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To: Spirochete; Bonemaker

Agreed.


41 posted on 08/05/2020 12:41:42 PM PDT by bkopto
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To: bkopto
Abolishing the SWAT units doesn't go far enough.

All of the "tacticool" gear should be relinquished to the national guard or otherwise disposed of, to preclude their use by regular police. It includes:

Armored vehicles
HMMWVs or MRAPs
Rifles of any sort
Automatic weapons of any sort
PASGT helmets and helmet-mounted accessories
Load-bearing tactical vests or harnesses
Any uniforms not normally worn by patrolmen

Posession of these items transforms the officer's mindset from public servant and protector to warrior and elite killer, like some sort of "Rainbow Six" operator from Tom Clancy novel. It leads to the sort of abuse pictured here:

These elite lardasses geared up to take down a COVID sofflaw bar owner in Texas. Sad and pathetic.

43 posted on 08/05/2020 1:29:51 PM PDT by Spirochete (GOP: Gutless Old Party)
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