Police Protection, eh?
Baby sitting?
Word IS the ‘troops’…Americans detailed to do something they shouldn’t be ARE getting harassed by the public who do NOT want them in their city….
Trump admin response?
MORE troops…
Which is sure to pull MORE cop’s from police work to baby sit Trump’s idiotic moves…
Against the ‘law’ and Federal Judges orders?
“Officers will conduct high-visibility patrols with the National Guard and provide assistance as needed,” said the email, which was sent to D.C. police leadership Wednesday evening. The email said the situation was “fluid,” and adjustments to the staffing plan could be made in the coming days.
If enacted on a long-term basis, the change would significantly shift the way National Guard troops have worked with local and federal law enforcement in the District since their arrival in August. Trump administration officials have credited the troops for helping reduce crime in the city — in part, they argued, because the troops’ presence at Metro stations and on National Park Service lands frees up law enforcement to police other areas of the city. Diverting local police to accompany Guard members would do essentially the opposite by siphoning them from other tasks in D.C. neighborhoods.
The email said the new pairing would start Thursday and Friday. A D.C. police official said some officers had been temporarily detailed to accompany the troops, and a more long-term policy change was under discussion….
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Earlier this month, a judge said the deployment was illegal and ordered that it be halted as the lawsuit continues in court. But the judge paused her order from going into effect until Dec. 11 to give the administration time to appeal. The administration has since asked an appeals court to allow the D.C. mission to continue, requesting a ruling on an emergency basis by Dec. 4 and excoriating the judge’s order as a “wholly unjustified incursion into the territory of both the President and Congress.”
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A second memo, dated Aug. 28, warned service members that “those inspired by foreign terrorist organizations” might view the mission as a target. That same day, a member of the D.C. National Guard asked D.C. police for increased patrols in areas where troops are staying.
“Service members are being harassed at these hotels,” he wrote in the email reviewed by The Washington Post. Court records said local law enforcement agreed to increase patrols and troops were instructed to take measures to protect themselves, including always using the “buddy system” and changing into civilian clothes when off duty.
In the aftermath of this week’s fatal attack, Trump administration officials have doubled down on the need for the troops in the city. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said within hours of the shooting that Trump had asked him to add 500 troops to the D.C. mission, adding that the shooting had “stiffen[ed] our resolve to ensure that we make Washington, D.C. safe and beautiful.”….
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