No, it would not be. First off, units don't carry spare M249s, and the ones they do have need to be assigned at squad level. In a firefight, officers would actually be directing, and would be less prone to actually engaging the enemy. Thus, the placement of the M249s in squads whose task it is to engage is essential.
no
This would depend on local policy.
No. You would not be impersonating an officer.
If they were allowed to speak to an SS officer they would refer to them by their rank, with Mr in front of it.
People have a right to live. How would you like it if someone wanted to kill you?
I would think they are allowed to keep them for as long as they wanted to. Whether they are required to keep them or, not is another issue, that I do not have the answer for.
He showed humbleness, so I would try to show humbleness back and allow him to wash my feet if he wanted to, and wash his feet if he allowed.
They tried coercion, but he still would not do what they wanted.
Unless there is some specific prohibition in your area, yes. In fact the idea that a male searches a male and a female searches a female is normally policy, not regulation. A small department may not have an officer of the 'correct' sex available when a search needs to be done, so whoever is available can perform the searches.
because he had to, he had to target everyone or he would not get elected.
An officer knocks on the door, and when the door is opened he sees prohibited matter. He would be allowed to enter and secure the evidence under the plain view doctrine. If in the course of securing the visible evidence he sees other evidence, that would also be allowed. An officer asks for and is granted permission to search by a person apparently in control of the premise.
People in power wanted a system that would work fairly for everybody and removed differences in social status.