William Barr's Vast, Nameless Army Is Being Brought To Bear On D.C. Protesters
Source: HuffPost
Federal law enforcement officers are operating on American streets without identification, which experts say breeds a culture of impunity.
Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/william-barr-justice-department-protests-trump_n_5ed8330ec5b6513fdffca21a?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark
This is terrifying. If they are unaccountable there is no telling what they will do. They are worse than the violent protesters and looters as far as disrupting the peace. Locals should call the police on them to report an unidentified man with a gun because that's what they are. Cops should arrest them.
empedocles
(15,751 posts)BOP 'personnel' may not be the best . .
bucolic_frolic
(43,123 posts)grumpyduck
(6,231 posts)those whatever-they-are will shit their pants and scatter like flies. They're just bullies and cowards.
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,988 posts)RKP5637
(67,102 posts)and also preparing for tRump (who knows) not to leave the WH when voted out ... strange times.
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,988 posts)RKP5637
(67,102 posts)FailureToCommunicate
(14,012 posts)not_the_one
(2,227 posts)He is supplying mercenaries all over the world, why not to billy barr?
Greybnk48
(10,167 posts)Jarqui
(10,122 posts)why does anyone have to listen to them.
How does one know it isn't some white supremacists dressed up to cause trouble?
Without ID, they can George Floyd you and no one will know who did it.
bucolic_frolic
(43,123 posts)under rules of engagement, or be regarded as spies or saboteurs.
Police departments would wear uniforms, badges
Is this occupation? Maybe some JAGs would know
plimsoll
(1,668 posts)Without insignia they might just as well be.
Chakaconcarne
(2,439 posts)elleng
(130,861 posts)safeinOhio
(32,668 posts)Can we also chant "No taxation without Representation"? They are trying to limit voting too.
AllaN01Bear
(18,121 posts)C_U_L8R
(44,997 posts)Also haul every participating head (ATF, prisons, etc) before the American public to explain themselves. They have no authority or accountability. This needs to stop immediately.
elleng
(130,861 posts)released statement in which he said Americans must come together without President Trump.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/06/04/james-mattis-retired-general-wesley-clark-trump-nr-vpx.cnn
onetexan
(13,036 posts)I've seen it also mentioned in other articles. This is Barr's brownshirts - highly dangerous he's unleashing his own guards onto peacefully protesting American citizens.
Editing to add this good bit of news from the article above:
"In response to photos and reports about the unmarked security officers flooding social media, Virginia Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA 08) tweeted that he was working on legislation to prevent similar actions in the future, writing that it was unacceptable for uniformed federal officers policing constitutionally-protected assemblies to refuse to identify themselves to people who pay their salaries.
NY06DemSoc
(42 posts)This needs to be pushed through with all haste.
Danascot
(4,690 posts)Any LEO on the job or in public should be required to have visible insignia stating force, unit and badge number or the equivalent. For example, Virginia State Police, Troop 69, Badge number 666. I can see a rational for not having the name because of safety concerns for their families and homes but I could be persuaded otherwise. Also, functioning body cameras at all times. If they don't meet those requirements they're benched.
onetexan
(13,036 posts)Barr is creating a team of brownshirts. Frightening.
WinstonSmith4740
(3,056 posts)keep dancing through my mind? I know he renamed it something else, but it's still a private army.
What a coward & loser. Remember when we had a president who wasn't afraid of us? I miss that.
pazzyanne
(6,546 posts)James O'Keefe is the founder and spying is his game plan. Other mischief has been noted also.
WinstonSmith4740
(3,056 posts)Forgot about that asshole. And now that you mention it, I'm sure he's at work doctoring videos. A former student of mine just sent me one that supposedly shows Biden sliding his hand over a young girl's (6-ish)breast during a photo op. It's obviously doctored, but we can't put anything passed the pure evil that controls the Drumpf syndicate.
packman
(16,296 posts)What we lost as a President, a man, a country, a grace of style
dhol82
(9,352 posts)Not sure if he went on to another name.
Hiding under rocks.
Historic NY
(37,449 posts)sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)I have no doubt he's involved, and profiteering.
donkeypoofed
(2,187 posts)The GOP would've had collective apoplexy !
Mosby
(16,297 posts)Fema camps.
NWO caravans.
NWO troops staging at Walmart.
Classic projection.
Renew Deal
(81,852 posts)They have no authority. They are like the fake crossing guards that popped up in NYC a while ago. They had no authority to do anything.
WinstonSmith4740
(3,056 posts)They also have no controls. They'll bust heads open and disappear into the tear gas, and nobody in charge will have heard of them.
Renew Deal
(81,852 posts)Ohioboy
(3,240 posts)I'm sure in many ways it provides both cover and psychological confusion. Dictators and evil regimes know all the tricks.
dhill926
(16,336 posts)his boss Putin...pretty goddamn fishy...
tecelote
(5,122 posts)That's their purpose.
How dare we despose this dick-tater!
CaptainTruth
(6,583 posts)I'd love to see a bunch of people dress like that & show up.
It's all legal to buy & should be legal to wear because you're not impersonating an officer, you're just wearing a bunch of stuff from a tactical supply store, not wearing a police uniform.
safeinOhio
(32,668 posts)good idea.
Renew Deal
(81,852 posts)They will be forced to identify themselves at that point.
Lonestarblue
(9,967 posts)Trump uses every opportunity to grab ever more power. If there is no serious pushback from this, he will push even further next time. And the time after that, until we have a dictatorship.
Edited to add:
And even though Trump put Barr charge of the DC protest response, how is it legal for an AG to order the deployment of the US military?
BlueJac
(7,838 posts)and we are off to Trump's power play on 2020 elections.
Marcuse
(7,475 posts)Evolve Dammit
(16,723 posts)SpankMe
(2,957 posts)then how could the protester be prosecuted? If you don't know it's law enforcement, then are you obligated to follow their commands? If you feel threatened, then can you use deadly force against them under the various self-defense principles?
This opens up a can of worms. Sounds more like a hit or murder squad.
DanieRains
(4,619 posts)Anyone know?
generalbetrayus
(507 posts)How about a little biological warfare along with the chemical warfare?
world wide wally
(21,740 posts)Warpy
(111,237 posts)not even if they're owned by a rich asshole named Erick Prince.
It's illegal and their use should put Barr into prison for a very long time.
onetexan
(13,036 posts)I can already see it. These brownshirts will be his own mercenaries sent to take out any detractors he wants.