So, does Ft. Hood have a privatized police force?

[Bozita]

The female cop who shot the gunman has been reported to be a contractor.

WTF is this?

[unhappycamper]

1. I've seen the occasional article in the military rags talking about it.

It wouldn't surprise me if that were the case.

[AllieB]

2. Blackwater?

[grasswire]

3. ughhhhhhhhhh

I guess they need all the soldiers to fight terrorism. :sarcasm:

I wondered about that, too.

[Warpy]

4. The news mentioned MPs and the local police

as both being active on base.

However, Blackwater goons wouldn't surprise me in the least.

[ab hollow]

5. Civilian Police Officers - a couple of articles I found earlier this morning

New civilian police officers take oath
By Trista Talton - Staff writer
Posted : Tuesday May 20, 2008 7:18:18 EDT
http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2008/05/marine_civcops_051708w/

Military reaching out to civilian police to patrol on bases
By Seth Robson, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Tuesday, October 13, 2009
http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=65348

In the U.S., more than 3,000 civilian police already patrol Army installations

[leftofcool]

6. Almost all bases hire civilian police force

in addition to MP's. To my knowledge it has always been the case. Not enough MP's to take care of large bases.

[Tippy]

7. Civilian officer

FORT The top commander at Fort Hood is crediting a civilian police officer for stopping the shooting rampage that killed 13 people at the Texas post.

Cone said Munley shot the gunman four times despite being shot herself.