Yes^N. Police in the US have become insanely militarized. And there's the fundamental "escalate in response to resistance" approach. Which in part has bled over

Yes^N. Police in the US have become insanely militarized. And there's the fundamental "escalate in response to resistance" approach. Which in part has bled over from the military. Shock and awe. Show of force. Maybe it works in military conflicts, but in civilian policing, it gets too many ~innocents killed.