There is no "militarization" happening..
How is the view with your head in the sand?
There is no "militarization" happening..
Both of those mindsets are a direct result of the lack of respect that LE gets from the public these days.
When there is a preponderance of attacks on officers and officers being injured and killed, the response is always going to be to maximize their safety.
There is no "militarization" happening..
The investigations into crime, "apprehension" of criminals and other methods of committing offenders to the criminal justice system is NOT warfighting.
The WAR on drugs has never been an actual "War" on drugs. Its just word-play.
Davidsog, You have managed to keep both eyes wide open over the last few decades like few can. I’m quite impressed. Kudos to you, sir.
The bromance is real.
When someone points a gun at me for no good reason(from my point of view), I consider that a threat. I don't give a rat's patoot what sort of clothes that threat is wearing.
I don't commit crimes and don't accept being treated like a criminal.
Undoubtedly.Is that jealousy?
How is the view with your head in the sand?
I am simply not giving in to drama and word play.
I do not consider bloused trousers and helmets or riding around in surplus armor or utilizing small team tactics to engage and apprehend criminal offenders to be Militarization.
The lawful concealed or open carry civilian is carrying for essentially the same reason the LEO is and represents no more threat than the LEO does.
And the civilian is just as lawfully and legitimately armed as the LEO is.
When I see an armed LEO,I don't see a threat
So all those professional police periodicals are giving in to drama and word play. Only you have clarity of vision.
It is the utilization of small team military tactics to apprehend presumed “criminal offenders” that most concerns me. Particularly so when those offenders are so liberally defined to mean just about anyone but them (LEO) and with little regard towards the principles under which this nation was founded, our Bill of Rights, and the US Constitution. And quite frankly, those types of violations are happening far too frequently in our country under the guise of “how dangerous it is out there this day and age” type claims.
judicious administration of force is a strictly regulated endeavor.
I would agree, though what some see as cautious others see as paranoid.As sure as elbow and knee pads on a modern day tunnel rat, you don't have to live paranoid to always be cautious.