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Trump Rescinds Ban on Transfer of Some Military Equipment to Local Police
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<blockquote data-quote="mugsy" data-source="post: 3027190" data-attributes="member: 18914"><p>I am generally against turning the police, at large, into paramilitary types. I tend to think that if you need that kind of force, which is certainly possible, activate the National Guard and/or State militia if the State has one. I am not against the police having the capability to overmatch the lone nut job or being able to roust violent protesters but I don't think HMMWVs and MRAPs are the best way to do that. Policing is generally best done with a human, local and sympathetic face - something like the traditional blue uniformed officer of memory. I accept that there is some subset of the force (at least of a large force) that probably needs SWAT training and equipment but that should really be a small proportion of the overall force.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mugsy, post: 3027190, member: 18914"] I am generally against turning the police, at large, into paramilitary types. I tend to think that if you need that kind of force, which is certainly possible, activate the National Guard and/or State militia if the State has one. I am not against the police having the capability to overmatch the lone nut job or being able to roust violent protesters but I don't think HMMWVs and MRAPs are the best way to do that. Policing is generally best done with a human, local and sympathetic face - something like the traditional blue uniformed officer of memory. I accept that there is some subset of the force (at least of a large force) that probably needs SWAT training and equipment but that should really be a small proportion of the overall force. [/QUOTE]
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