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Sure, but imagine being in that kid's position. Not only would you be attempting to detain a man (the former Commander in Chief, believe it or not) with his own Secret Service detail, but you would likely end up with a bunch of unwanted attention and subsequent death and rape threats from Trump supporters.
How sad is it that this is what this man has done to American politics? That so many people still support this gutter trash, really showing their true faces.
Oh no, if there was a military checkpoint there'd be a sergeant there too, and they do not give a fuck. Someone above them might fold and tell the sergeant to let them through but they will not back down. There's a lot of stories of people getting shot trying to force a checkpoint, and only a couple of someone actually intimidating a guard to let them through. USSS avoids such situations by not trying to force military checkpoints.
Arlington National Cemetery does not have such a checkpoint.
Sure, but we're not talking about some random dude, are we? The man was literally the commander-in-chief of the US military for 4 years making him literally their boss.
On top of that, it's fucking Donald Trump and his (armed) cronies pushing the person aside.
Somehow I doubt some young Private working guard duty at a cemetery is going to opt to brandish his firearm against the US Secret Service in the presence of the former (and possibly future, ugh) President of the United States. They're not going to get into a fucking fire fight with the goddamn Secret Service at Arlington Cemetery. Get real.
If this were a military installation of some sort, or Gitmo or something, then yeah. But that shit ain't happening at a cemetery.
Beacon of reality in this post, not sure why you're downvoted