The purchase of armored vehicles formerly used in anti-terror operations overseas has prompted widespread concern that domestic law enforcement in the United States is becoming increasingly militarized and violent. A recent ACLU investigation into the issue decried the fact that American neighborhoods are turning into warzones as SWAT tactics become more brutal, causing an increase in deaths, injuries and property damage. Back in May, Indiana Police Sergeant Dan Downing admitted that the militarization of domestic law enforcement was partly to deal with returning veterans who are now seen as a homegrown terror threat. A local Fox affiliate reported that the cops were now “armed for war” against such threats.
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...to deal with returning veterans who are now seen as a homegrown terror threat. Once again, we've let the left define the narrative. Are our returning veterans likely to be murdering innocent women and children? That's what terrorists DO. By lumping those who are likely to resist tyranny by the regime in with that kind the left hopes to diminish support for us among the uninvolved.