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Old 01-09-2014, 18:53   #11
miclo18d
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Originally Posted by monsterhunter View Post
I've been split on how this should be handled for some time. But as to why soldiers aren't involved on Unitied States soil, take a look at this site: http://www.dojgov.net/posse_comitatus_act.htm
Actually I've been involved on JTF-6 missions.

Posse Comitatus is very strict in what soldiers can and can't do. We could not collect on US citizens. We could only collect info on confirmed people crossing the US border. We had to call in what we saw and allow law enforcement agencies make arrests.

But bottom line, US military can do policing... It's just not direct involvement.

Just FYI, we busted (observed and called the LEA) an 800 lb pot shipment during one of our missions in Nogalas, AZ in 1996.
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