http://www.annarbor.com/news/bridgewater-township-turns-to-militia-for-help/Bridgewater Township official turns to militia for help; watchdog groups question decision
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<snip>The militia movement has been involved in an “enormous amount of criminal violence” and “huge number of domestic terror plots,” Potok said.
“It certainly seems poorly advised to be kind, to ask people who believe in completely false conspiracy theories and see the government largely as an enemy to help in law enforcement matters,” Potok said. “I don’t see how that could work out well.”
Mull, a Republican, turned to the militia because of their training in search and rescue techniques, familiarity with the local community and willingness to help, she said in a prepared statement. About 1,700 people live in Bridgewater Township in southwestern Washtenaw County.