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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There is no such thing as a class 3 Jesus the derp is just too much
Notice how the police have been standing down at every single riot. They need to make sure it’s a decent riot to get all the sheep scared enough to go along with this. Forget your second amendment, not going to help you now.
What a bunch of sheep
Im on the fence here cuz the police dont have the same training or chain of command as a soldier. Alot more room for gray area in a report. But i dont want my uniformed friends dying either.
It is why do you think they are arming the police like they are??? The police do not follow use of force against civilians
Only if the same equipment is made available to the law abiding citizens of this country.
They ARE this stupid. “we need to militarize the police; to feel safe!”
But the news keeps us scared; now the government will help us feel safe
This only applies to the standing military not a standing police force it is a loophole the government is full blown using
Yes, the government will keep us sheep nice and safe. They always have our best interest in mind!
The government will make us gutless sheep feel nice and safe; after all, they’re only looking out for us
Police don’t protect the population. Courts have ruled that they are under no such obligation. Protect yourself
Don, check the overall numbers… If the populace is armed, the criminal goes for easier prey… But that is not the issue, the issue is that an unarmed (under armed) populace are subjects… While equally armed are citizens
There is a reason why the national guard exists. Seeing videos of cops arresting nurses and continually making bad decisions and over reacting, why would anyone want them local police to any more militarized then they are now..!!!???!!!
I prefer militarizing the “Law Abiding Citizens”. Who better to defend their home? Also, i generally find that cops get there AFTER the situation has either gone too far or too long. They respond after the crime has been committed and generally not WHILE it is being committed.
No one is forced to become a cop. Live by the sword. Die by the sword. It’s on then if they think getting shot is worth stopping a bank robbery.
If we have criminals with military grade weapons our officers need military grade protection. Also, IF we are attacked on our own soil, officers, fire and rescue, and paramedics are first to respond, they need military grade protection. Can this be abused, uh, duh. But, as it stands now, without the intention of abusing power, our community responders need military grade protection!
Wow. A Trump supporter admitting that there is a line you won’t let him cross. You deserve a fucking metal.
Harley Williford, they do the job to protect you and your family. Perhaps you should be grateful.
Blah blah blah. Maybe you should do the job instead of just sitting behind your phone on YouTube.
Yes this was a$#%&!@*cop. They are not all like that.
If you judge all police by the actions of a few you are going to die a miserable paranoid death. And your death will probably be caused by a lightning strike to your tinfoil hat.
One step closer in coming a police state thanks to the President and congress
Um, you have class 1, 2 and 3 weapons. How do they not exist?
Gary Burris, doesn’t matter what they pay. What matters is I can own them, so they should be allowed to.
Most officers I know have these items in their personal coll3ction but aren’t allowed to carry them on the job.
Any part of the army, includes equipment I would assume..
THIS IS NIT NORMAL.
Unconstitutional, obama had it right! The only thing he had right during his tenure never the less he was right! Trump and sessions is wrong
The police are standing down because current protesters are white.
Obviously Douglas Oscar failed civics 101.
Obviously Timothy Davis has no clue what law enforcement entails.
Calm down people, it’s not like the police are going to have 50cal machine guns and law rockets and abrams tanks!!! Tactical gear like vests,night vision goggles,wheeled light armour vehicles. You want to worry? Worry about all those so called security contractors that have full auto weapons and armed vehicles and rake in millions of tax dollars doing jobs that should be done by soldiers.
Not true; they stood down in Furgeson. Those ones weren’t white. I watched them cut a firetrucks hose on live TV. Cops stood there and watched. They chased the Oathkeepers off the roofs, who were guarding buildings where people slept. The cops were ordered to do all this by the feds. And this post is why.
I am totally against this.
Go trump
i fear no man!
i depend on no one save Our Holy Father and myself.
my only fear is being short of salvation with trcomfort and safety of my family.
our citizens deserve to be safe in their own homes.
to do this is enforcement of law.
for enforcement of law need to be equally or better equipt.
if you do not agree with the inevidable truth, will be your problem.
my truth is in controll.
Dude your a idiot
i fear no man!
i depend on no one save Our Holy Father and myself.
my only fear is being short of salvation and of comfort and safety for my family.
our citizens deserve to be safe in their own homes.
to do this is enforcement of law.
for enforcement of law need to be equally or better equipt.
if you do not agree with the inevidable truth, will be your problem.
my truth is knowing what is in my control.
Wow… no country is dumb enough to try and invade the United States.. we have the highest gun per capita of any other country at 112 guns per 100 citizens.. in 2013 there were between 270-310 million registered firearms in the US… there’s an old saying, it goes no foreign army will ever step foot on United States soil because there will be a gun behind every blade of grass… with those numbers you can bet your$#%&!@*that no one is coming for our guns.. those that do can have them, ammunition first.
aside from rpgs they already have it.
i fear no man!
i depend on no one save Our Holy Father and myself.
my only fear is being short of salvation and of comfort and safety for my family.
our families, citizens deserve to be safe in their own homes.
to do this is enforcement of law.
for enforcement of law need to be equally or better equipt.
if you do not agree with the inevidable truth, will be your problem.
my truth is knowing what is in my control….with the how and when to engage.
Good!
Oh I don’t think so but think what you want.
Emil and Phillps Jr had it going held em for 44 minutes till they expired. Dont bother to tell me to look where it got them because they didnt give a$#%&!@*and neither do I
Emil and Phillps Jr had it going held em for 44 minutes till they expired. Dont bother to tell me to look where it got them because they didnt give a$#%&!@*and neither do I
This is what starts the civil war, not antifa, not BLM, not neo-Nazis. 300,000 disgruntled and armed veterans sworn to defend the constitution and the people will turn on the unconstitutional militarized police forces across America.
absolutely!
its called:
the balance of power!
Or pro freedom.
You forgot that…..
I think they best thing for all is to go for a ride along with the people who are police officer and then they can talk smack
Tyson Little Right, just like at Standing Rock…and that was just FINE.
Well when these pussies start getting shot in the face dont wonder why…