The cops are reservists who learned this schtick from Iraq & Afghanistan.
Service is noble —I am a patriot.
BUT SOMETHING IS WRONG, and it’s NOT only the “War on Drugs”, although that is most of it.
We train them to be Door Kickers, then whisk them home, and express amazement when they just KEEP DOING IT.
SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG.
The problem is not the training these cops get when and if they are in the military.
The problem is the military training, tools, and tactics all cops receive.