Quote:Haha, yes, that was absolutely a rhetorical question, unlike the one earlier. I thought you'd like that.


I'd say it's rare. I'd also say they need those weapons in their trunk for when the situation does arise they aren't sitting ducks. Not to mention if there are multiple shooters gunning for the cops. Let's say we have another gunman enter a club with a weapon and mowing down the patrons and an officer is nearby but all he's got is his little pistol.

Fair enough...


But the question remains, how often do these extraordinary shootouts happen?


When I'm talking about militarization, I'm specifically talking about the mentality of the PD and their over reliance of weapons and tactics that do not fit within the model of what a peace officer is brought on to do.


Engaging in every call as a potential shoot out results in treating the community as a war zone.


And then you get what happened in Miami and what happens to often better citizens all over the country

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