Man.
If people are going to post OPED, I wish they'd at least give the courtesy of giving a quick summary before doing it.
That why I can determine if I want to read someone elses opinion.
That being said, the militarization of our police forces does bother me. The ends don't always justify the means, and I really question if SWAT teams are truly police or military units that operate against citizens.
Probably not a popular opinion.
You've pinpointed the problem. The right wing 'tough on crime' pea brains in this country are really only tough on freedom and liberty.
They support individual freedom, just as long as you conform to their beliefs.
And of COURSE we see their parade of denial...
It behooves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself, to resist invasions of it in the case of others: or their case may, by change of circumstances, become his own.
Thomas Jefferson
Remind us who it is that wants to create a civilian volunteer NON military force that rivals the US military? A force to act on his behalf on any matter he deems important. One with arrest authority. Separate from all current law enforcement agencies.
Arrest authority? Where did you find that? I'll check back with the Forum after I oil my weapons.