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I think SOME of the cause of the militarization is due to the increased availability of military grade PRODUCTS police has access to. These products are often

by dba7dba 13y ago

I think SOME of the cause of the militarization is due to the increased availability of military grade PRODUCTS police has access to. These products are often derivatives of military grade products. The makers of the military grade products need to increase revenue and diversify, which leads to the corporation intensely marketing to the police departments. And once the police depts buy the new shiny toys, they need to have an excuse for using them some how... Just a personal observation.

couchand 13y ago
The military also sells plenty of surplus equipment to police departments, often at significant discounts (i.e. cost to the taxpayer).
- dba7dba 13y ago
  I wonder what the ratio is. I doubt amt military sells is more than what the corporations sell. It's simply because sales people in the corporations work harder than a man in uniform...
  - judk 13y ago
    Military buys from vendors and donates to police, is what parent was saying.
superbaconman 13y ago
I'm not convinced this is a bad thing. The average citizen should have just as much contact (if not more) with the local officers than the average criminals. Police are the most likely to move up the political ladder, and the ones who are to protect the local community. If something is wrong or problems are occurring in a state or federal context, these are the people who will be with or against you. People will be less likely to fuck you, if they know you're on their side (looking to protect the community).
Jtsummers 13y ago
Not to mention former military in their leadership ranks. Or people who couldn't cut it in the military and wanting to make up for lost time (at least one guy I met in my town, I'd be terrified to encounter him at night for a speeding violation based on the attitude he presented to me while off-duty).

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I think SOME of the cause of the militarization is due to the increased availability of military grade PRODUCTS police has access to. These products are often

by dba7dba 13y ago

couchand 13y ago
The military also sells plenty of surplus equipment to police departments, often at significant discounts (i.e. cost to the taxpayer).
- dba7dba 13y ago
  I wonder what the ratio is. I doubt amt military sells is more than what the corporations sell. It's simply because sales people in the corporations work harder than a man in uniform...
  - judk 13y ago
    Military buys from vendors and donates to police, is what parent was saying.
superbaconman 13y ago
I'm not convinced this is a bad thing. The average citizen should have just as much contact (if not more) with the local officers than the average criminals. Police are the most likely to move up the political ladder, and the ones who are to protect the local community. If something is wrong or problems are occurring in a state or federal context, these are the people who will be with or against you. People will be less likely to fuck you, if they know you're on their side (looking to protect the community).
Jtsummers 13y ago
Not to mention former military in their leadership ranks. Or people who couldn't cut it in the military and wanting to make up for lost time (at least one guy I met in my town, I'd be terrified to encounter him at night for a speeding violation based on the attitude he presented to me while off-duty).