[mrustow]

The police can't be called on by military commanders, because they obey a civilian chain of command, and answer to civilian laws, while soldiers obey a military chain of command, and answer to the Uniform Military Code of Justice. Mixing the two up would wreak havoc.

[lavaroise]

The police can't be called on by military commanders, because they obey a civilian chain of command, and answer to civilian laws, while soldiers obey a military chain of command, and answer to the Uniform Military Code of Justice. Mixing the two up would wreak havoc.

Pity that Al Qaeda can do that and we cant.

[dljordan]

Take a look at the FEMA website and you will see that under a national emergency police can be "Federalized". They have been increasingly militarized for years as you can see by their penchant for wearing combat fatigues whenever possible as if they're going to be asked to jump into Normandy at any moment. There is a movement afoot to standardize police training and procedures in accordance with Fedaral government policy.