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On the Militarization of Our Police Departments If you will take a moment and reflect on World History, 20th Century Europe during the 30s and 40s, look at how the German police were gradually morphing into the SS. Study the gradual but steady increase in the pride for their police and their increasingly brutal assault on the less desirable demographics of their society. See how they were slowly militarized with each new law they were to enforce. Thats right, the SS were police and doing their patriotic duty for the Country. Abuse and cruelty were bred with the disrespect for their citizens and it reached such a fervor, that the rest of the world was drawn into the abhoration and we get to watch re-runs of Brothers in Arms. How can we possibly make such a horrid mistake again and not STOP this in its freaking tracks? An instructor for the FBI HRTs, when I asked him why there are so many SWAT teams, even in tiny little towns that have never had a problem with crime, and why the use of SWAT to serve a simple arrest warrant for what used to be a knock on the door, excuse me, sir, but we have a warrant for your arrest. thing, is so prevalent? His answer was simple and concise, When you are a hammer, everything looks like a nail. If you will take a moment and reflect on World History, 20th Century Europe during the 30s and 40s, look at how the German police were gradually morphing into the SS. Study the gradual but steady increase in the pride for their police and their increasingly brutal assault on the less desirable demographics of their society. See how they were slowly militarized with each new law they were to enforce. Thats right, the SS were police and doing their patriotic duty for the Country. Abuse and cruelty were bred with the disrespect for their citizens and it reached such a fervor, that the rest of the world was drawn into the abhoration and we get to watch re-runs of Brothers in Arms. How can we possibly make such a horrid mistake again and not STOP this in its freaking tracks? It is as simple as Nancy Reagan said, Just Say No! and give the government all their guns and tanks and things back, thank you; we dont need them.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Sep 2014 23:07:15 +0000

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