Reply #39: That isn't as much of a threat as you think [View All]

[knight_of_the_star]

For one, most of the Army and the Marine Corps is either insufficient in numbers to keep a lid on the populace solidly. That and considering that they swear their loyalty to the Constitution, I think that they fight turn their guns on the government rather than the people.

For two, while yes law enforcement would be mobilized to enforce martial law, there simply aren't enough cops to do the job. Just think about how bad the crime situation is in palces like New York, LA, and Chicago RIGHT NOW. Now think of how many cops will be left standing if the people of those cities revolt considering how strained they are just to keep the murder rate down. That is assuming that the police will even go along with it.

For three, there are enough people with enough guns that tech won't matter that much in comparison. Numbers to tell, and even if only say, half, of the population rises up, you still have 120 million to 1 million, maybe two or three of there are that many cops. Numbers do tell in battle, and here there won't BE any stable battle lines, leaving supply dumps and the like wide open for ambush. The last time our military fought in such circumstances was in Vietnam, and they didn't do so hot then. If enough people rose up, then the Army would either join them, refuse to fight, or get overwhelmed. That and there are a LOT of veterans who are NOT in the armed forces who would probably jump onbaord who have the training and such.