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.

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.

--
Pete Cresswell