Deploying National Guard

Several states are either actively deploying or considering deploying the National Guard. Honestly, I would be completely fine with this if they were being tasked with providing some form of humanitarian assistance and comfort to the populace.

Instead, what is being suggested is they are being deployed to assist in law enforcement. Interesting that states are concerned about law enforcement at the same time they are releasing convicts from incarceration with insufficient supportive resources for those inmates in the majority of cases. I find that more than a little ironic.

I am not going to claim I have looked up recent national crime statistics. However, I have not personally heard a lot of news reports indicating that crime has suddenly increased enough to warrant the National Guard being deployed for that purpose. No doubt there have been a few incidents of altercations in various stores and there have been numerous incidents of theft. Though in general, traffic has slowed down which should mean fewer major traffic accidents and virtually no road rage. More people are home more often, so burglaries seem like they should be down. Large bars and night clubs are closed, so it seems unlikely that public intoxication has become more of a problem and probably less of a problem. Large gatherings are discouraged and the vast majority of people are compliant, so riots are unlikely. There is the possibility of an increase in domestic violence but the National Guard would not be suitable to respond to such things.