You seeing no evidence of it firsthand != A refutation. It's a globally decried phenomenon unique to the American Police Forces. https://www.brookings.edu/arti

You seeing no evidence of it firsthand != A refutation. It's a globally decried phenomenon unique to the American Police Forces. https://www.brookings.edu/articles/how-9-11-helped-to-militarize-american-law-enforcement/ https://www.brookings.edu/articles/how-9-11-helped-to-milita... https://apbweb.com/2023/10/the-use-of-military-assets-by-u-s-police/ https://apbweb.com/2023/10/the-use-of-military-assets-by-u-s... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/05/why-are-some-us-police-forces-equipped-like-military-units https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/05/why-are-some-u... The driving force behind it is this LESO; established to facilitate the "1033 Program", which transfers excess weapons, equipment, and vehicles from the United States Armed Forces to civilian law enforcement agencies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_Enforcement_Support_Office https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_Enforcement_Support_Office From 1997 until 2014, $5.1 billion in military hardware was transferred from the DoD to local American law enforcement agencies. 1/3rd of the equipment was brand-new.