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posted ago by learntocode ago by learntocode +25 / -0

Federal law enforcement, and various parts of the U.S. military have been deployed multiple times in the United States history to quell rebellions, prosecute justice, and maintain civil order.

Guarding a court house from violent rioters attempting to burn the building down is dust in the wind.

  • Whiskey Rebellion of 1791 to 1794 under the adminstration of George Washington, 13,000 troops from the regular army and 3 state militias deployed.

  • United States Marshals throughout the western expansion of the U.S. in the 19th century (1800's) deployed to enforce the law in the wild west.

  • 1912-1921 Western Virgina Coal Wars, Battle of Blair Mountain - On August 30, 1921, President Warren G. Harding declared martial law for the entire state of West Virginia and 2,500 federal troops arrived on September 2, bringing with them machine guns and military aircraft armed with surplus explosive and gas bombs from the recently concluded World War I. Facing a large and well equipped fighting force, the miners were forced to stand down. - u/Jack_NC

  • Bonus Army driven out of DC in 1932 during Herbert Hoover administration - 1,000 troops and 6 tanks led by General Douglas MacArthur deployed to clear out veterans protesting in the capitol alongside civil police.

  • Los Angeles Riots of 1992 - 200 marshals of the tactical unit Special Operations Group were dispatched to assist local and state authorities in restoring peace and order throughout Los Angeles County, California

  • 1993 Seige of the Branch Davidians in Waco, TX - ATF and FBI "attempted to execute a search warrant"; FBI used armored vehicles, tear gas, machine guns to burn and shoot the remaining inhabitants in the compoud. - u/Jack_NC

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learntocode [S] 2 points ago +2 / -0

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