National Guard patrols are chasing and shooting people in Memphis now
Remember when deploying the military to police American streets was just a dystopian movie trope? Welcome to real life, where a federal task force in Tennessee just ended with actual soldiers fatally shooting a civilian on patrol.
Memphis police officers were chasing a 20-year-old college student named Tyrin Johnson, who was reportedly carrying a handgun. Nearby National Guard soldiers, deployed to the city as part of a special crime-fighting initiative, decided to join the foot pursuit. The situation quickly escalated, and the soldiers shot and killed him.
The soldiers were stationed in Memphis under an executive order by Donald Trump, which flooded Democratic-led cities with military personnel to clamp down on local crime. Sure, the task force bragged about making over 10,000 arrests, but locals are pointing out the screamingly obvious problem here.
The United States military is actively patrolling domestic streets, chasing down suspects, and shooting American citizens on American soil. State Representative Justin Pearson slammed the operation, calling it an "occupation" rather than policing, and demanded the military be sent home.
Surely replacing local municipal police with active combat soldiers won't have any unpredictable consequences for civil liberties.
Source: TBI
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