Pentagon puts military police on alert to go to Minneapolis

[mfcorey1]

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — As unrest spread across dozens of American cities on Friday, the Pentagon took the rare step of ordering the Army to put several active-duty U.S. military police units on the ready to deploy to Minneapolis, where the police killing of George Floyd sparked the widespread protests.

Soldiers from Fort Bragg in North Carolina and Fort Drum in New York have been ordered to be ready to deploy within four hours if called, according to three people with direct knowledge of the orders. Soldiers in Fort Carson, in Colorado, and Fort Riley in Kansas have been told to be ready within 24 hours. The people did not want their names used because they were not authorized to discuss the preparations.

The get-ready orders were sent verbally on Friday, after President Donald Trump asked Defense Secretary Mark Esper for military options to help quell the unrest in Minneapolis after protests descended into looting and arson in some parts of the city.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pentagon-puts-military-police-on-alert-to-go-to-minneapolis/ar-BB14MSEP?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=mailsignout

[napi21]

1. I thought active military weren't allowed to ne used on domestic sites? n/t

[mfcorey1]

3. I think the fight the secret service had with protestors at the White House

opened a new portal. That is where the protest should be.

[PJMcK]

2. Posse comitatus anyone?

The purpose of the act – in concert with the Insurrection Act of 1807 – is to limit the powers of the federal government in using federal military personnel to enforce domestic policies within the United States.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_Comitatus_Act

[napi21]

4. THAT'S what I was referring to but couldn't remember the phrase, thanks. nt