Should police departments be allowed to use military grade equipment?
Yes, but with strict training on how and when to use the equipment
It has been unarmed since its inception during a time where gangs would be heavily armed and it somehow worked well. There is no justification for militarising the service other than using them as enforcers of government edicts and tyranny. If the government wants to shoot people, they are free to put the military on the street and deal with the consequences of this decision. The police needs to have the trust and respect of the communities they serve, not the criminals they arrest nor the overzealous delinquents that think that the solution of every problem is force.
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