Readers of cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer fear that America has come to accept violence and high crime in cities. Whether it is Donald Trump's plan to patrol with the National Guard or some other strategy,

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday tasking his secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, with establishing “specialized units” in the National Guard that will be “specifically trained and equipped to deal with public order issues” — the clearest sign yet he intends to expand the US military’s role in domestic law enforcement activities across the country.

As Democrats push back on a military crackdown on crime in U.S. cities, Trump defended the move and said it is not about authoritarianism.