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In reply to the discussion: Police can't stop man armed with shotgun & side arms from walking by elementary schools [View all]furious
(202 posts)This whole militarization of the nations police forces started during the 1st Bush years and has gotten worse since, through Repub and Dem administrations through grant programs from the military.
Mind you, I am in fierce opposition to it, but I'm just a small voice in the wilderness.
Our former Sheriff busted our budget buying an APC from the National Guard for use for our S.T.A.R.T. team, total waste of money, luckily, the citizens of my county elected a very progressive Sheriff who scrapped the APC program and sold it, he reverted us back to the traditional tan uniforms and metal shields instead of the military style uniforms and sew on cloth shields.
It's had a great impact on our citizens and deputies alike, we feel better about ourselves and we've regained, for the most part, the trust of the citizens we're sworn to protect.