What some are calling a controversial move by the Trump administration others are calling a life-saving decision for the men and women who serve as police officers protecting the streets of our nation.
In 2015 then President Barack Obama issued an executive order that halted the transfer of surplus gear from our nations' military to any police force. This included items such as armored vehicles, grenade launchers, high-caliber weapons and camouflage uniforms. This order came directly following the controversy over the “militarization” of the police response to unrest in Ferguson, Missouri.
“These guidelines were created after Ferguson to ensure that police departments had a guardian, not warrior, mentality,” said Vanita Gupta, former head of DOJ's civil rights division under Obama and who now leads the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. “Our communities are not the same as armed combatants in a war zone.”
There are many ways that we can look at this situation. The National Fraternal Order of Police have some strong words about the prior administrations' decision and how this new change will affect our local police departments. So let's take a look at what the head of the NFOP and others had to say about this matter.
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not good
I don’t watch fox, or any other news. however I read the news. You say “You guys honestly think antifa is violent” asserting them as not being so. If so, how can you be so dim-witted?
Its Not fake news simply bcuz You havent heard about it. Get your head out of ya$#%&!@*n pay attention…!
http://www.csoonline.com/article/3219840/security/trump-signed-bill-into-law-allowing-warrantless-searches-in-parts-of-va-md-and-dc.html
Wendall Brown Jr both proud. Father fought in WW2 and said if he knew our country was going to turn out this way he would have never fought.
Take the target off their backs and more gear would not be necessary
Wendall Brown Jr, the police have just been given the OK to kick in your door and conduct a search without a warrant. That combined with militarization of the police can not have good results for anyone.
About what? Not your constitutional rights. He also just stripped your 4th amendment rights.
The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides that “[t]he right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause
They no longer need a warrant and if you are actually stupid enough to believe that it will only apply to radicals, you need to look at history.
To strip your 4th amendment rights? You got him.
Looters were shooting at the Cajun Navy doing rescues—–Shoot the sob’s——–cant have it both ways—-a military take over is hog wash—what the hell are they going to take over—–such bs talk is stupid—–please stop with this hyperbole idiocy
Its not the gear. Its the police ignoring their oath to follow some liberal mayors stand down order. Follow your oath !
Not that big of a deal. In my neighborhood when our doors get kicked open you get greeted with a lot of rounds of hot lead. Let them come on over.
Donna Drayton where is your rebuttal for this story. Also 5 senators have tweeted about it.
Donna Drayton, @wendall brown jr
Donna Drayton where is your rebuttal for this? There has also been 5 senators that tweeted about it.
Wendall Brown Jr http://thefederalistpapers.org/us/alert-congress-just-passed-bill-allowing-warrantless-searches-of-homes
http://thefederalistpapers.org/us/alert-congress-just-passed-bill-allowing-warrantless-searches-of-homes
Our police officers are not only here to protect and serve, they are the front line that protects America. That is why we do not have soldiers on the street as I have seen in other countries. They should have the equipment they need to protect us in a world where the terrorist have shown America that we are completely safe from them. Let them have the equipment needed to protect and serve in a changing environment, even if it is from our over reaching government.
Dennis Brock
How about lifting the ban for citizens?
Frightening
You have no idea what you are talking about. The police had been using military equipment for years and years. Obama stopped it to make the police ineffective now you are seeing the results more violent riots in last three years then anytime in the past.
I really can not believe I wasted time reading your uneducated rant
Anyone that thinks it a bad idea created the problem and does not want it fixed
No you waisted your time responding to it. keep scrolling.
I don’t recall the cop causing any problems at the antifa riots just ending them
Just what we need, a bigger more capable of being violent police state…
If you are afraid of it do something to stop the need. Get out there and get rid of antifa and blm,black panthers kkk and white nationalists also ms13 if you are not willing to do your part keep quiet
Like CNN or MSNBC that deny antifa is violent at they did not destroy Berkeley or any other place they show up at other then Phoenix where police shut them down quickly
Not all police. And you don’t know what your talking about. In my city the police don’t have tanks.
Thank God Obama made sure our country didn’t turn into a police state.
BUT
Thanks Trump for militarizing the police, so when he’s convicted of treason his worshippers won’t get out of hand and will be dealt with. No need to call in the national guard.
Actually it’s more violent riots since trump took office. The guy is a nut case. Can’t with until he is removed.
This is not interesting, it’s scary.
Because the use of force against the KKK has eradicated them right? Insanity is repeating the same thing but looking for different results. Tried force, many times, becoming either insanity or addiction.
James Mahon your paranoid meter is off the charts, do you have something to fear or are you just a hater of Trump?
They infringe on our Constitutional rights too much now as it is. Warrantless searches n all. Theres my reasoning…sir…
Protect our Police from all the scumbags
The police of a state should never be better armed than citizenry… This is a step towards the police state.
Yeah…let’s give them more power to oppress and control instead of protect and serve. Police state here we come.
Life threatening for the American Citizens who, are better off with the 2A.
Absolutely not. Police are the ones who will be coming to confiscate guns when we the order is handed down. There is a reason why we are not a military/police state. And why we also have a national guard.
Yeah because when bank robbers shoot at officers with full auto AK’s………we can just wait for the national guard. I’m all for the criminals bring out gunned by the police. Anyone that thinks otherwise in either pro criminal or anti law and
Comply or die, conform or be reformed, land of the free or land of hypocrisy? Who would wake from the American dream to live in the American reality?
They call it the American dream because you have to be asleep to believe it.
ill never vote again and neither will my children
And that happens everyday… right? LOL
I think this is a very bad decision made at the wrong time. Another indication that the military is calling the shots.
The citizens should never be out gunned by any kind of law enforcement… Ever
I didn’t like it when Obama did it and I still don’t like it !
Nope but it has happened. There’s plenty of instances where the police were outgunned. Perhaps if your family were police officers, you’d see it differently
Not everyone believes in a police state …get that cop sausage out your a*s
Obey