My friends writes to me, "We need cops; we need fire fighters; we need national guard; we need Army, Navy, Airforce, Marines; without them there is no order; as you can see." My immediate gut responce is, "Military is not to be used to protect us from within… Dictators use military to keep us under control."
In 1770, we had nothing but our squirrel guns when we revolted (and a few Polish and French supporters). We revolted because the King of England tried to dictate to us. We had nothing but our hearts and a few squirrel guns … Now, granted, our population is (too) well armed, and there is no king. There is only "We the people," and we must police ourselves in every town and state or we will have no freedom. Let us all make sure the "protectors" are our own people. Make sure the captain comes from our community. That "they" are "us." Then let us say to them "we all have the right to a trial." Watching video of the take down of George Floyd, people are beginning to ask, "Why wasn’t he put in a car and taken to a holding cell in a police station" (where he and the officers could get a breathing space). And then… oh my goodness, am I saying this? Let the lawyers take over. In America, under the law, we look at the original crime; investigate and prosecute. Was he trying to knowingly pass a bad $20? Did he take something from the store without paying for it with valid currency? Prosecute that, in the safety of a precinct. The ride to the precinct would be the end of the story and police would go back to their jobs. That’s the way we do things here in America. God bless us. Angels with us.