. . . "A deranged leftist entered the thread to first admit that the federalization of Washington’s police had produced results, and then to admit that DC’s black community seems very much to enjoy the heightened security of their neighborhoods — after all, robberies have been cut in half, carjackings by 5/6ths, and violent crime overall by 22 percent along with the sudden cessation of murders, and these are positive developments inuring disproportionately to the benefit of Washington’s beleagured black citizens who have borne the brunt of the longstanding lawlessness on the streets of the nation’s capital.
"But then he said it wouldn’t last.
"And insisted that this was “fascism,” and that with so many uniformed men with guns patrolling Washington, the city looks like Pakistan.
"Then came the coup de grâce, which was a suggestion that Trump invest in more community centers in D.C.
"It’s been said that the city’s police force is some 300 officers short of its full complement of law enforcement officials. So supplementing it with ICE, DEA, ATF, and FBI agents and — the horror! — National Guardsmen from several states around the country is actually something less than “fascism.”
"Unless an effective law enforcement contingent large enough to impose law and order is “fascism.”
"An interesting bit of history for you — when the Nazis took over Germany, one of the first things they did was to defund and disband local police forces and roll them into the various security agencies of the Reich.
"That’s what fascism looks like from a law enforcement perspective, because a local police force can serve as a check on the power of a national government. . . .Much more here...
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