I met a couple of these guys about three years ago and thought they
were both insecure types who were looking for an identity. One explained
to me that one of their possible duties was to direct traffic in times
of emergency such as an evacuation of the DC area. (as in if the "dirty bomb"
goes off) They also struck me as the stereotype "wannabe" cop or soldier
but for some reason couldn't make the grade. (I noticed one woman in
the video who was just too fat to function) After looking at a couple of
the other YouTubes on this group it seems they may have a useful function
such as search and rescue. I don't perceive them as anything to worry
about and they're essentially harmless unless fully lubricated with
alcohol. When I spoke with the members about the traffic thing, I told
him that I have my own evacuation plan and would not follow their orders
in times of emergency and would go as I pleased, not as I'm directed. I
also threw in that I would be heavily armed myself and would refuse to
surrender my guns under any circumstances. He really didn't respond to
me on that one and I suspect he was in touch with his "wuss-factor" well
enough to know that I meant what I said. Here's another short video
that explains more:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNlTXxDZF50&feature=related