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sarisataka

(18,218 posts)
Thu Dec 17, 2020, 12:47 PM Dec 2020

'Operation Safety Net': National Guard could be deployed indefinitely while officers in Floyd case

'Operation Safety Net': National Guard could be deployed indefinitely while officers in Floyd case stand trial

The Minnesota National Guard is preparing for a potentially massive and indefinite deployment early next year, during the high-profile trial of the four former Minneapolis police officers tied to the death of George Floyd, according to an internal plan obtained by 5 INVESTIGATES.

The 12-page warning order called "Operation Safety Net" outlines in great detail how the guard will respond to anticipated civil unrest before, during and after the trial of Derek Chauvin, J Alexander Keung, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao.

The worst-case scenario calls for all available guard forces in the state to be activated for an indefinite period of time.

If activated, it would be an unprecedented commitment of time and resources on the heels of a record-setting year for citizen-soldiers and airmen who were also called to help stop the rioting and looting after Floyd’s death.

https://kstp.com/news/operation-safety-net-national-guard-could-be-deployed-indefinitely-while-officers-in-floyd-case-stand-trial-december-16-2020/5953777/?cat=1

Undoubtedly the trial will receive national attention. How many other states will activate Guard units preemptively?
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'Operation Safety Net': National Guard could be deployed indefinitely while officers in Floyd case (Original Post) sarisataka Dec 2020 OP
Lets hope they can be more expeditious about arresting proud boys setting my neighborhood on fire sboatcar Dec 2020 #1

sboatcar

(408 posts)
1. Lets hope they can be more expeditious about arresting proud boys setting my neighborhood on fire
Thu Dec 17, 2020, 01:57 PM
Dec 2020

this time. We've suffered enough from white supremacist violence that they've tried to disguise as 'crazy black people burn down their own neighborhoods when they don't get what they want'.
I get the angry protests, but the outside people coming in intentionally to start trouble.....that needs to stop.

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