National Guard deploying unarmed personnel to protect DC monuments

[left-of-center2012]

Source: The Hill

The National Guard has agreed to send unarmed members to assist U.S. Park Police in securing Washington’s national monuments, CNN reported Wednesday.

"The District of Columbia National Guard is responding to a request to support law enforcement officials and has dispatched unarmed personnel, with others on stand-by," National Guard spokesman Maj. Robert Perino said in a statement to CNN. "Activated Guardsmen are expected to provide security for local monuments and critical infrastructure."

Guard members are expected to stay in the area through July 4 and may number as high as 400, according to CNN.

Trump on Tuesday vowed to crack down on anyone caught vandalizing a monument. “I have authorized the Federal Government to arrest anyone who vandalizes or destroys any monument, statue or other such Federal property in the U.S. ..."

Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/504282-national-guard-deploying-unarmed-personnel-to-protect-dc-monuments

[ananda]

1. Unarmed?

That's interesting, don't you think?

[IronLionZion]

2. Our mayor commanded them to disarm

after the violence and brutality that Trump ordered on American citizens. She also sent away the national guards of other states and the active duty military. It was pretty nasty living here with tear gas, flash bangs, low flying helicopters, sirens, etc. all the time

[jorgevlorgan]

3. Shit. If I was actviated there and saw people trying to destroy a confederate monument or Andrew

Jackson statue. I would help and take whatever court martial comes my way.

[Warpy]

4. Statues Lives Matter!

It's a pity that fucking sadist squatting in the White House doesn't apply that to living people, but Republicans don't think that way in general.

Good for Mayor Bowser for disarming them. That will keep them safer, too. I suppose they're just there to call the cops if a crowd appears.

[marie999]

5. What exactly can the National Guard do.

Can they stop people? Can they arrest people? Can they help the people saying they are trying to keep them from getting hurt pulling on the ropes by themselves?

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

6. They can get in the way.

They can slow people down, try to talk them out of damaging whatever the NG is guarding. They can take out a pocket knife and cut ropes. They can call in the police. They can delay destruction until cops show up.

[marie999]

7. That is what they can do,

now let's see what they will do.

[Stuart G]

8. Stupidity REIGNS SUPREME..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!