[Doctor Stochastic]

Much of this has come about since the militarization of the police (under Clinton.) Some of it has been around for awhile though. I had a sheriff's deputy in class who got stopped at a roadblock (license check) and the highway patrol approached with drawn guns. He asked why are they pointing guns at a fellow officer; one of the highway patrol asked who he was; his reply was: "I sit next to you in fingerprint class."

[cinFLA]

Why did they have guns drawn at a license check point?