California Check Points with Military Happening, page 8

Originally posted by emeraldzeus
It never ceases to amaze me that folks that don't even LIVE here are spinning this out of control.

i don't need to LIVE there to know that military needs to stay out of civilian business
you guys don't get enough "road block" experience from iraq and other such places?

A new General came aboard not too long ago. In the change-over, he was angered by how many deaths occur on Highway 62, Marines are constantly driving this road. So, the General and base officials have been meeting with city officials of Yucca Valley, to team up with a plan to crack down on drunk and reckless driving.

I DON'T CARE WHAT GETS HIM "ANGERED"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mr. "new general" is military, NOT civilian

"You police your dummies, and I'll take care of mine."

Translation:
you civilians can kiss my a**, i'll do whatever i want cuz my guns are bigger than yours

the General is being a darn good "father" to a bunch of irresponsible military personnel, in order to save their lives and the lives of others.

"father"... ?????
as far as the "irresponsible" part goes....
if they are "irresponsible", do they really need to be a part of the most powerful military in the world?

innocent military personnel are also losing their lives because of reckless civilians.

i'm all for stopping needless deaths but this is ridiculous
don't you think if mr. general has a problem with the civilian police force not doing a sufficient job of stopping the drunk drivers
then he needs to address the civilian population of that area asking them to pressure the civilian police force to step up their efforts
or is mr. general "above" this sort of action?

When the military arrests a civilian and hauls them off, THEN we'll have problems!!!

that is why is it so important that military NEVER be allowed to "police" the civilian population to begin with
how can you NOT see the importance of this?

Try looking up how many deaths have occurred on this road over the years.

that maybe so but it doesn't justify military presence/enforcement

I'm part of the military family

we're not the enemy

It's so easy to stereotype people you don't know as being the "big, bad, enemy" out to take your rights away from you

We protect them, remember??

so it was your "family" that "protected" our rights during katrina by going house to house taking peoples weapons at gun point??????????????
people that were doing NOTHING but sitting at their homes...

your "family" took their only means of defense against someone who wishes to rob, kill or rape them

We protect them, remember??

so tell me how your "family" protected the second amendment in this case

[edit on 17-1-2009 by laundrybag]