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Old July 8th 14, 07:12 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.windows7.general
PAS
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Default OT Should the police search your smartphone/tablet?

"(PeteCresswell)" wrote in message
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Per PAS:
Police departments have changed over the years like our government has.
They seek more control over us like the government does. They are
becoming
more and more militarized.


To me, it seems like militarization of the police is an undesirable
trend.

Without singling out police I would observe that, for most normal adult
men, having equipment begs them to use it.... like kids with toys. At
least that's the way it is with Yours Truly.


http://www.salon.com/2013/07/13/radl...t _to_use_it/

I just read a sensational-sounding statistic on the use of SWAT teams.
Something like 124 strikes per day across the USA and only 7 percent of
them under the circumstances SWAT teams were envisioned for. "Use it
or lose it..."?

"Sounding" because I have no clue as to it's accuracy... but it seems
plausible in the context of what I see on the news.


I watched a video of a former police officer in Louisiana who was a member
of the SWAT team. He left the force because he did not agree with how the
SWAT team was being used. He noted that the federal government provided
grants for each instance the department used the SWAT team. There is a
financial incentive to use them.


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