Are Local Police Becoming Too Militarized

December 27, 2012 | Filed under: Gun Control,Headliner,Homeland Security,News,Videos | Posted by:

Have US police forces become too militarised?Since the 9/11 attacks, the US police have becoming increasingly militarised.

But does that mean more safety for Americans?

Comments

  1. Laffin Dolfin says:
    December 27, 2012 at 7:43 pm

    I know it’s just a TV show, but this quote struck me as sensible. From Battlestar Galactica, Commander Adama says, “There’s a reason you separate the military & the police. One fights the enemy of the state, the other serves & protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people.” Of course, in this case it’s kind of reverse process of the police becoming the military, but you get the idea.