petite6 Jokers Wild Reged: 08/14/06 Posts: 188722 Two agents involved in the shooting deaths of US citizens in Minneapolis are reportedly part of paramilitary tactical units—including ICE’s two Special Response Teams (SRT), CBP’s one SRT, and the 02/03/26 12:34 PM Edit Reply Quote Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC)—whose extreme tactics are generally reserved for war zones. The tactics used by SRT and BORTAC vastly differ from those of local police or sheriffs. They use explosives to breach the doors of homes, and team members are equipped with full tactical gear, assault rifles, and heavy-duty crowd-control weapons. “BORTAC in particular is used to operating in the desert. They are not trained for urban policing,” says Gil Kerlikowske, a former CBP commissioner. “They’re absolutely the wrong tool for the job. It’s like using a chain saw to mow your lawn” SRT’s and BORTAC’s roles in putting down protests in 2020 and since President Donald Trump retook power last January have been referenced in several civil suits alleging wanton abuses and civil rights violations by the tactical units. Both SRT and BORTAC are “operator” or SWAT-type units that are patterned off the US military’s special forces teams, not police. They draw heavily on veterans and US Special Operations Command for their ranks. Read the full story https://bsky.app/profile/wired.com/post/3mdy6xxsack2l Report Remind Me Link

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