Riot concerns in Colo Spgs

[.455_Hunter]

I have no idea- can LEO/Nat Guard order you inside your house during periods of civil disturbance?

I know I have seen people told to "go back inside" during COPS/LivePD shows?

Is a deployment of non-lethal appropriate in this case, against a non-violent citizen on private property?

I have limited knowledge in the "on the street" legalities of civil disturbance management.

[3beansalad]

And the media is reporting that "protesters" are gathering again downtown

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[battlemidget]

Here's KRDO's 'live blog', last update was 930pm tonight.
https://krdo.com/news/top-stories/20...orado-springs/

[VDW]

I have no idea- can LEO/Nat Guard order you inside your house during periods of civil disturbance?

Where have you been the last 2 1/2 months?

[.455_Hunter]

Where have you been the last 2 1/2 months?

Sigh...

Maybe somebody with some legal input will respond about the actual scenario being discussed.

[VDW]

Short answer, yes. Assuming their state of emergency laws are similar to ours...didn’t see where it was.

[Aloha_Shooter]

Very similar to the situation in North Boston when they were looking for the Marathon bombers. People were ordered to hunker down in their own homes while the police were seeking the bombers. It's actually a protection order intended to keep ordinary citizens from being confused with the miscreants.

Police and NG have always had authority to restrict movement during extraordinary situations like the looting after Katrina but those extraordinary situations have (as far as I know) been somewhat loosely defined. It's very hard to be prescriptive on things you can't anticipate. I suspect the pepper pods are technically within their authorities during a situation like that but a bad idea (and certainly bad optics).

In general, I think it's better to consider these situations from a time-phased approach and let the situation unfold. If authorities are abusing or misusing their power, that will generally become very clear over time and the citizenry can respond appropriately. Decisions can be considered and debated after the fact and policy adjusted for the future but hamstringing authorities when they must take time-critical actions to prevent general harm (like the wanton destruction of irreplaceable artifacts) is a bad idea.

[XJ]

Some guy is streaming live, I recommend using the mute button.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owD_imBwJkU

[Bailey Guns]

I have no problem with people peaceably assembling like that to criticize whoever and whatever they like. That's a perfect example of how it's done. I didn't watch long, but I didn't see anyone acting out at all.

[O2HeN2]

KOAA chased them all around last night hoping for something that would sell their commercial time, but alas, no rioting.

O2