Police officer safety or surplus zeal: Military equipment spurs debate

[pipoman]

1. At least he's honest. ..

"My job is to make sure my employees go home safe."

For all who believe that law enforcement's job is to "protect and serve", here we have a sheriff telling exactly the mindset of typical law enforcement. It isn't about bravely protecting the public, it is about over reacting and responding to threats both real and imagined with overwhelming deadly force in the name of "officer safety". Of course I may be influenced by having taken a beating with a flashlight while the officer yelled "officer safety" over and over...