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Sniper teams, an elite Border Patrol unit and FBI surveillance aircraft were deployed at George Floyd's Texas burial with officials authorizing the use of deadly force 'for a quick response to rioting and looting', records show
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - Officials 'authorized the use of deadly force' at the service in Pearland in June
- A presentation on law enforcement preparation detailed officers being 'stationed for a quick response to rioting and looting', Vice News reports
- Records show officials had placed snipers on rooftops at his burial
- They had also reportedly called in 66 members of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC)
- The BORTAC teams are heavily armed units are similar to police SWAT teams
- Floyd, who was black, died on May 25 in police custody in Minneapolis
| A good thing they didn’t riot after all. |
Posted by: Skidmark 2020-10-02 |
