This is oversimplification, and is unhelpful. Public and local priorities determine budgets. Departmental budgets and priorities determine what equipment is pu

This is oversimplification, and is unhelpful. Public and local priorities determine budgets. Departmental budgets and priorities determine what equipment is purchased and equipped, and the degree to which their usage is trained. Training and official departmental policy determine the degree to which de-escalation is a priority, and whether the officers are obligated to follow an escalation policy in which tools they employ, or if they're permitted a toolkit approach. ... and all of these things differ per locality.