Up front: Not mil or LEO.
A guy with 12 posts asking a leading question about Oathkeepers?
Hmmmm.
We get "new" members that show up here from time to time trying to bait people on this forum. Honestly, given the appearances, I wouldn't respond to your question because it looks suspicious.
There are threads about Oathkeepers on here that can be found with the search function.
Up front: Not mil or LEO.
A guy with 12 posts asking a leading question about Oathkeepers?
Hmmmm.
We get "new" members that show up here from time to time trying to bait people on this forum. Honestly, given the appearances, I wouldn't respond to your question because it looks suspicious.
There are threads about Oathkeepers on here that can be found with the search function.
Especially when they think Austin is paradise.
Thanks TexasJack I should have thought to use search. I'm caught up now.
I mistakenly thought that LEO's took a similar oath as the military, thus the conflict.
I am neither as is apparent. I was lucky in the fact that I have some family in the military.
The military folks I have known have been very influential in my life and I have the greatest of admiration of them.
LEOs not so much, some are great (probably ex-military) the other half in my experience were just bullies.
Red Flags, well I thought it was funny don't you???
Again, Sorry I brought it up.
Thanks TexasJack I should have thought to use search. I'm caught up now.
I mistakenly thought that LEO's took a similar oath as the military, thus the conflict.
I am neither as is apparent. I was lucky in the fact that I have some family in the military.
The military folks I have known have been very influential in my life and I have the greatest of admiration of them.
LEOs not so much, some are great (probably ex-military) the other half in my experience were just bullies.
Red Flags, well I thought it was funny don't you???
Again, Sorry I brought it up.
I've had bad experiences with cops.
They gave me tickets for not adhering to their fascist limits on vehicular speed.
Plenty of douches came out of the military. Also, just as many non-military LEOs are great and not bullies as the military. I fact, I am willing to bet that the percentage of Military bullies is the same as LE. It is not the job or career choice that makes the man. That is within his character, whether he cleans buildings for a living, drives a tank, or carries a badge.
........Again, Sorry I brought it up.
At the risk of being struck by lightning or attacked by a mob of peasants, I have to say I agree with TXI on this.
I don't know what the "Oathkeepers" purpose, mission statement or anything else is. I have heard that they intend to keep their oaths on "their" specific beliefs of what certain aspects of their oaths mean. Like most groups, they have an agenda.
As a former LEO I took an oath, what would this group have done for me?
you might be looking at it wrong. It is not that they would be doing anything for you as an LEO.
Oath Keepers pledge to keep their oaths to the Constitution and not the politicians and they further pledge NO to obey unconstitutional orders like illegally taking weapons from citizens like happened in the aftermath of Katrina.
They are also against warrantless, illegal searches.
I find no fault in their motives and support them.