Do US Police need to be militarized?

[Delta4Embassy]

No. 6 shot .38s are more than adequate for stuff like this:

Texas ?sovereign citizen? sets dumpster fire, reports self missing to set up police ambush

"The man, who was armed with an AK-47 and wearing a towel or bandana around his head, set off a smoke bomb and shot off propane tanks during a brief SWAT standoff."

and this,

'60 Minutes' Exposes The 'Sovereign Citizens' As The Nation's Most Serious Domestic-terrorism Threat | Crooks and Liars

"'60 Minutes' Exposes The 'Sovereign Citizens' As The Nation's Most Serious Domestic-terrorism Threat
the tragic case of Jerry and Joe Kane, two sovereign citizens who mowed down a couple of West Memphis, Arkansas, police officers" [also with AK-47s]

So maybe a little tactical gear and improved weapons to match domestic terrorists isn't like, completely unwarranted when a routine traffic stop brings you face to face with a guy pointing an AK-47 at you.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

I watched a bit of "Legends" a new Sean Bean TV series and once again, Patriots are Domestic Terrorists.

The LMSM has gone full bore Nazi, Stalinist State Run media and is in lock step with the fascist Administration that uses the NSA, IRS and militarized police on us

 

[Delta4Embassy]

Anarchists and their supporters in the liberal political wing would have our police like this,

"Police! You're all under arrest!"

If you remember the scene, you know what happens next.

 

[Mad Scientist]

America isn't Iraq.

St. Louis isn't Fallujah.

The Cops aren't the Military.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Progressives are modern Nazis