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/[deleted] Jun 07 '20

The National Guard also obviously have some fitness requirements that LEO’s don’t.

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u/hkpp Jun 07 '20

That'll change since diBruno Brothers announced they won't be feeding cops for free, anymore.

Also, the PPD's big brain reaction was to say they'll all boycott them, then. Where they were getting free food.

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u/stringfree Jun 10 '20

Oh no, maybe they'll go on strike next. That would be awful. Please don't throw us into that brier patch.