>> CC: Rather than taking the issue up with the people who approve it in state county and local governments they throw meaningless tantrums at police themselves.
Correct
>> SS: The money and the equipment isn’t coming from local governments. Police can partly fund themselves now through civil asset forfeiture.
Correct, but state and local policy should limit.
It shouldn’t be a surprise if the LEOs secretly enjoyed utilizing their new militarized tools. That said, it doesn’t make sense to point fingers at the individual officer. It’s all about policy.
I didn’t like voting to eliminate my township’s local police force but we just can’t justify paying for them in a near no crime area.