Like joezydeco said & Dirk Praet on Schneier's blog, the "militarization" of police here is worse than it seems because our police are more aggressive than soldiers on battlefields. Those among my friends and family all griped about the rules of engagement they follow. Like their should be with policing, there's a series of events and escalations that can happen to reduce odds they shoot wrong person or just cause a huge scene.
Dirk said in a debate that our situation would improve a lot if U.S. police encountering U.S. citizens would exercise at least as much caution as U.S. troops do on foreign ones. What an observation.
Dirk said in a debate that our situation would improve a lot if U.S. police encountering U.S. citizens would exercise at least as much caution as U.S. troops do on foreign ones. What an observation.