On 11/28/2011 5:35 PM, Darren New wrote:
> On 11/28/2011 9:49, Warp wrote:
>> Personally, I don't really understand why the US police force is doing
>> this. They don't have to.
>
> I'm guessing it's a general disdain for the protesters.
>
> I'm also thinking this is *much* more common since our high-up
> politicians started blatently ignoring the laws more and more. When the
> President says "Hey, torture is legal, because you can't touch me", then
> the cops tend to do the same thing. And then the shoppers see nothing
> wrong with it.
>
Its also a mix of paramilitarization, and the hiring of ex-military, or 
others, to "teach them tactics". And, of course, its a side effect of 
how you can't let any random idiot buy AK-47s, then expect that the cops 
can still do their jobs, with hand guns, and tactics designed to handle 
people with beer bottles. But, don't you dare suggest that its too easy 
to buy assault weapons!!

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