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originally posted by: TonyS
a reply to: Vasa Croe
HEADS UP!
I've been watching this unfold for hours and I can tell you that from the skip pattern of fires and violence outbreaks that there's a lot more to this than random acts of violence by disaffected rioters and/or looters.
As I see things developing on the ground in Baltimore, this appears to be unfolding as a well led, concerted effort of a group of people determined to test the strengths/weaknesses of US policing authorities, Fire Departments and National Guard deployments. Make no doubt about it...there's an intelligence behind this action and their probing and testing response scenarios.
For all practical purposes...this thing is unfolding like a Stress test. And as it unfolds, Strategists are studying the responses.
originally posted by: RickyD
Well another call just came through about multiple officers injured requesting evac to hospital and they have to regroup to redeploy. I have to say this is heading downhill way faster than Ferguson. I fully expect to wake up tomorrow to reports of Nation Guard in the streets and curfews being setup. This will not be going like this much longer…unless it gets a whole whole lot worse.
originally posted by: newyr
a reply to: Vasa Croe
Don't know how MD did it, but I will say I got it first hand from the police Captain in my city that the PD were the ones to train the National Guard - therefore if they were ever to be called out to support the police in a situation like this, the NG would be using the training/tactics taught to them by the police. Not saying that's good/bad just saying that in our area, the Guard would be operating under the same principles as the PD.
originally posted by: Vasa Croe
originally posted by: WalkInSilence
Please update this when you can, Well Done.
This is very unresting. I don't usually tag on to these threads, but....
WIS
The fact it only took 30 seconds for approval tells me a lot....they were just waiting for the call. That and the fact he was on the phone with Obama that quick....tells me this is going to be really bad. Started about 3 PM today with the rioting and only took a few hours for it to escalate to calling the National Guard.......
originally posted by: RickyD
a reply to: newyr
Yea as vasa was saying that was probably training specific to natural disaster and civil unrest...all NG guys get the standard boot camp reprogramming any other soldier is first introduced to.
originally posted by: Patriotsrevenge
originally posted by: Vasa Croe
originally posted by: WalkInSilence
Please update this when you can, Well Done.
This is very unresting. I don't usually tag on to these threads, but....
WIS
The fact it only took 30 seconds for approval tells me a lot....they were just waiting for the call. That and the fact he was on the phone with Obama that quick....tells me this is going to be really bad. Started about 3 PM today with the rioting and only took a few hours for it to escalate to calling the National Guard.......
She said she was working on it all day to make sure it was legal lol. I wonder if the military will move Jade Helm to Baltimore. Nope they wouldn't do that, its the south that Obama has listed as the enemy.
originally posted by: TinfoilTP
The Commissioner just stated the area is 80 square miles, exponentially larger area than Ferguson.
The 5000 NG is a drop in the bucket, he also stated he has 5000 out of area officers too. The NG will be deployed to hold areas and protect structures, the police will be responding and moving crowds and in front lines. The NG are extra manpower to hold areas once cleared.
originally posted by: Patriotsrevenge
originally posted by: TinfoilTP
The Commissioner just stated the area is 80 square miles, exponentially larger area than Ferguson.
The 5000 NG is a drop in the bucket, he also stated he has 5000 out of area officers too. The NG will be deployed to hold areas and protect structures, the police will be responding and moving crowds and in front lines. The NG are extra manpower to hold areas once cleared.
They wont be there till tomorrow though, that is when the curfew goes into effect lol. Talk about Democratic ignorance. The Governor should have intervened and stomped on this woman's toes yesterday.