Too Many Cops Are Told They’re Soldiers Fighting a War. How Did We Get Here?
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#2I don't know how we got here, but you must admit that SWAT teams in mine-resistant personnel carriers sure look spiffy. If your police force isn't ready for battle, the terrorists win
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#3I don't know how we got here, but you must admit that SWAT teams in mine-resistant personnel carriers sure look spiffy. If your police force isn't ready for battle, the terrorists win
You’re More Likely to be Killed by a Toddler than a Terrorist. (http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2013/06/youre-more-likely-to-...)
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#4I don't know how we got here, but you must admit that SWAT teams in mine-resistant personnel carriers sure look spiffy. If your police force isn't ready for battle, the terrorists win
What terrorists? Did you read the article? "Today, the use of this sort of force is in too many jurisdictions the first option for serving search warrants instead of the last. SWAT teams today are used to break up poker games and massage parlors, for immigration enforcement, even to perform regulatory inspections."
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#5FYI Two days ago there was a very extensive discussion on a Salon article which was an excerpt of this book:
“Why did you shoot me? I was reading a book” (salon.com) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6001843
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#6I don't know how we got here, but you must admit that SWAT teams in mine-resistant personnel carriers sure look spiffy. If your police force isn't ready for battle, the terrorists win
You’re More Likely to be Killed by a Toddler than a Terrorist. ( http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2013/06/youre-more-likely-to-... )
From the article: "–You are 8 times more likely to be killed by a police officer than by a terrorist"... Wow, so we need a war against... The police? If we follow todays logic?
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#7I don't know how we got here, but you must admit that SWAT teams in mine-resistant personnel carriers sure look spiffy. If your police force isn't ready for battle, the terrorists win
What terrorists? Did you read the article? "Today, the use of this sort of force is in too many jurisdictions the first option for serving search warrants instead of the last. SWAT teams today are used to break up poker games and massage parlors, for immigration enforcement, even to perform regulatory inspections."
Sarcasm.
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#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
You’re More Likely to be Killed by a Toddler than a Terrorist. ( http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2013/06/youre-more-likely-to-... )
From the article: "–You are 8 times more likely to be killed by a police officer than by a terrorist"... Wow, so we need a war against... The police? If we follow todays logic?
Maybe they can use their military-grade hardware and shoot themselves.
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#9Simple, do you see the limits to preventive actions they can take in most cities? Have you read how "rights" activist are going to strip NYC cops from doing just that which has resulted in an incredible drop in murders and similar crimes?
We got there because we stopped police from policing and instead forced them to respond to situations left to build until they explode.
We got there by telling them, no you can't look at that guy because of where he lives, where he doesn't live, his skin color, the type of clothing he wears, or such.
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#10"But whether it's with the ubiquity of these SWAT raids, stop-and-frisk, or the default geared-up, Robocop response to political protest, the relationship between police and the public on the whole is growing increasingly antagonistic -- and oddly, this comes during a period when both crime and on-duty police deaths are at historic lows."
Author seems to completely miss the possibility that this is causal.
Edit: Just see gizmo686's comment below. Pretty much sums up my line of thinking.