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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums'What I saw was just absolutely wrong': National Guardsmen struggle with their role in controlling p
What I saw was just absolutely wrong: National Guardsmen struggle with their role in controlling protestPvt. SiKenya Lynch, a member of the D.C. National Guard, was on duty at Lafayette Square near the White House last Monday when U.S. Park Police cleared the area of protesters ahead of President Donald Trumps now-infamous photo op.
Lynch said she supports the protests, and that her brother was among the demonstrators on the other side of the line, adding that he coughed a lot due to the tear gas fired into the crowd.
I was happy to see him out there ... to walk for me when I couldnt, she said, adding that if she hadnt been activated as a citizen-soldier, she would have been among the protesters to support the people, and I wanted to support what was right.
POLITICO spoke to 10 National Guardsmen who have taken part in the protest response across the country since the killing of George Floyd while in police custody. Many Guardsmen said they felt uncomfortable with the way they were used to handle the unrest because demonstrators lumped them in with the police. They felt that while they swore an oath to uphold the Constitution, their presence at times intimidated Americans from expressing their opinions and even escalated the tension.
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'What I saw was just absolutely wrong': National Guardsmen struggle with their role in controlling p (Original Post)
LiberalArkie
Jun 2020
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It's clear to me that the National Guard troops aren't exposed to the same kind
bullwinkle428
Jun 2020
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bullwinkle428
(20,629 posts)1. It's clear to me that the National Guard troops aren't exposed to the same kind
of sadistic mentality in training that some of the cops seem to be. Just look at the incident in Buffalo - the elderly man went to the ground in obviously terrible distress, and all of the cops just walked past him. Finally, a couple of the NG personnel following behind the cops immediately tended to him once they arrived.
iluvtennis
(19,858 posts)4. + 2. nt
Hekate
(90,686 posts)2. National Guard troops don't sign up for this kind of shit
Good for the ones speaking out
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,986 posts)5. K&R