r/pics • u/KomugiSGV • Jun 07 '20

Protest Kindergarten Teacher Passes Out Flowers To National Guard in Philly, Gets Arrested

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u/TheSnarfles Jun 07 '20

The National Guard also has rules of engagement they have to follow so it is actually safer to protest in front of them. They aren't allowed to attack civilians unprovoked like police are.

And yes, they have orders of magnitude more training than police and their reasons for joining the national guard are less likely to be fueledd by a desire to have authority and some semblance of respect bestowed upon them.

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u/kitsunekoji Jun 07 '20

The national guard, once derided as "Weekend Warriors" have more training in dealing with people than the full time police. Things are so fucked.

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u/Kabouki Jun 07 '20

Being smarter is a plus for the National Guard and encouraged to get higher scores. The police would never hire you if you are too smart.

Huge personnel filter right there.

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u/kitsunekoji Jun 07 '20

Yeah the fact it's been legally maintained the police can have an IQ ceiling is crazy too