At least three other kinds of law and order are also at stake, and each is just as important as the one preoccupying Trump. Second is the need to prevent use of the American military against U.S. citizens for domestic law enforcement. Bowser pushed back, such as by calling for the withdrawal of National Guard forces that Trump summoned from other states. In recent history, the D.C. and federal police agencies have cooperated well in handling the constant protests and demonstrations in the nation’s capital. Moreover, the federal forces were stationed to protect not the commercial districts, where almost all of the looting occurred, but federal properties such as Lafayette Square and the Mall.

Source: Washington Post June 08, 2020 09:05 UTC