Marine Corps creates police battalions

[Judi Lynn]

Marine Corps creates police battalions
Officials aim to consolidate military police, help allied nations through their investigative training
12:06 AM, Jul 23, 2012

CAMP PENDLETON, CALIF. — The Marine Corps has created its first law enforcement battalions — a lean, specialized force of military police officers that it hopes can quickly deploy worldwide.

The Corps activated three such battalions last month. Each is made up of roughly 500 military police officers and dozens of dogs.

The Marine Corps has had police battalions off and on since World War II but they were primarily focused on providing security, said Maj. Jan Durham, commander of the 1st Law Enforcement Battalion at Camp Pendleton.

The idea is to consolidate the military police and capitalize on their investigative skills and police training, he said. The new additions come as every branch in the military is trying to show its flexibility and resourcefulness amid defense cuts.

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[Troy Cookin with Gas]

1. oh wonderful...

When do they show up on Main Street?

[dballance]

2. With all those "we can take over everything" exec orders and defense authorization amendments.....

I don't think Posse Comitatus means much anymore.

[99th_Monkey]

3. So is THIS what Framers meant by "well regulated militia"? ~nt

[Igel]

4. Not quite.

You see, the militia was the body of able bodied men, "the people."

So when it says "well regulated militia" that just mean "the people, well regulated."

"A well regulated citizenry being necessary for the security of a free state...."

This is just one more bit in making sure that we're alll really well regulated. Hey, it's a Constitutional right, to be well regulated.

[99th_Monkey]

5. I feel very confident that Founding Fathers would NOT

consider this armed-to-the-teeth mess we have in USA today,
with assault rifles, bazookas, etc. just sold willy-nilly ...
I doubt if they could time travel forward and see the current
sad and terrorizing state of affairs we have, I doubt they
would consider this to be "well regulated".

I make this point in another OP here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021010523