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The San Diego Unified School District, like most large school districts, universities, even transit systems, in the US has its own police force - this is going
by rogerhoward 12y ago
The San Diego Unified School District, like most large school districts, universities, even transit systems, in the US has its own police force - this is going to a police department... they have 54 officers, so its larger than many small town departments by a good stretch.
Also, whether there's a military presence in the area or not is irrelevant to their needs - the military doesn't provide tactical support in law enforcement actions.
I'm not taking the position that it's a sane use of resources or a necessity (I don't think it is)...
- twistedpair 12y agoYou can't deploy military assets against the population. It's illegal, since that's how coupes happen. That's why we have the National Guard. Read up on Posse Comitatus. So, it doesn't matter that the Navy is in town.
- rapala 12y agoOh come on. An armored vehicle loned to the local police in a case of a school shooting is going to undermine the goverment?
- shit_parade 12y agoSadly your use of the word government is so sickeningly far from the meaning of a constitutional republic, I weep that yes such things do undermine the government (IE the people of the united states of america and not a small military cabal of police beholden certainly not to its local citizens).