What if the military went after the police departments?

Not that this would ever happen, but it's one of those hypothetical questions.





What if members of the military went around and started shooting up different police departments? What if they just started going after all of the local police departments. What would end up happening to them?





Who would be able to subdue these men?|||The police would most certainly use IEDs, and they would have the whole Department of Justice on their side. That's the US Marshalls, FBI, and all other federal policing agency. Agencies such as the CIA would seize the major destructive weapons and use it to their own aid.





SWAT, ERT and HRT teams would be called in from all over the state. Never underestimate the power of SWAT, ERT and HRT.





It sounds like it would come down to a battle between the Department of Defense and the Department of Justice.





All I know is I wouldn't want to be in the middle of it. I'd be packing my bags and heading north.|||Amusing situation proposed- highly unlikely that a US military unit would be attacking police at random legally- some exmilitary gangs maybe. Mexico maybe with drug gangs hiring police and army for guard duty. A actual possible situation would be a martial law declaration with corrupt police needing to be stopped - as in New Orleans. The Waco raid had query by military regarding use of military equipment and personel to support Feds if ordered- the response was keep tanks on base and no federal officer could tell militery to support them without a federal judge saying martial law time- then military officer would tell law enforcement what to do. LA riots, Chicago riots had some areas put under martial law because police were unable to handle situation - military could tell corrupt cop to stop and if he didn't would shoot. a possible situation discussed in one gaurd unit at the time was prison security and emergency firing squad details- guard would be sent to prison or jail and inmates too dangerous to be let loose would be shot by the military under orders from federal court officer or state court officer. remaining prisoners not considered too dangerous would do a quick burial and then be put into labor details with military gaurds who would shoot if they disobeyed orders. wasn't a joke to co-worker who was on alert for duty if Cook County Jail was in danger - some police were suspected and if police objected to martial law were to be treated as high danger to military- could be shot without warning if officer ordered. Police strike may be another reason for martial law or political orders to police might result in situation requiring military- Think LA, New Orleans, Puerto Rico where Guard was called in. Military would obey orders- wild card unit would be subject to mutiny charges and riot act.