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Originally posted by Naptown317
reply to post by Deebo
What is your take on this Deebo? Are they exempt from the same laws as police?
i.e. Can they kill someone and get away with it?
Originally posted by boondock-saint
ummmm something ain't jiving here.
That footage of the war wagon is archive
footage from Fox. I have seen it before on ATS
in another thread concerning DHS.
Last I remember, they were helping train
people to assist Homeland Security
with implementing Martial Law
NOT helping Militias to save the state.
This has a spin on it.
beware
Originally posted by Deebo
www.youtube.com...
Notice the news anchor wet his pants..Sheeple are worse than Satan. Spineless turds.
Deeboedit on 8-3-2011 by Deebo because: too add
A Louisiana sheriff has begun training 200 local volunteers in basic hand-to-hand combat techniques as part of Project Exodus aimed at protecting the northwestern corner of the state from the danger of terrorists, the Shreveport Times reports.
Reporter Drew Pierson writes that Bossier Parish Sheriff Larry Deen's policing plan involves "a mostly white group of ex-police volunteers and a .50-caliber machine gun" and was inspired in part from the Book of Exodus in the Bible.
The volunteers will be equipped with shotguns, riot shields and batons, the newspaper says. A .50-caliber machine gun will be mounted on what the sheriff's office calls "the war wagon."
Five of the 200 volunteers are black, the Times says. Women will be used only in a "support role," Deen says, indicating non-combat activity.
The teams of "highly trained volunteers" would be used to protect food, water, oil, gas and medical supplies in the event of a disaster, like Hurricane Katrina, in which state and federal resources are limited.
"We want to make sure that never happens here," he says.
"We understand, based on some intelligence that we've collected over the last year, year and a half, that there have been cells and people operating even within our parish that have been trained as terrorists or went overseas to be trained as terrorists," Ed Baswell, a spokesman for the Bossier Parrish Sheriff's Office, told TPMmuckraker this morning.
"So this is not something that's far, far away," Baswell added. "This is something that is a possibility here in Bossier Parish."
Bossier Parish is the home of Barksdale Air Force Base, from where President Bush addressed the nation in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.
Originally posted by Naptown317
reply to post by Deebo
What is your take on this Deebo? Are they exempt from the same laws as police?
i.e. Can they kill someone and get away with it?
Reporter Drew Pierson writes that Bossier Parish Sheriff Larry Deen's policing plan involves "a mostly white group of ex-police volunteers and a .50-caliber machine gun" and was inspired in part from the Book of Exodus in the Bible.
Originally posted by Xcathdra
Originally posted by Deebo
www.youtube.com...
Notice the news anchor wet his pants..Sheeple are worse than Satan. Spineless turds.
Deeboedit on 8-3-2011 by Deebo because: too add
Operation Exodus
I particularly like how its being protrayed by MSNBC. If they would actually look into whats going on, the Sheriff is NOT arming Militias. The Sheriff IS creating a citizen "militia" or Reserve Deputy group. The people are screened and background checks are run to make sure they are not going to people who have criminal records that would prevent them from owning a weapon.
Almost every single Sheriff in the US has the authority to create reserve deputies / reserve programs, in addition to the authority to actually be able to deputize citizens who can act as law enforcement without the presence of a commissioned officer. As a City officer I can only deputize in rare circumstances, and usually entails giving an order to a citizen who is nearby, and ends once the danger is removed.
I love how the media only reports the spin they want to make. MSNBC, the announcer in particular, is nothing but a hack who is distorting / omitting informatin to push his left wing agenda.
USA Today - Louisiana sheriff trains volunteers for 'Project Exodus' to combat terrorism
A Louisiana sheriff has begun training 200 local volunteers in basic hand-to-hand combat techniques as part of Project Exodus aimed at protecting the northwestern corner of the state from the danger of terrorists, the Shreveport Times reports.
Volunteers, not militia...
The volunteers will be equipped with shotguns, riot shields and batons, the newspaper says. A .50-caliber machine gun will be mounted on what the sheriff's office calls "the war wagon."
Five of the 200 volunteers are black, the Times says. Women will be used only in a "support role," Deen says, indicating non-combat activity.
The teams of "highly trained volunteers" would be used to protect food, water, oil, gas and medical supplies in the event of a disaster, like Hurricane Katrina, in which state and federal resources are limited.
"We want to make sure that never happens here," he says.
Originally posted by Xcathdra
reply to post by Deebo
I am not sure if you are misreading my responses or not understand my response. I am a US citizen, and I am Law Enforcement. Katrina, specifically the NOPD seized legal weapons from civilians, which NEVER should have occured.
As far as the people in the story go, they are not being trained for front line law enforcement functions, but support roles. Protecting food, water, communications, jump off / in points for supplies to free up commissioned officers who can be used on the front lines.
I am a very strong believer in the 2nd Amendment, since an armed population makes people citizens, and an unarmed population makes us subjects. The thought process is if something major happens, support wont be coming as quickly as it should for obvious reasons. You make do with what you have until you can be reinforced.
In the instance where something major were to happen, my last thought is going to be if a person can run or not. My main focus would be to have trained personnel who can protect critical areas, not engage in a foot pursuit.