Romanoffia
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Here's an interesting news item for your perusal. What do you think about this?
Clicky: Militarisation of Police (CNN)
Clicky: Militarisation of Police (CNN)
Militarisation of Police in the US
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Egalotir
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I gotta admit if you see the pictures without context, they would look like private military companies. We don't need the police to be armed with heavy duty assault rifles, with custom equipment, full body armor and gas masks. By bringing in something so...
"on the offensive" for lack of a better word, it not only freaks people out more, but those fighting them makes them fight harder.
"on the offensive" for lack of a better word, it not only freaks people out more, but those fighting them makes them fight harder.
Romanoffia
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And the sad part is our local sheriff's department is getting two tanks. Scary.
PaulWallLibertarian42
TNPer
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-0TEJMJOhk[/video]
Someone was probably gonna do it, why not beat them to the punch?
Someone was probably gonna do it, why not beat them to the punch?
Romanoffia
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"Perhaps the term tank is a bit nebulous. I think MRAPS are a bit over the line for civilian police. I also think that the 98,000 .50 cal machine guns that have been distributed to civilian police is a bit over the line. See: How Congress Helped Create Ferguson's Militarised Police.Egalotir: