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patphil

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6. Authorization to act in self defense?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Jun 10, 2025, 11:47 AM

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This is a very subjective authorization. All the troops have to do is feel threatened.
The military just made it easier to have another Kent State Massacre.

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