Military sent into Alabama town 8 days ago

And somehow this appears to have been overlooked by all of the major news outlets, or at least not prominently displayed. Anybody hear anything about this???

http://cnsnews.com/public/content/ar...x?RsrcID=45206

[charlie brown]

someone is gonna lose their job

[Typofile]

Has anyone ever read the zombie survival guide?

This is how it all starts.

[Dionysos]

But, but AIG...

[TheAmazon]

uhhh, alls i see is comments. It does not suprise me that the controlled media picks and chooses what information, and how much of that information the public gets to hear and see.

[BradH]

I've seen it on headlines and such - hell, Reuters even had some photos. I know they are looking into who actually ordered them there. But to be fair, the towns small police force was way overworked, and there were only 20ish Military Police who patrolled the streets.

[name change request]

well they said the law says that only the governor or the president can authorize military personnel to do something like this and it wasnt authorized by either of them... so while it makes sense that law enforcement needed help, they broke the rules.

rules are important... or so they say

[BradH]

New article from USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...8-samson_N.htm

The Army is looking into whether rules were broken when soldiers from Fort Rucker were sent to Samson, Ala., after 11 people died in a shooting spree March 10.

Samson Mayor Clay King wonders what the fuss is about neighbors helping neighbors.

Geneva County Sheriff Greg Ward said that after the shootings — as officers protected and processed crime scenes "scattered over 20 miles" — he asked for assistance from Fort Rucker.

Former Samson resident Michael McLendon fatally shot nine victims in the town and killed a 10th in a neighboring county before killing himself.

"We do have a mutual aid agreement with Fort Rucker," Ward said, adding that the command center told him "they were there if we needed anything — equipment, generators, lights."

Ward said after meeting with the state agencies, police departments and city officials involved, he realized "we did not know how long this was going to be prolonged. We had officers down here who had already been on duty 12 hours or more."

Ward said he had his dispatcher call Fort Rucker again and request about 25 officers "to come to Geneva County. … They were here at our request, giving our officers a chance to get something to eat, to take a break before going back on duty. They had no investigative duties, no police powers. All they did was direct traffic."

Authorization from the governor or president is typically required for the deployment of federal troops on U.S. soil. The Army confirmed Wednesday that 22 military police and an officer from Fort Rucker were sent to nearby Samson after a gunman killed 10 people and himself.

Col. Michael Negard of the Army Training and Doctrine Command at Fort Monroe, Va., said officials are trying to determine who ordered the soldiers to Samson, who requested them, why they were sent and what they did there. "This inquiry will also consider whether law, regulation and policy were followed," he said. He declined further comment.

Ward said the soldiers' presence allowed faster processing of the crime scenes. He said the soldiers arrived about 8:30 p.m. the day of the shootings and left at midnight.

In nearly 16 years as sheriff, Ward said he doesn't recall requesting assistance from Fort Rucker before, although he has seen soldiers in the county after tornadoes.
"They did exactly what we asked for and nothing more," Ward said. "For that, I'm grateful."

Mayor King said he was "very glad" to see the soldiers. "The people of Samson want the soldiers and officers of Fort Rucker to know we appreciate them coming," he said.

[Hubb]

Yea i dont think its martial law, it was a brief interlude for a strained police force dealing with very rare circumstances.

[matias pecile]

someone is gonna lose their job

[Sinner]

Originally Posted by charlie brown

someone is gonna lose their job

Originally Posted by matias pecile

someone is gonna lose their job

I see a glitch in the matrix.


wait... why does emotias have two s/n's?

[Nyteshade]

Originally Posted by BradH

New article from USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...8-samson_N.htm

The Army is looking into whether rules were broken when soldiers from Fort Rucker were sent to Samson, Ala., after 11 people died in a shooting spree March 10.

Samson Mayor Clay King wonders what the fuss is about neighbors helping neighbors.

Geneva County Sheriff Greg Ward said that after the shootings — as officers protected and processed crime scenes "scattered over 20 miles" — he asked for assistance from Fort Rucker.

Former Samson resident Michael McLendon fatally shot nine victims in the town and killed a 10th in a neighboring county before killing himself.

"We do have a mutual aid agreement with Fort Rucker," Ward said, adding that the command center told him "they were there if we needed anything — equipment, generators, lights."

Ward said after meeting with the state agencies, police departments and city officials involved, he realized "we did not know how long this was going to be prolonged. We had officers down here who had already been on duty 12 hours or more."

Ward said he had his dispatcher call Fort Rucker again and request about 25 officers "to come to Geneva County. … They were here at our request, giving our officers a chance to get something to eat, to take a break before going back on duty. They had no investigative duties, no police powers. All they did was direct traffic."

Authorization from the governor or president is typically required for the deployment of federal troops on U.S. soil. The Army confirmed Wednesday that 22 military police and an officer from Fort Rucker were sent to nearby Samson after a gunman killed 10 people and himself.

Col. Michael Negard of the Army Training and Doctrine Command at Fort Monroe, Va., said officials are trying to determine who ordered the soldiers to Samson, who requested them, why they were sent and what they did there. "This inquiry will also consider whether law, regulation and policy were followed," he said. He declined further comment.

Ward said the soldiers' presence allowed faster processing of the crime scenes. He said the soldiers arrived about 8:30 p.m. the day of the shootings and left at midnight.

In nearly 16 years as sheriff, Ward said he doesn't recall requesting assistance from Fort Rucker before, although he has seen soldiers in the county after tornadoes.
"They did exactly what we asked for and nothing more," Ward said. "For that, I'm grateful."

Mayor King said he was "very glad" to see the soldiers. "The people of Samson want the soldiers and officers of Fort Rucker to know we appreciate them coming," he said.

ZOMG, police state inc!!!