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Every modern police department all over the world has assualt rifles, carbines, military sights, sniper rifle a, scopes, and armored vehicles.
by 99_00 6y ago
Every modern police department all over the world has assualt rifles, carbines, military sights, sniper rifle a, scopes, and armored vehicles.
- notmyname9173 6y agoSources? I've got a dozen contradictions in mind already and I haven't even hit Wikipedia yet.
- SpicyLemonZest 6y agoModern law enforcement universally has access to those things. But in most countries (and many areas of the US) they're limited to specific, organizationally disjoint departments which are specifically trained to use such force. That's different than what's happening here.
- refurb 6y agoIsn't that the case here? They don't give out SWAT vehicles to beat cops. Even smaller cities have distinct SWAT teams with specific training.
- SpicyLemonZest 6y agoThe smaller cities you're thinking of are very large compared to the median sheriff's office, with less than 25 sworn personnel. (https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/so07st.pdf https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/so07st.pdf) It's hard for a SWAT team to be meaningfully distinct at such a small size, when you're counting on one or two hands the number of times it's needed in a year.