LAPD did that years ago, when they were developing/organizing some of the first swat teams. How did that work out?
From coast to coast, we now have swat teams being developed on police departments in small rural towns, from Hacksaw Arkansas to Maine. Hundreds of documented cases from all over the U.S. have shown time and time again the reckless manner in which these teams go into neighborhoods playing military soldiers, as if these targets are mass murdering international terrorist. This is bull sh*t.
SWAT was intended for dangerous hostage situations, and extremely violent people who've already killed etc.
Now? It's used for every GD law violation imaginable, from simple outstanding warrants to pot gardens. In the U.S. law enforcement agencies have spent hundred of billions in military hardware, vehicles, military training tactics, etc.
Those capable of critical thought understand this is bullshit and should have never been allowed to escalate to this point.
Hear, hear!
I agree with you completely, but that doesn't mean that there isn't still a need for SWAT and we should get rid of it altogether. Get rid of town/local/state police and let the county sheriffs do their job. If they have a SWAT team and said SWAT team goes in and shoots someone's dog, or violates someone's rights - then take those at fault, to include the leadership, and charge them, convict them, and lock them up. If they're guilty of murder - fry them.
But, a reservist MP company training with police is not a violation of Posse Comitatus.
Hell the Interstate Commerce Clause was to keep states from charging each other tariffs and look what they get away with under that guise......it is long past time to put an end to the nonsense all the way around; killing strawmen isn't going to accomplish that.