No bigger threat to our freedom exists than the presence of an overzealous military police state. Their job should be simply to serve and protect the public and enforce laws. Instead they use any perception of threat to their own safety to take out civilians or dogs.
Hey it’s a fine line but my beliefs on this changed enough in the past couple years to feel uncomfortable with putting military hardware in the hands of local police, and I agree with Rand Paul. SWAT teams should be rarely deployed.
Too many police actions are taking on the role similar to a military combat action where the citizens are an expendable enemy. This has evolved in a manner that is not good for America.
Indeed. This has been part on obama's plan from the beginning.
It's not about protection of the people but protection of the state.
A corrupt and totalitarian state. We still think this is a democracy, but we the people are actually powerless to change anything.
The elections are 90% rigged and there is barely any difference between the two parties.
I think there should not be any paramilitary SWAT type hardware in the hands of any local police force, period. If we need it, leave it in the hands of the County Sheriffs, who are usually accountable for their actions directly to the voters. If the local cops need the equipment, it’s a phone call away, they just don’t get to play with it themselves.
They were initially developed to deal with extremely dangerous and armed individuals, hostage/rescue situations etc...
That has ALL changed now...