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I actually think both have happened: the military has increasingly adopted traditional police tactics and mindset [1], while law enforcement has become more pa

by unit91 10y ago

I actually think both have happened: the military has increasingly adopted traditional police tactics and mindset [1], while law enforcement has become more paramilitary it its equipment, tactics, and mindset. [1] Personal experience. I was shocked to receive so much instruction from LEOs instead of infantrymen prior to my own deployment to Afgh. While there, we did a lot more arresting, and not nearly as much killing, as I think the situations I encountered warranted. ETA: not saying there wasn't instruction from the Army, but there was a lot from beat cops contracted to train us.

Jtsummers 10y ago
Depending on when you were going through training, a lot of that had to do with the early (in Iraq and Afghanistan) issues of the military having no real concept of policing (the thing they were tasked with after the initial invasions) and going on to do things like abuse prisoners. The training was essential because our early actions or lack of restraint was a losing strategy (it directly led to insurgent numbers growing and propaganda against the US and US military, completely counter to the intended purpose of the missions).