No guns, no riot gear, no tanks, no law enforcement, ...
Instead, bullet proof vests under black polo pullover shirts.
IMO the defund movement evolved into wanting more mindful psychology and less lethal force.
This seems to be working.
Democratic governor...
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham:
Well, first of all, there's no militarization of any of the policing. So you don't see tanks. You don't see men and women in riot gear. You don't see a giant troop sort of just deployed in the middle of a city.
This is strategic, smart. And, by and large, the National Guard is behind the direct community policing. And what I mean by that is, is that they're doing the surveillance work. They're doing the arrest, transportation and bookings. They're doing the medical transports when that's required of an arrestee. They're making sure that they're doing all the dispatch calls.
They are helping us with bus safety and transportation. They're doing the kind of background work that allows for more police time on the streets and communities. And to put that in perspective, since the start of this mission, the Guard has added 4,000 hours of direct policing time, which has led to more arrests, more deterrent — and I can give you two really good examples of that — and the kind of synergistic support that, frankly, our police departments do need, and I believe ultimately want.
But the police department in Albuquerque is in charge of the operation. The State Police are doing what they do best. They're integrating their support to the local jurisdiction. And the Guard has been trained on this strategic mission.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/new-mexicos-democratic-governor-explains-how-state-used-national-guard-to-combat-crime
= new reply since forum marked as read
