Trump's America

[Moiraine]

35 minutes ago, Nebfanatic said:

How would this look in practice though? We are talking about heavily armed people that feel as if they have more authority than the police themselves. And what would the federal governments response be? While I think this lawlessness needs to be brought to an end I also think they need to be careful over there in Oregon. 

 

 

Ya, I don't have the answers. I'm thinking do it once or twice with a huge group of police. Not attempt to just arrest them all - but if they're on their own in groups of 4. The only problem is the police probably won't want anything to do with it. 

[Moiraine]

59 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

Good question. 
 

 

 

The # required depends on how many would be fine with it (most Trumpers) or just aren't willing to risk their lives. 

[BigRedBuster]

1 hour ago, Moiraine said:

 

 

The # required depends on how many would be fine with it (most Trumpers) or just aren't willing to risk their lives. 

I was talking about Krugman’s question. 
 

[commando]

am i remembering correctly that there was some talk of training some civilian  volunteers to help the border patrol?   could it be some of those "volunteers" driving around in unmarked vehicles?

[Moiraine]

33 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

I was talking about Krugman’s question. 

 

Ya, I was just responding to the 2nd part. 

 

31 minutes ago, commando said:

am i remembering correctly that there was some talk of training some civilian  volunteers to help the border patrol?   could it be some of those "volunteers" driving around in unmarked vehicles?

 

I didn't remember that but that's a terrible idea and they don't need help. The arrests per border patrol officer has steadily gone down for years.

[BigRedBuster]

 

[Moiraine]

 

[BigRedBuster]

Here we go. 
 

 

[DevoHusker]

13 hours ago, commando said:

am i remembering correctly that there was some talk of training some civilian  volunteers to help the border patrol?   could it be some of those "volunteers" driving around in unmarked vehicles?

No, I doubt that

[DevoHusker]

 

[Guy Chamberlin]

I'm wondering how a beleaguered local police department would feel about this. Are unmarked and well-armed Feds superseding your authority in your own backyard yet another insult? Or do you welcome these guys as fellow law-enforcement brothers helping you get payback? 

[BigRedBuster]

 

 

[BigRedBuster]

 

[Moiraine]

Again, I want to know how many are border patrol. Whatever # that is, we can reduce border patrol by that # and reduce its budget. If we need them stopping Mexican rapists, they don’t need to be in Portland arresting protesters. 

 

 

 

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