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National Guard members patrolling Memphis fatally shot a man during a vehicle pursuit. The incident marks continued deployment of military personnel in law enforcement operations, raising civil liberties questions.
National Guard members patrolling Memphis fatally shot a man during a vehicle pursuit. These weren't police or trained law enforcement—they were military personnel conducting what amounts to street patrols, and someone died in a pursuit situation.
The deployment of National Guard in law enforcement operations is accelerating across multiple cities. Each incident normalizes it a bit more. Memphis now has military members making split-second decisions about force during chases. The legal and oversight frameworks for that are thinner than they are for cops. When it results in a death, the friction between military rules of engagement and policing standards becomes a real problem.
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