Shocked and fearful Maine residents are keeping to their homes for a second night as hundreds of police and FBI agents search intently for Robert Card, a U.S.

  • burchalka@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Wouldn’t that necessitate help of army? If the police can’t control the situation in 24 hours, they should bring in several hundred/thousands soldiers and start house to house search of the whole area…

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      1 year ago

      The army can’t be used for such things. The national guard can, but they’re still not intended for domestic law enforcement situations.

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          1 year ago

          Geraldine Largay, “Inchworm”, was a hiker who went missing off the Appalachian Trail in Maine and died in 2013. It took two years for them to find her body, and it was found only a couple of miles from the trail. Those woods are so thick. If he’s dead if could be a long time until he is found.

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          1 year ago

          Nice guess, turned out to be true

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        Actually the army can be used for it so long as they’re subservient to the national guard, essentially working as aides.

        Plus posse comitatus has never effectively been used.