Regarding the militarization of the police...

Aug 14, 2014 17:17

I've been thinking about this all day. The following has occurred to me ( Read more... )

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ext_2729711 August 16 2014, 17:00:32 UTC
A police officer putting in his thoughts to some friends in my circle, added that police departments tend to hire combat veterans as much as possible. Now not everyone can be painted with the same brush, and I certainly don't mean to disrespect those who have fought for our way of life, but military combatants offer "irresistable force" when advancing on an enemy; it is forever part of their mindset, where police are restrained to "reasonable force to effect arrest"; they aren't the same thing. Perhaps he has something, but I don't see why the police need MRAPs with M2 Brownings on them ( ... )

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ext_2730867 August 17 2014, 14:47:51 UTC
I agree but would like to add that the problem is truly far deeper yet as can be seen by the old story regarding only hiring low IQ persons to serve as enforcement agents. Then consider that DHS is the modern equivalent of Hitlers SS and you do the math.

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