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In 2008, state and local law enforcement agencies employed more than 1.1 million people on a full-time basis, including about 765,000 sworn personnel (def
by sbierwagen 10y ago
In 2008, state and local law enforcement agencies
employed more than 1.1 million people on a full-time
basis, including about 765,000 sworn personnel (defined
as those with general arrest powers).
So, 1 in 416 people in the US is a sworn law enforcement official. Not great odds for fighting armed revolt.
- Jtsummers 10y agoAn armed revolt wouldn't just be going up against law enforcement. At that level of violence, they'd be going up against the National Guard (state militias), the US military (both active duty and reserve). Of course, across all three groups fighting against the revolters there will be both sympathizers and revolters themselves (I'd particularly expect to see this amongst local and state law enforcement and militias, less amongst federal military and law enforcement but still present).
- narrowrail 10y agoThe only person I've heard claim the US might suspend Posse Commitatus is Alex Jones. That is a serious supposition. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_Comitatus_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_Comitatus_Act
- Jtsummers 10y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurrection_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurrection_Act The person I responded to was discussing law enforcement being overwhelmed by armed revolt. The Federal armed forces could be used in such a situation.