COLUMBIA, SC — Richland County sheriff’s deputies on Monday and Tuesday will conduct a secretive joint exercise around the county with unidentified units from Ft. Bragg, according to the sheriff’s department.
The exercises will run up to midnight both days and be primarily in Lower Richland, around Eastover and Hopkins.
Exercises will also conducted around the Screaming Eagle Road near Elgin and North Richland County near outbound Monticello Road.
Ft. Bragg is home to some of the U.S. Army’s elite fighting groups, including Special Forces, aviation support and airborne units. The Army’s Delta Force is also at Ft. Bragg.
A sheriff’s department spokesman Sunday declined to say which Ft. Bragg units will be involved. Reporters will not be allowed to “view or participate” in the exercise.
It will be noisy at times.
“Citizens may see military and departmental vehicles traveling in and around rural and metropolitan areas and may hear ordnance being set off or fired which will be simulated/ blanks and controlled by trained personnel,” a sheriff’s department press release said. .
The release said that, “Due to Sheriff Leon Lott's longstanding commitment to making sure that deputies are trained and prepared for every event and potential threat and his desire to assist the military to ensure their preparations;” the joint exercise is being held.
ECWCock - Afraid they're gonna find your pot patch?
LOL. I wish. The question is why do local police departments need specialized military training?
I dont know, maybe because of this...
“Due to Sheriff Leon Lott's longstanding commitment to making sure that deputies are trained and prepared for every event and potential threat and his desire to assist the military to ensure their preparations;”
ECWCock - Afraid they're gonna find your pot patch?
LOL. I wish. The question is why do local police departments need specialized military training?
I dont know, maybe because of this...
“Due to Sheriff Leon Lott's longstanding commitment to making sure that deputies are trained and prepared for every event and potential threat and his desire to assist the military to ensure their preparations;”
The more training the better... I've seen some horrendous incidents... In college, I watched my neighbor fight off 3 cops. By literally just standing there , not allowing then to take him down. This dude was not a giant , and he wasn't a trained fighter, he literally just defended the take down. FROM THREE COPS. Finally , a fourth cop got a running start and knocked them all down . However , in knocking them all down, the neighbor was able to to squirm away several feet,,, then they got the cuffs on.
The militarization of the local police forces in the U.S. concerns me greatly.
I get that, but you don't believe that law enforcement could learn any valuable skills from the military?
Here is an example. I am an EMT gor my station. I attended a course put on by the military in our area on how to treat wounded in an active shooter scenario. I learned some valuable skills. No law enforcement agency has the same experience dealing with situations like this like the military does .
Would training like that contribute to militarization of police?
ShanTheMan - People complain that cops arent trained enough.....
not sure if you are serious....
I think most people want cops properly trained as a police force not a military force
I mean when cops get hurt in a shootout or something someone always says cops only have basic firearms training or whatever. It isnt beneficial to make all cops into rambo, I was just saying people will complain either way.
