Quote:You might be able to hold off until the Police come.  Not so much the national guard.

 

And the police can respond without a tank, MRAPS and M4's to my house, it's a pointless argument. I'm just pointing out that bad things are ALWAYS going to happen no matter how much you modernize the police force. But ask yourself having the police run around looking like a para-military outfit does that help or hurt them connecting with the community? Ask yourself having the local police beat these riots back using whatever means necessary, does that hurt or help their effort to network with the community afterwards? Police prevent crime with their presence and ties to the community. If a community trust their local police they're much more likely to report problems to the police and tip them off to illegal activity.

 

To bridge the divide between the police and MANY communities not just the urban area's of massive cities, you have to demilitarize the force. You also have to end the talk of America is a War Zone perpetrated by the establishment from on high.

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