(07-29-2020, 04:48 PM)rollerjag Wrote:

(07-28-2020, 09:20 PM)homebiscuit Wrote: deflection[ dih-flek-shuh n ]

Sending Federal officers to quell protests that were limited to one city block was the initial deflection. Failing in the polls, bungling the COVID-19 response Trump gets to play the "Law and Order President" card hoping to everyone will forget the other stuff. And he eagerly falls prey to the fringe groups who commit the real violence, hijacking the peaceful BLM protests. Probably Antifah, maybe even more Umbrella Men.

All the Federal officers have done is exacerbate the situation. They aren't trained in riot or crowd control. They are wearing fatigues to makes them appear more menacing. One shot a protestor in the head with a rubber bullet because he was holding up a speaker. A Navy veteran was beaten for just trying to talk to them.

They were sent to protect federal buildings which is well within their job description. Anyone who breaches the barricades around federal property deserves what they're obviously asking for by doing so. The city officials can kvetch all they want but they have no jurisdiction and no say when it comes to federal property and the FPS protecting it.

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