My rights cannot be affected by government.
The police work for us and we get to have a say in what they do and what they have.
While true that the taxpayers have a vested interest in the police department, it avoids the issue I brought up. Do you agree with preventing someone from having a useful tool simply because they might misuse it?
The militarization of our police. From playing dress up to their gear to their toys. Outside of the Third World, the police and the military have different roles. These roles should be preserved and defended.
Our Militarized Police Departments - Reason Magazine
Is it your contention that police wearing military-style gear makes them act like the military? Normally I wear BDUs when I'm on duty. It's not that I want to be all super secret squirrel DeltaSealRanger, it's that it's more comfortable and practical than the traditional uniform. I'm not seeing these departments owning APCs to reenact Patton's charge across Europe. It appears, as PS and phylodog have illustrated, they have a practical use in limited situations. I see no reason in "preserving and defending" the difference between LE and military simply for the sake of it. If the military has something that is practical for LE then I think they should adopt it. It's like saying that your Audi shouldn't have paddle shifters because race cars have them. We need to preserve and defend the differences between street cars and race cars after all. You might forget that you're a street driver instead of a race car driver and kill somebody when you cruise around 465 at 180mph.
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