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Secret Service scandal: Agents get into a fistfight outside Obama's residence

https://lemmy.world/post/30439847

Secret Service scandal: Agents get into a fistfight outside Obama's residence - Lemmy.World

The incident occurred around 2:30 a.m. on May 21 and was captured on video, showing the officers exchanging blows and shoves. One of them, visibly agitated, used her radio to request the presence of a supervisor, warning that “I need a supervisor here… immediately before I beat this girl up.” Archive Link [https://archive.ph/mB58J]

May 29, 2025 at 12:46pmWeb
Show threadIninewCrowMay 29, 2025
The Praetorian Guard is starting to fight amongst itself … that’s usually not a good sign for the empire.
Show threadNoneOfUrBusinessMay 29, 2025
Okay say what you want about the praetorian guard, but they were much cooler than anything the secret service is rocking.
Show threadBlade9732May 29, 2025
Say what you want about uniforms, but the praetorian guard didn’t have these:
Show threadMiles O'BrienMay 29, 2025

Best I can do is an AR-15 with a 3d printed bicycle mount.

Unfortunately that doesn’t look as cool as a roman chariot with some spears, IMO.

Show threadWahotsMay 29, 2025
Holy shit, is that a minigun?
Show threadOlhonestjimMay 29, 2025
Yes it is. That isn’t a Denali, it’s an APC.
Show threadTomMaszMay 29, 2025
The past couple of years have not been good for the Secret Service’s reputation. They used to seem like they were the elite, now they come across as bad as any law enforcement organization.
Show threaddisguy_ovaheaMay 29, 2025
Well it doesn’t help that they’re recruiting through YouTube and Plex ads, and candidates have disclosed Trump loyalty questions during the interview process.
Show threadUnculturedSwineMay 29, 2025
There are no more adults in government rn. America is devolving into Lord of the Flies.
Show threadSalehMay 29, 2025

Isn’t the whole point of Lord of the Flies that the adults ain’t better and any level of civilisation is just a thin layer on top? From the beginning that the boys told themselves they were the social elite and had civilized manners, which would make it easy for them to retain civilization to the end

spoiler

where the captain of the army ship that rescued them just asked something along the line of “what have you boys been up to? Playing war?”