[pinkfoot]

> Well, that's fucking illegal as shit.

Nonsense. As far back as 1970 the infantry and armed cavalry of the Ohio National Guard fixed bayonettes to the M1 semi-automatic rifles and shot 13 unarmed students at Kent State university - killing four.

You will note that students were indicted for the riot (Kent 25) but NONE of the soldiers or chain of command.

And the USG has been defending this action as recently as 2012.

[Mirioron]

Isn't that the difference between what is illegal on paper (according to the law) and what actually gets enforced as illegal? Kids are taught that the law is the law, but in reality only the law that gets enforced matters.

[pinkfoot]

IANAL and don't live in the US, but my guess from other posters is that its completely legal for the national guard to shoot rioters if the governor authorises it.

FWIW: I did politely ask what the legal response to looting in US law is, but got down-voted, sans answer, by the woke.

[battery_cowboy]

Why are you commenting if you don't live in America and don't understand the situation? De facto is way different than de jure.

[pinkfoot]

I have bitter first-hand experience of the consequences of leaving dangerous laws on the books: e.g. shooting looters with FMJ ammunition "that everyone known isn't going to be used".

I bet few us live in Ireland, but most would agree that their recent changes to remove blasphemy laws is a good idea, no?

If you REALLY don't want the military shooting looters, then at least take the effort to get the laws changed. You can multi-task. Phone AOC.

[battery_cowboy]

I appreciate your experience, but in the USA, regardless of what these other posters are stating, you can't use the military for law enforcement except for very narrow limits. They are mistaken when they say this use is legal, but I can forgive their error since America has basically turned into a banana republic, so it's hard to understand some things that are occurring daily used to be really illegal and looked down upon.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_Comitatus_Act

[pinkfoot]

1. I am aware of the PCA, by guess is a bunch of other loosely written clauses in OTHER equally legal Acts of congress are used as cover to trump the PCA;

2. Once you are at secret courts, all bets are off.

Sad really.