unrest? Frankly, I have a hard time even imagining a scenario in which this works out well.

Reminds me of when I was six years old and I cut my finger off with a table saw. A neighbor was dragging planks across the saw and some of them were too big for him to handle by himself, so he had me hold one of the ends. I was a good 12 feet away from the saw, just holding a piece of wood, but I got it into my head that I was now a real table saw operator. As such, the moment he turned his back I tried to do my part to help him out (being now such a skilled craftsman) and *zing*!

All I'm saying is that I foresee a reasonable danger that someone gets it into their head that they're like a 'genuine soldier with arms training and everything' and makes the mistake of trying to 'help us out'.

[Crowman1979]

10. I think the US tried this militia thing during the NW territory indian wars of the 1790's..

...and got their asses handed to them! Not only were the militias slaughtered, but desertion was rampant. Hence the US Army was established in order to provide a more professional force.

[Alcibiades]

18. Plus, I think this militia would be more of a liability

They won't be able to even get these guys to move without a steady supply of Metamucil.

[Magleetis]

11. Paranoid middle aged white males

with a strong desire to kill something. Louisiana is full of them.

[Plucketeer]

12. I doubt it's restricted to Louisiana!

There's a similar populace here in central California!

[greiner3]

14. And all around me in;

Dumbfuckistan.

[JDPriestly]

16. I couldn't figure out what was meant by Operation Exodus.

What are they talking about? Any clue?

Are they expecting some sort of uprising in Louisiana? Against whom? Louisiana is the last place I would expect an uprising.

How do they determine who is eligible for this paramilitary training (if that is what it is)?

How do they know that the people to whom they are teaching these skills won't use them against the police?

[onethatcares]

17. maybe the terrorists hate us for our bread.

jeez, any excuse to fire a .50 will do.:shrug: Stinking pre-sliced white bread, who would want it?