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In reply to the discussion: Military helicopters overhead in the middle of LA. [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)Where in the world would our military need to engage in a city environment like that of LA -- other than in LA? You can laugh all you like but this is not a good sign.
When OWS was ousted from various cities, the police used military-like techniques. In my opinion, we have far too much militarized policing in our cities. It has been getting worse and worse over the past 30 years, mostly for purposes of drug busts from what I can tell.
The problem is that these maneuvers cost a lot of money and are inappropriate for urban policing. In what city in the world would the skills learned in LA help our military? There really aren't many urban environments like ours. I do not like the militarization of urban policing. It's not a good thing.