> I don't think anyone wants a timeline where tanks are patrolling the roads. There's a reason our military outside the national guard doesn't focus on domestic

> I don't think anyone wants a timeline where tanks are patrolling the roads. There's a reason our military outside the national guard doesn't focus on domestic action unless there's a dire emergency. This was mentioned a few decades ago (in 2004, the post-9/11 environment) by Battlestar Galactica: > There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state. The other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people. * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnZ53lPPsF0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnZ53lPPsF0 * https://www.vox.com/xpress/2014/8/14/6002211/battlestar-galactica-had-the-perfect-argument-for-keeping-police-and https://www.vox.com/xpress/2014/8/14/6002211/battlestar-gala...