> Look into Australian police tactics if you think racial makeup is the prime driver of militaristic police tactics. Nowhere did I say anything of the sort. At

> Look into Australian police tactics if you think racial makeup is the prime driver of militaristic police tactics. Nowhere did I say anything of the sort. At least Australia is a better comparison than the EU or UK. And I agree with you that increased militarization of the police is both unnecessary and counterproductive. So the question remains: why is the police becoming increasingly militarized when the results are worse across the board?